Voters will determine the fate of Mill Creek MetroPark's future. A levy that supports day to day operations is set to expire this fall. 

"To continue to do what we're doing right now, we can't do it with 2001 dollars," Aaron Young said, executive director of the Mill Creek MetroParks.

Mill Creek boasts 5,000 acres with miles upon miles of trails, several parking lots and nearly 20 miles of paved roadways.

Young estimates $29 million in improvements will need to take place within the next 15 years.

"Repaving the roads, making sure that our infrastructure is maintained, we have a lot of bridges," Young said. "Some of them are historic, our lakes and dams need to be maintained."

The wheel inside Lanterman's Mill will soon need replaced. Young says everything from signage and informational maps to paving and new gravel for trails need updated routinely. He says the levy will keep the park operating at it's current level.

Updates to keep the park relevant are also a concern. Young says the Ford Nature Center needs a facelift.

"The very building in which we educate young people on the natural wonders of the world is severely outdated and needs to be brought up to code compliance," he said.

The 1.75 mill levy will appear on the November ballot. It's a quarter mill higher than the levy passed in 2001.