NOTICE OF CANCELLATION

CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF LANSING

DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2024 HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO A LACK OF BUSINESS.

THE NEXT MEETING OF THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2024 AT 9:00 A.M.
 

CHARTER TOWNSHIP of LANSING

NOTICE OF THE SPECIAL ELECTION
TO BE HELD ON

TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2024

TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF LANSING, COUNTY OF INGHAM, STATE OF MICHIGAN.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Special Election will be held in the

Charter Township of Lansing

County of Ingham, State of Michigan

TUESDAY MAY 7, 2024

From 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

AT THE PLACE OR PLACES FOR HOLDING THE ELECTION IN SAID TOWNSHIP AS INDICATED BELOW:

PRECINCTS 1, 3, 4 and 6 – Waverly East Intermediate School, 3131 W. Michigan Ave. (in the gymnasium)

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT THE EAST LANSING SCHOOL DISTRICT AND WAVERLY SCHOOL DISTIRCTS WILL BE VOTING ON THE FOLLOWING MILLAGE PROPOSALS AS PRESENTED AND LISTED BELOW:

EAST LANSING SCHOOL DISTRICT BOND PROPOSAL

Shall Waverly Community Schools, Ingham, Eaton and Clinton Counties, Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed Eight Million Twenty Thousand Dollars ($8,020,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefor for the purpose of: erecting additions to, remodeling, including security improvements to, furnishing and refurnishing, and equipping and re-equipping school buildings; acquiring and installing instructional technology and instructional technology equipment for school buildings; purchasing school buses; and developing, equipping and improving playgrounds, play fields, athletic fields, parking areas and sites?

The following is for informational purposes only: The estimated millage that will be levied for the proposed bonds in 2026 is 0.26 mill ($0.26 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for an anticipated 0 mill net increase over the prior year’s levy. The maximum number of years the bonds may be outstanding, exclusive of any refunding, is fifteen (15) years. The estimated simple average annual millage anticipated to be required to retire this bond debt is 0.63 mill ($0.63 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.)

Yes      No

AND

WAVERLY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS BOND PROPOSAL

Shall Waverly Community Schools, Ingham, Eaton and Clinton Counties, Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed Eight Million Twenty Thousand Dollars ($8,020,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefor for the purpose of: erecting additions to, remodeling, including security improvements to, furnishing and refurnishing, and equipping and re-equipping school buildings; acquiring and installing instructional technology and instructional technology equipment for school buildings; purchasing school buses; and developing, equipping and improving playgrounds, play fields, athletic fields, parking areas and sites?

The following is for informational purposes only: The estimated millage that will be levied for the proposed bonds in 2026 is 0.26 mill ($0.26 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for an anticipated 0 mill net increase over the prior year’s levy. The maximum number of years the bonds may be outstanding, exclusive of any refunding, is fifteen (15) years. The estimated simple average annual millage anticipated to be required to retire this bond debt is 0.63 mill ($0.63 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.)

Yes      No                                   

The polls of said election will be open at 7 o’clock a.m. and will remain open until 8 o’clock p.m. of said day of election.

Full text of the ballots may be obtained at the Charter Township of Lansing office located at 3209 W. Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI 48917.  Sample ballots can also be found at www.mi.gov/vote.

Absentee ballots are available for all elections; registered voters may contact the local clerk to obtain an application for an absent voter ballot.

To comply with the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), voting instructions will be available in audio format and in Braille.  Arrangements for obtaining the instructions in these alternative formats can be made by contacting the township clerk in advance of the election.  All polling locations are accessible for voters with disabilities.

Cortney Lightheart, Clerk