UNDATED (WKZO AM/FM) — Yesterday was a primary election day in Michigan but only a few communities in West Michigan had issues on the ballot, and most of them were funding questions.The one primary was held in South Haven, where Joe Reeser and Ahmmad Goodwin earned spots on the November Ballot to compete with each other to represent Ward One on the City Council.
Steve Runkle came in third and was eliminated.
Lawton Schools renewed their basic operating millage by three to one.
Voters in Burlington Township in Calhoun County soundly rejected paying extra millage to fix the roads 223 to 132.
Barry County voters narrowly rejected a millage request to fund special education, but Hastings voters narrowly approved a renewal of their schools operating millage.
And funding requests for fire protection in Noble Township in Branch County and Orangeville Township in Barry County were both approved.
The Village of Spring Lake won’t be disincorporating. By two to one voters there refused to put the question on the November ballot.
Generally speaking voters statewide were more generous than they were around here. Every Fire, Police and EMS funding question on ballots in Michigan yesterday were approved.
Of the 112 ballot proposals, 86% passed. The request by Barry County for Special Ed funding was the only request by a regional school district to fail statewide, and the Road Millage in Burlington County was one of 18 on ballots statewide and one of the few that failed.
76% of the 54 requests by School Districts for new money were approved and every waste management, senior, parks and veterans proposal passed. Proposals to fund general operations were 8 for 8.
