NOTICE OF LAST DAY OF REGISTRATION
of the Electors of the
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF ORION
ROCHESTER COMMUNITY
SCHOOL DISTRICT
OAKLAND COUNTY, MICHIGAN
MAY 3, 2005 ELECTION
ALL ELECTORS ARE HEREBY GIVEN NOTICE that an election will be held in the Charter Township of Orion, for the electors of Rochester Community School District, on Tuesday, May 3, 2005. Electors who wish to vote in the election must be registered to vote or change their address no later than Monday, April 4, 2005.
TAKE FURTHER NOTICE THAT the following proposition will be submitted to the vote of the electors of the Rochester Community School District at the May 3, 2005 election:
OPERATING MILLAGE RENEWAL PROPOSAL
EXEMPTING PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE AND
QUALIFIED AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY
This proposal will allow the school district to continue to levy the statutory rate of 18 mills on all property except principal residence and qualified agricultural property required for the school district to receive its revenue per pupil foundation guarantee.
Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property, exempting therefrom principal residence and qualified agricultural property as defined by law, in Rochester Community School District, Oakland and Macomb Counties, Michigan, be increased by 19.9767 mills ($19.9767 on each $1,000.00 of taxable valuation) for a period of 10 years, 2005 to 2014, inclusive, to provide funds for operation purposes; the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2005 is approximately $17,473,522 (this is a renewal of millage which expired with the 2004 tax levy)?
electors who are not currently registered to vote or have changed their address may do so in one of the following ways:
In person:
? At the Orion Township Clerk’s office, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday (except Good Friday, March 25, 2005), or at the office of the County Clerk during normal business hours;
? At Lake Orion High School, 495 E. Scripps Rd., Monday, March 21, 2005, 11:20 a.m. – 1:20 p.m.;
? At the Orion Township Public Library, 825 Joslyn Rd., Saturday, April 2, 2005, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.;
? At any of the Secretary of State branch offices located throughout the State during normal business hours;
? At the specified agency for clients receiving services through the Family Independence Agency, the Department of Community Health, Michigan Jobs Commission, and some offices of the Commission for the Blind;
? At the military recruitment offices for persons enlisting in the armed forces.
By mail:
? By obtaining and completing a Mail-In Voter Registration Application at the Township Clerk’s office or at the Orion Township Library, 825 Joslyn Rd., (693-3000) and forwarding it to the election official directed on the application by the close of registration deadline. Mail-in voter registration applications may be obtained by contacting:
Jill D. Bastian, Clerk
2525 Joslyn Road
Lake Orion, Michigan 48360
(248) 391-0304, ext. 104
Note: A person who registers to vote by mail is required to vote in person the first time unless they have previously voted in person in Orion Township or are at least 60 years of age or are disabled.
Publish: 3/23/05 & 3/30/05