Added on July 8, 2019  Sara Swanson

Public Notice: Bridgewater, Manchester & Sharon Townships

NOTICE OF ELECTION

TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF the Townships of Bridgewater, Manchester and Sharon:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON

TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2019

FROM 7:00 A.M. TO 8:00 P.M.

AN ELECTION WILL BE HELD FOR THE PURPOSE OF VOTING ON ONE (1) Washtenaw intermediate school district proposal

(SEE BELOW FOR SUMMARY). 

Full text of the ballot proposition may be obtained at the administrative offices of Washtenaw Intermediate School District, 1819 South Wagner Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48103, telephone: (734) 994-8100 or at www.washtenaw.org/elections.  A sample ballot may be viewed at mi.gov/vote.

If you have any questions regarding your voter registration or the upcoming election, please visit www.michigan.gov/vote or contact the County Clerk’s Office at 734-222-6730.

PRECINCTS AND POLLING LOCATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP: 

1. Bridgewater Township Hall, 10990 Clinton Road

MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP: 

1 & 2 Manchester Township Hall, 275 S Macomb Street

SHARON TOWNSHIP: 

1. Sharon Township Hall, 18010 W Pleasant Lake Road

All polling locations are accessible to voters with disabilities.  The voter assist terminal, Braille and audio instruction are also available in all polling locations.  Absentee ballots are available for all elections; registered voters may contact the local clerk to obtain an application for an absent voter ballot.

PROPOSAL SUMMARY:

Shall Washtenaw Intermediate School District, Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed Fifty-Three Million Two Hundred Ninety-Five Thousand Dollars ($53,295,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefor for the purpose of:

erecting, furnishing and equipping a new High Point School as an addition to the pool and gymnasium portions of the existing building; remodeling, equipping and re-equipping and furnishing and refurnishing the pool and gymnasium portions of the existing building; purchasing and installing information technology systems equipment and software; and preparing, developing, improving and equipping playgrounds and the site?

The following is for informational purposes only:

The estimated millage that will be levied for the proposed bonds in 2020 is .37 mill ($0.37 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation). The maximum number of years the bonds may be outstanding, exclusive of any refunding, is ten (10) years. The estimated simple average annual millage anticipated to be required to retire this bond debt is .37 mill ($0.37 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.)