FOR THE SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON
TUESDAY, MAY 6, 2025
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that any qualified elector of the townships of Dexter, Freedom, Lima, Lodi, Scio, Northfield, Webster and the City of Dexter who is not already registered, may register to vote at the office of their Township / City Clerk; the office of the County Clerk; a Secretary of State branch office, or other designated state agency. Registration forms can be obtained at mi.gov/vote and mailed or emailed to their Township/City Clerk. Voters who are already registered may update their registration at mi.gov/vote.
The last day to register in any manner other than in-person with the local clerk is Monday, April 21, 2025. After this date, anyone who qualifies as an elector may register to vote in person with proof of residency at their Township / City Clerk’s office, located at the following locations during the following hours:
City of Dexter (3515 Broad St, Dexter 48130)
- Regular business hours: M-F from 9 am to 5 pm
- Saturday, May 3 from 9 am to 5 pm
- Dropbox at City Hall
- Election Day, Tuesday May 6from 7 am to 8 pm
Dexter Township (6880 Dexter-Pinckney Dexter 48130)
- Regular business hours: M-Th from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
- Saturday, May 3 from 9 am to 5 pm
- Dropbox at Township Hall
- Election Day, Tuesday May 6from 7 am to 8 pm
Freedom Township (11508 Pleasant Lake, Manchester, MI 48158):
- Regular business hours: By Appointment, please call 734-428-7545 ext.2
- Saturday, May 3 from 8 am to 4 pm
- Dropbox at Township Hall
- Election Day, Tuesday May 6from 7 am to 8 pm
Lima Township (12172 Jackson Rd, Chelsea 48118)
- Regular business hours: Mon/Wed/Thur 9am – 12pm
- Saturday, May 3 from 10am – 2pm and Sunday, May 4 from 10am – 2pm
- Dropbox at Township Offices
- Election Day, Tuesday May 6 from 7 am – to 8 pm
Lodi Township (3755 Pleasant Lake Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48103):
- Regular business hours: M-Th from 8 am to 12 pm
- Saturday, May 3 from 8 am to 12 pm and Sunday, May 4 from 12- 4 pm
- Dropbox at Township Hall
- Election Day, Tuesday May 6 from 7 am – to 8 pm
Northfield Township (8350 Main St, Whitmore Lake, MI 48189)
- Regular business hours: Mon-Thurs 7:30 am -5:30 pm
- Saturday, May 3 from 9 am-5pm
- Dropbox at Township Hall
- Election Day, Tuesday May 6from 7 am to 8 pm
Scio Township (827 N. Zeeb Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48103)
- Regular business hours: Mon-Fri from 8 am to 4 pm
- Saturday, May 3 from 9 am-4 pm and Sunday, May 4 from 9 am-4 pm
- Dropboxes at Township Hall & Scio Foods, 6950 Jackson Rd
- Election Day, Tuesday May 6 from 7 am – to 8 pm
Webster Township (5665 Webster Church Rd, Dexter, MI 48130)
- Regular business hours: M-Th 8am – 4 pm
- Friday, April 25 and Friday May 2 from 9am – 5 pm
- Saturday, May 3 from 9am – 5pm
- Dropbox at Township Hall
- Election Day, Tuesday May 6 from 7 am to 8 pm
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Dexter Community School district will be voting on the following millage proposal:
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT BOND PROPOSITION
Shall the Dexter Community Schools, Counties of Washtenaw and Livingston, State of Michigan, borrow the principal sum of not to exceed Two Hundred Forty-One Million Eight Hundred Sixty-Five Thousand Dollars ($241,865,000) and issue its unlimited tax general obligation bonds, in one or more series, to pay the cost of the following projects to create a modern learning environment for students and for health, safety, security, energy conservation and other purposes:
• Erecting additions to school buildings and other facilities and remodeling, equipping and reequipping, furnishing and refurnishing school buildings, additions, playgrounds, athletic fields and facilities and other facilities, including for secure entryways, modernizing instructional, fine arts, theater, music, weight and fitness spaces;
• Erecting, equipping and furnishing school facilities, athletic and other facilities, including for an indoor athletic facility and maintenance building;
• Acquiring, preparing, developing and improving sites for school buildings, including athletic fields, playgrounds and other facilities and the purchase of school buses;
• Acquiring and installing technology equipment and technology infrastructure, in school buildings and other facilities?
The annual debt millage required to retire all bonds of the School District currently outstanding and proposed pursuant to this ballot is expected to remain at or below 8.5 mills which is an estimated -0- mill increase from the debt millage levied in 2024. The estimated millage that will be levied to pay the proposed bonds in the first year is 1.55 mills ($1.55 per $1,000 of taxable value) and the estimated simple average annual millage that will be required to retire each series of the bonds is 4.18 mills annually ($4.18 per $1,000 of taxable value). The maximum number of years the bonds may be outstanding, exclusive of refunding, is not more than thirty (30) years.
If approved by the voters, the repayment of the bonds will be guaranteed by the State under the School Bond Qualification and Loan Program (the “Program”). The School District currently has $77,320,000 of qualified bonds outstanding and $651,119 of qualified loans outstanding under the Program. The School District expects to borrow from the Program to pay debt service on these bonds. The estimated total principal amount of the additional borrowing is $6,687,504 and the estimated total interest thereon is $1,686,616. The estimated duration of the millage levy associated with that borrowing is 9 years. 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.)
Full text of the ballot proposal may also be obtained at the Township / City clerk’s offices listed above. A sample ballot may be viewed at mi.gov/vote. Persons with disabilities needing accommodations should contac
8123 Main St Suite 200 Dexter, MI 48130
