Elections

TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF ALAIEDON, AURELIUS, LESLIE, ONONDAGA, VEVAY, WHEATFIELD TOWNSHIPS AND THE CITY OF MASON

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A SPECIAL ELECTION WILL BE HELD IN ALAIEDON, AURELIUS, LESLIE, ONONDAGA, VEVAY, WHEATFIELD TOWNSHIPS AND THE CITY OF MASON ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2025. THE POLLS WILL BE OPEN FROM 7:00 A.M. TO 8:00 P.M.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Mason Public Schools Voters will be voting on the following proposals as presented and listed below.

MASON PUBLIC SCHOOL BOND PROPOSAL

SHALL MASON PUBLIC SCHOOLS INGHAM COUNTY, MICHIGAN, BORROW THE SUM OF NOT TO EXCEED SIXTY-SIX MILLION ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($66,150,000) AND ISSUE ITS GENERAL OBLIGATION UNLIMITED TAX BONDS THEREFOR, IN ONE OR MORE SERIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF:
ERECTING, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING ADDITIONS TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL BUILDING; REMODELING, FURNISHING AND REFURNISHING AND EQUIPPING AND RE-EQUIPPING SCHOOL BUILDINGS, ERECTING, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING A NEW MAINTENANCE AND TRANSPORTATION BUILDING; ACQUIRING, INSTALLING, EQUIPPING, AND RE-EQUIPPING SCHOOL BUILDINGS FOR INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY; PURCHASING SCHOOL BUSES; AND PREPARING, DEVELOPING, IMPROVING AND EQUIPPING PLAYGROUNDS, ATHLETIC FIELDS AND FACILITES AND SITES?
THE ESTIMATED MILLAGE THAT WILL BE LEVIED FOR THE PROPOSED BONDS IN 2026 IS 1.89 MILLS ($1.89 ON EACH $1,000 OF TAXABLE VALUATION) FOR A 0 MILL NET INCREASE OVER THE PRIOR YEAR’S LEVY. THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF YEARS THE BONDS OF ANY SERIES MAY BE OUSTANDING, EXCLUSIVE OF ANY REFUNDING, IS THIRTY (30) YEARS. THE ESTIMATED SIMPLE AVERAGE ANNUAL MILLAGE ANTICIPATED TO BE REQUIRED TO RETIRE THIS BOND DEBT IS 2.40 MILLS ($2.40 ON EACH $1,000 OF TAXABLE VALUATION).
(PURSUANT TO STATE LAW, EXPENDITURE OF BOND PROCEEDS MUST BE AUDITED AND THE PROCEEDS CANNOT BE USED FOR REPAIR OR MAINTENANCE COSTS, TEACHER, ADMINISTRATOR OR EMPLOYEE SALARIES, OR OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES.)

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Eaton Rapids Public Schools Voters will be voting on the following proposals as presented and listed below.

EATON RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOLS

THIS PROPOSAL WILL ALLOW THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO CONTINUE TO LEVY THE BUILDING AND SITE SINKING FUND MILLAGE THAT EXPIRES WITH THE 2025 TAX LEVY.
SHALL THE CURRENTLY AUTHORIZED MILLAGE RATE OF .9851 MILL ($0.9851 ON EACH $1,000 OF TAXALBE VALUATION) WHICH MAY BE ASSESSED AGAINST ALL PROPERTY IN EATON RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, EATON AND INGHAM COUNTIES, MICHIGAN, BE RENEWED FOR A PERIOD OF 5 YEARS, 2026 TO 2030, INCLUSIVE, TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE FOR A SINKING FUND FOR CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND ALL OTHER PURPOSES AUTHORIZED BY LAW; THE ESTIMATE OF THE REVENUE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL COLLECT IF THE MILLAGE IS APPROVED AND LEVIED IN 2026 IS APPROXIMATELY $700,000 (THIS IS A RENEWAL OF MILLAGE THAT WILL EXPIRE WITH THE 2025 TAX LEVY)?

Full text of the ballot proposal may be obtained at the township or city noted above. Sample ballots can also be found at https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/

Absentee ballots are available for all elections; registered voters may contact the local clerk to obtain an application for an absent voter ballot.

To comply with the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), voting instructions will be available in audio format and in Braille. Arrangements for obtaining the instruction in these alternative formats can be made by contacting the township or city clerk in advance of the election. All polling locations are accessible for voters with disabilities.