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Saline City Council candidates have a week to file nominating petitions with the clerk.
The deadline is 4 p.m., July 21.
Monday night, Clerk Terri Royal said that Michael McVey, who is challenging Mayor Brian Marl, was the only to submit his petition. Marl is expected to submit his petition.
There are also three open seats on the council. Janet Dillon is the only candidate who is running. Bret Pollington and Dan Burgess are also running. All three candidates were seen asking residents to sign their petitions after Monday's council meeting.
Incumbents Dean Girbach and Nicole Rice announced they are not running.
Terms are four years.
Did they announce if they’re doing the 1 mile run down Michigan avenue?
Overcast, with a high of 84 and low of 60 degrees. Sunny in the morning, overcast during the afternoon,
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.