Gaines Twp. â Gaines Township voters have pulled the plug on the township police department.
  The small, rural department had been on life support since funding dried up March 31, the end of the previous fiscal year. The only hope of survival was the request for 0.89 mils, which failed by a vote of 1,223 to 594 with just less than a third of the 5,558 registered voters casting ballots in Tuesdayâs election.
  âEverything went down here,â said Treasurer Diane Hyrman. âThe 911 millage (and) mental health (millage) was voted down in our township. At least we got protection from mosquitos. But we wonât have any police in our township.â