Voters OK school proposals, choose November candidates
Voters took to the polls last Tuesday to decide school funding issues and determine which candidate’s names would appear on the General Election ballot Nov. 4.
NORTHVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Voters in the Northville Public Schools overwhelmingly approved the renewal of a Building & Site Sinking Fund on the ballot Tuesday. Voters in favor of the millage totaled 5,311 or 71 percent of votes cast while no votes totaled 2,168 or 29 percent of votes.
The proposal will extend the current 0.9357 mill levy for an additional 10 years (2026–2035), with no increase to the existing tax rate, officials said.
The proposal is a renewal—not a new tax. The current Sinking Fund millage, originally approved by voters in 2020, is set to expire on Dec. 31, 2025.
ROMULUS SCHOOL DISTRICT
The proposal was approved by 102 or 58.62 percent of voters while 72 or 41.38 cast no votes on the question.
The proposal is not a millage renewal, but a request to authorize the district to borrow money and issue bonds for various improvement projects.
The estimated millage for the bonds in 2026 is 2.70 mills, which is a net increase of 0 mills from the previous year. active for up to 25 years, school officials said.
WESTLAND CITY COUNCIL
Westland voters reduced 12 candidates for full terms on the city council to eight Tuesday.
Emily Bauman was the top choice with 4,090 or 15 percent of votes; Antoinette Martin received 3,071 or 14 percent of votes; John Sullivan garnered 3,957 or 14 percent of votes; LeKisha Maxwell was the choice of 3,602 or 13 percent of voters; Michael Londeau received 2,564 or 9 percent of votes; Jim Hart received 2,357, or 9 percent of votes; Delano Hornbuckle received 1,986 or 7 percent of votes; Josh Powell received 1,860 or 7 percent of votes; Linda Filizetti received 1,399 or 5 percent of vote; Douglas Wishart was the choice of 750 voters or 3 percent of votes cast; Timothy W. Wilhelm received 490 or 2 percent of votes and Bradley Gray received 483 or 2 percent of votes.
The eight highest vote-getters for the four full-term seats Bauman, Martin; Sullivan; Maxwell; Londeau; Hart; Hornbuckle and Powell will be on the Nov. 4 ballot.
The three candidates with the highest vote totals will fill the four-year terms and the candidate in fourth position will serve the two-year term.
Ten of the 12 candidates also sought election to two available partial terms on the council.
For the partial term Antoinette Martin received 2,498 or 18 percent of votes; John Sullivan garnered 2,321 or 7 percent of votes; Lekisha Maxwell received 22,328 or 17 percent of votes; Michael Londeau received 1,828 or 13 percent of votes; Delano Hornbuckle received 1,422 or 10 percent of votes; Linda Filizetti received 942 or 7 percent of votes; Douglas Wishart garnered 485 or 3 percent of votes; Bradley Gray received 359 or 3 percent of votes and Timothy Willhelm received 312 or 2 percent of votes.
Bauman and Hart did not seek one of the two partial-term seats.
The top four vote getters for the partial-term seats in the primary will also advance to the Nov. 4 general election, where voters will elect the top two to fill seats.
PLYMOUTH CITY COMMISSION
Voters in the City of Plymouth reduced the field of nine candidates seeking terms on the city commission to eight, eliminating one candidate.
Jennifer Kehoe received the highest number of votes with 902 or 15 percent of votes cast. Alanna Maguire received 891 votes or 14 percent of the total; Nick Moroz garnered 847 or 14 percent; Joe Elliott received 791 or 13 percent of votes; Karen Sisolak garnered 759 or 12 percent of votes; Ron Picard was the choice of 628 voters or 10 percent of votes; Kristin McHale-Johnson received 469 or 8 percent of votes; Jim Mulhern received 444 votes or 7 percent of votes cans and Scott Silvers received 435 or 7 percent of the votes.
All but Silver’s name will appear on the Nov. 4 ballot.
Of the four candidates elected in November, three of them will serve a four-year term and one will serve a two-year term.