Election Day And Results As Voters Hit The Polls In Metro Detroit
ANN ARBOR (WWJ/AP) - Public transit, street taxes and a library funding measure are among the issues being decided by voters in Metro Detroit.
Tuesday is an election day for some communities in the state. Polls are open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m.
Voters in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti and Ypsilanti Township are voting on a public transit tax to raise nearly $4.4 million in annual funding. The Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority placed the 0.7-mill transit tax on the ballot in the three Washtenaw County communities.
The Novi School District has put a $70.9 million bond proposal on the ballot to fix buildings and build new ones, while Fenton Area Public Schools is considering $11 million worth of bonds to improve buildings and buy new buses and band equipment.
Hamtramck Public Schools is seeking a 4-mill sinking fund levy that would last through 2023. Dearborn Heights School District wants to renew a 18-mill levy on non-homestead properties.
Voters in Birmingham will consider a $21 million bond measure to improve the Baldwin Public Library, while New Haven voters will decide whether or not to recall four city council members over a disputed landfill expansion.
Riverview is asking voters to approve an $8 million bond proposal to replace city streets and water mains. Wyandotte is seeking to boost its general operating fund with a tax increase proposal of 3-mills between 2014 and 2018.
Results from Wayne County, click here.
Results from Oakland County, click here.
Results from Macomb County, click here.
Results from Washtenaw County, click here.
Stay with WWJ Newsradio 950 and CBSDetroit.com for complete coverage as election results come in.
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