By Brian Marshall
Review Editor
Finally, election day is here. Well almost.
The primary elections in Orion Township are Aug. 2 with much on the line. Some examples:
Orion Township police and fire departments are asking for millages to be passed. Both would run through 2019. The fire department indicates the money will continue to go to services for the operation and maintenance of the department, including the purchase of equipment and buildings to serve the Charter Township of Orion and the Village of Lake Orion, and the hiring of personnel and payment of wages and benefits.
The police department plans to continue to provide police protection services; including, purchase of equipment, operating costs, officer quarters and personnel costs in the Township. Both departments stress that they aren’t asking citizens for new funds, but approval to structure already in place.

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Much is riding on the Building and Site Sinking Fund tax proposal for Lake Orion Schools. The issue has stirred up emotions among citizens. The funds would go toward the maintenance and repair of school buildings. Presently, money for those items come from the district’s general budget. If passed, the fund would last for the next 10 years and cost taxpayers, for example, $200 a year on a $200,000 home.
On the Orion Township Board, the spots of contention include clerk, supervisor, treasurer and trustee. Incumbents include Penny Shults (clerk), Chris Barnett (supervisor), Mark Thurber (treasurer) and trustees Michael Flood, Neal Porter, Donni Steele and John Steimel.
Polls are open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m.