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With Aug. 4 primary election just days away, Washtenaw County Clerk Larry Kestenbaum is urging county residents to hand-deliver absentee ballots to their local township or city clerk's office.
"In Washtenaw County, 101,157 absentee ballots were sent to voters. So far, only 54,356 have been received," Kestenbaum wrote on Facebook Friday. "If you haven’t yet returned your absentee ballot for the primary, please don’t rely on the mail. Bring it to your city or township clerk’s office."
Kestenbaum noted that all of the local units of government have secure drop boxes.
In the City of Saline, voters can use the drop box behind Comerica Bank until 4 p.m., Aug. 4. Ballots can also be dropped off to the reception desk drop box inside City Hall or in the City Hall parking lot drop box as late as 8 p.m., election day.
The statewide primary election is August 4. Polls open at 7:00 A.M. and close at 8:00 P.M. To see if you are registered to vote in the state of Michigan, visit https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/.
In the city, Precinct 1 & Precinct 2 vote in the Liberty School Gym (7265 N. Ann Arbor St.). Precinct 3 votes at the First United Methodist Church (1200 N. Ann Arbor St.).

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Did they announce if they’re doing the 1 mile run down Michigan avenue?
If this mileage passes, has the City of Saline, for example, committed to reduce their millage by 2.0 that they no longer
need to send to the Fire Department?
It should be stated that this mileage is going to raise the taxes for many homes by $800 per year (based on a $250K SEV). There has been no commitment that the 2.0 mil that currently exists will be replaced even though it is alluded to. That is a huge increase.
The Fire Dept. likely does have unmet needs. We have been in meetings where the Fire Chief has spoken and our impression has been that he is not fully transparent, massaging information to present a case to achieve what he wants rather than solidly and transparently defining reality and options.