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Proposals by local townships and Washtenaw County were supported by voters.
York Twp. Supports Police & Fire Millage
More than 75 percent of York Township voters supported the five-year, 1.4101-mill levy for police and fire. The millage will raise $859,000 in the first year. 1,333 people voted yes and 437 voted no. Voter turnout was 30.4 percent.
Saline Twp. Voters Say Yes to Roads Renewal
More than 70 percent of Saline Township voters approved a proposal to renew the 1-mill road levy, establishing it back to the full 1-mill. The proposal is expected to raise $163,710 in year one. 332 people voted yes and 136 voted no. Voter turnout was 23.49 percent.
Washtenaw Proposals Win Easily
All three Washtenaw County Proposals were passed with ease.
Proposal A asked residents to approve and restore the .5-mill levy for roads, bike lanes, streets and paths. It is expected to raise nearly $11 mill in year one. With nearly all precincts in and fully reported, it had the support of nearly 69 percent of voters.
Proposal B asked voters if they will support the renewal and restoration of a .02 mill to support the Washtenaw County Conservation District. More than 69 percent of voters supported it. When first levied in 2026, it is expected to raise $449,000.
Proposal C asked voters to renew and restore a .25-mill levy for the purchase of acquiring, developing, maintaining and operating parks lands and recreation facilities. More than 69 percent of the voters supported the proposal. When first levied in 2027, the millage will raise an estimated $5,686,000.
What happened with the funding for the needed repairs at the Recreation Center? With all of the programs and community services provided at the Recreation Center, the nearby communities spending tens of millions of dollars to build new Recreation Centers, and the number of members/high usage for the Center and part
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The mayor and city council love to spend taxpayer dollars frivolously. More and more $$$ into the rec center, that needs to stop. We still don’t have drinkable water and yet the city keeps raising rates. Can’t speak for everyone but I would much rather have clean water than a “lazy river!”
Sorry, Toby Crotty. Do not align to your assessment or thoughts. While nearby communities are spending tens of millions of dollars to build Recreation Centers (because of their value to citizens and communities), Saline is in the fortunate position of already having a very good facility in place which now needs to
You avoided my main point. The rec center is a nice amenity for those that use it. However, it is not a necessity. Clean safe water that we pay exorbitant rates for IS a necessity for EVERYONE!
The unprofessional behavior while in the supposed role of being a journalist when talking to that protester is ridiculous. The incorrect information and “facts” you spewed during the conversation are just par for the course. Thanks for showing up!
I agree with your comments about this journalist. I use the word journalist loosely here, as a journalist should be bringing forth the views of the people they are interviewing, not bringing their obvious bias into every forced conversation.
I understand the right 4 peaceful protests, why expose children to hate and show disrespect to our flag, what is that teaching the children. As a Korean Veteran I oppose anyone disrespecting our countries FLAG, shame on the protesters,