NOTICE OF ELECTION 05-07-2024

NOTICE OF ELECTION TO THE ELECTORS OF THE

CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF WHITE LAKE - OAKLAND COUNTY, MICHIGAN

MAY 7, 2024  SPECIAL ELECTION

TO ALL QUALIFIED ELECTORS: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that an Election will be held in the

CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF WHITE LAKE, TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2024.

The POLLS will be open from 7:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M.

AT THE NUMBERED POLLING PLACES LISTED BELOW:

          #1     Dublin Community Center                                                  685 Union Lake Rd., White Lake

          #2     Dublin Elementary School                                                   425 Farnsworth St., White Lake

             #3     White Lake Middle School                                                  1450 Bogie Lake Rd., White Lake 

            #4     White Lake Township Hall                                                   7525 Highland Rd., White Lake     

        #5     Houghton Elementary School                                            8080 Elizabeth Rd., White Lake

                    #6     White Lake Oaks Golf Course                                             991 N. Williams Lake Rd., White Lake

           #7     Oxbow Community School                                                  100 Oxbow Lake Rd., White Lake

      #8     White Lake Presbyterian Church                                         4805 Highland Rd., White Lake

                                                            #9     St. Patrick’s Church Hall                                                       9086 Hutchins Rd., White Lake (Entrance off Union Lake Rd.)

         #10   Lakewood Elementary School                                             1500 Bogie Lake Rd., White Lake

        #11   Grace Church                                                                         220 Bogie Lake Rd., White Lake

                                                            #12   St. Patrick’s Church Hall                                                       9086 Hutchins Rd., White Lake (Entrance off Union Lake Rd.)

EARLY VOTING SITES FOR THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF WHITE LAKE ARE:
 

        Highland Township Hall                                                                 205 N. John St., Highland

        Waterford Oaks Activities Center                                               2800 Watkins Lake Rd., Waterford

EARLY VOTING WILL BE HELD ON:
 

       Saturday, April 27, 2024                                                                8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

        Sunday, April 28, 2024                                                                    8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

        Monday, April 29, 2024                                                                  8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

        Tuesday, April 30, 2024                                                                  8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

        Wednesday, May 1, 2024                                                              8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

        Thursday, May 2, 2024                                                                   12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

        Friday, May 3, 2024                                                                         8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

        Saturday, May 4, 2024                                                                    8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

       Sunday, May 5, 2024                                                                     8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that only the voters who are in Walled Lake or Huron Valley School Districts within White Lake Township will be voting on the following proposals.

Walled Lake School Improvement Bond Proposition: Shall the Walled Lake Consolidated School District, County of Oakland, State of Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty Million Eighty-Five Thousand Dollars ($250,085,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds, in one or more series, to pay for the cost of the following projects to create a modern learning environment for students and for health, safety, security, energy conservation and other purposes: - Remodeling, equipping, re-equipping, furnishing, re-furnishing school buildings, athletic fields, playgrounds and other facilities; - Erecting, completing, equipping and furnishing a replacement elementary school and an athletic field building; - Acquiring and installing instructional technology infrastructure and equipment in school buildings and other facilities; and - Preparing, developing and improving sites at school buildings, athletic fields, playgrounds and other facilities and the purchase of school buses? The annual debt millage required to retire all bonds of the School District currently outstanding and proposed pursuant to this ballot is expected to be at or below 4.05 mills which is a 0.08 mill decrease from the estimated annual debt millage to be levied in 2023. The estimated millage that will be levied to pay the proposed bonds in the first year is 1.26 mills (which is equal to $1.26 per $1,000 of taxable value) and the estimated simple average annual millage that will be required to retire each series of bonds is 1.51 mills annually ($1.51 per $1,000 of taxable value). The maximum number of years any series of bonds may be outstanding, exclusive of refunding, is not more than thirty (30) years. If approved by the voters, the bonds will be guaranteed by the State under the School Bond Qualification and Loan Program (the “Program”). The School District currently has $307,355,000 of qualified bonds outstanding and $0 of qualified loans outstanding under the Program. The School District does not expect to borrow from the Program to pay debt service on these bonds. The estimated computed millage rate required to be levied to pay the proposed bonds may change in the future based on changes in certain circumstances. (Pursuant to State law, expenditure of bond proceeds must be audited, and the proceeds cannot be used for teacher, administrator or employee salaries, repair or maintenance costs or other operating expenses.)

Huron Valley Schools Bond Proposal: Shall Huron Valley School District, Oakland and Livingston Counties, Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed Three Hundred Sixty-One Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($361,300,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefor, in one or more series, for the purpose of: remodeling, furnishing and refurnishing, and equipping and re-equipping school buildings and facilities for safety, security, and other purposes; erecting, furnishing, and equipping a new school building and additions to a school building; acquiring and installing instructional technology in school buildings; purchasing school buses; and preparing, erecting, developing, improving, and equipping playfields, playgrounds, athletic fields and facilities, structures, and sites? The following is for informational purposes only: The estimated millage that will be levied for the proposed bonds in 2026 is 1.92 mills ($1.92 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a -0- mill net increase over the prior year’s levy. The maximum number of years the bonds of any series may be outstanding, exclusive of any refunding, is twenty (20) years. The estimated simple average annual millage anticipated to be required to retire this bond debt is 4.52 mills ($4.52 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation). The school district does not expect to borrow from the State to pay debt service on the bonds. The total amount of qualified bonds currently outstanding is $137,955,000. The total amount of qualified loans currently outstanding is $-0-. The estimated computed millage rate may change based on changes in certain circumstances. (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.)

 In compliance with the voting accessibility requirements of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), voting instructions in an audio and/or Braille format can be made available to voters prior to the election or at the polls on Election Day.  All polling locations are accessible for voters with disabilities. Voters should feel free to contact Anthony L. Noble, Clerk, at (248) 698-3300, ext. 7, to request such accommodations.

ANTHONY L. NOBLE, CLERK

CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF WHITE LAKE

Posted: 04/04/2024 (TOWNSHIP) 

Publish: 04/11/2024 (OAKLAND LEGAL NEWS)