May 4, 2021; Holland, MI, USA; Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (center) talks with a City of Holland staffer in front of an absentee ballot drop box outside of Holland City Hall while Ottawa County Clerk/Register of Deeds Justin Roebuck (right) looks on during an Election Day appearance. Mandatory Credit: Gary Stevens-Midwest Communications
âYesâ the Word of Election Day Along Lakeshore By Gary Stevens
May 4, 2021 10:00 PM
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM) â Voters were in an approving mood along the Lakeshore on Tuesday, as all 12 proposals on the May 4, 2021 ballot involving Allegan & Ottawa county-based schools and municipal entities passed.
The only two measures that didnât get at least 60 percent approval was Zeeland Schoolsâ $75 million bond proposal, which passed with 59.7% of the vote (2,287-1,545), and Allegan Schoolsâ $87.5 million bond proposal, which passed with 54.1% of the vote (1,308-1,107).
9 takeaways from the May 4 election in West Michigan
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Voting signage posted throughout precincts is pictured during Election Day in Grand Rapids on Tuesday, March 10, 2020. (Anntaninna Biondo | MLive.com)Anntaninna Biondo | MLive.com
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Voters across West Michigan hit the polls Tuesday deciding the fate of multiple school and local government tax proposals on the May 4 election ballot.
Some notable measures on the election ballot were a $192 million bond proposal from Kentwood Public Schools for infrastructure and tech upgrades, a Grand Haven Township $6.1 million bond proposal for park improvements, largely, to develop Schmidt Heritage Park, and a Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency request to renew the county’s 1.5-mill special education tax.
Survey: New Mississippi River Crossing in South St. Cloud
ST. CLOUD Local transportation organizations are reviving their plans to create a new Mississippi River crossing in south St. Cloud.
Brian Gibson is the Executive Director of the St. Cloud Area Planning Organization. He says the idea of an urban beltline has been around for over 30 years, but it lost steam back in 2008 during the Great Recession. He says it is time once again to consider connecting 33rd Street South on the west side of the river to Highway 10 on the east side.
And allow people who want to get through the St. Cloud metro but not necessarily go into the St. Cloud metro to just more easily get around the urban area. But also allow residents who just want to get from one end of town to the other without going through the middle of town.
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