Saturday, May 19, 2012
With arts authorities now established in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties, the question of a .2 mill property tax to support the DIA is guaranteed to appear on the Aug. 7 ballot.
Come August, Macomb Township voters will not only be nominating candidates for dozens of local offices, but also deciding the fate of funding for the Detroit Institute of Arts, as the proposed DIA millage will appear on the primary ballot. With the Oakland County Board of Commissioners finally joining its Macomb and Wayne counterparts Thursday in voting to create an arts authority, voters in all three counties can expect to see a .2 mill property tax on the Aug. 7 ballot. All three counties had to establish their own arts authorities before the millage request could appear on a ballot. "Our real job starts now," said Annmarie Erickson, executive vice president for the DIA," in an interview with The Detroit Free Press. "We've got to do …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Voters will have only Republican candidates to choose from when choosing their nominees for the township's seven-member board in the Aug. 7 primary election.
Macomb Township residents won’t have to worry about voting along party lines this August, as all 14 candidates running for the township’s seven-member board are Republican. All seven board seats–supervisor, clerk, treasurer and four trustees–are up for election this year, with each carrying a four-year term. Incumbent Supervisor Mark Grabow entered his bid for a second term, but will face challengers Charles T. Missig and current Trustee Janet Dunn for the Republican nomination in the August primary. “I take this action because of my long standing professional and personal desire to serve our community, and my belief that those who serve should be responsive to the needs of the residents of this fine township,” wrote Missig on his campaign…
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
The former commissioner has filed to run for the District 24 House seat, which serves a small portion of Macomb Township.
The self-described model/actress/private eye, Carey Torrice, has announced her return to Macomb County politics. Torrice, a former county commissioner in District 16, filed to run for the state House on Monday, according to The Macomb Daily. However, she must first defeat fellow Democrat Philip Kurczewski, of Clinton Township, in the August primary before she can challenge District 24 incumbent, Rep. Anthony Forlini, in November. With its lines only recently redrawn, District 24 now includes a small portion of Macomb Township, in addition to Harrison and Clinton townships. “I think I’d like to serve this time at a higher level,” Torrice told The Macomb Daily, explaining her bid for a state post. “A county commissioner is kind of limited. …
Monday, May 14, 2012
The deadline is 4 p.m. Tuesday for individuals wishing to file as candidates or precinct delegates in the Aug. 7 primary.
Individuals who intend to run as candidates or serve as precinct delegates in the Aug. 7 primary election must file the necessary paperwork by 4 p.m. Tuesday to be eligible. Partisan and nonpartisan candidates (other than judicial candidates) must file nominating petitions (or fees if applicable) and Affidavit of Identity by 4 p.m. May 15 to be eligible for the August primary. The withdrawal deadline is 4 p.m. May 18. The following offices serving Macomb Township are up for election in November 2012: Candidates for county convention delegate (precinct delegate) must file an Affidavit of Identity by 4 p.m. May 15 to be eligible for the August primary. This filing should be submitted to the clerk of the county, city or township in which …
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Greg Stone filed paperwork to run for county sheriff.
A Macomb Township resident has entered the race to become the Macomb County Sheriff. Greg Stone, 58, who retired last year after 35 years in the sheriff’s department, filed paperwork to run for county sheriff, according to a report in the Detroit Free Press. Anthony Wickersham, another Macomb Township resident, was appointed Macomb County Sheriff in December 2010. Wickersham has filed paperwork to run for reelection.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Republican committee votes to award the state's two at-large delegates to the Michigan native, who won the popular vote in Tuesday's primary.
Update, 4:30 p.m. Thursday: A Michigan Republican committee voted Thursday to award 16 of the state's 30 delegates to the Republican National Convention to Mitt Romney and the remaining 14 to Rick Santorum. Michigan's Tuesday Republican presidential primary showed the candidates splitting the state's delegates, though Romney won the popular vote. The committee voted 4-2 to give Romney Michigan's two at-large delegates, according to MIRS. Michigan Republicans award delegates based on congressional districts – two for each of the state's 14 districts – and two more awarded by the statewide vote. 2 p.m. Wednesday: Mitt Romney's campaign got a boost of optimism Tuesday night after learning that the candidate had won the popular vote in …
'I was confident we could come together today and take a giant step toward a brighter future,' Bloomfield-area native tells backers after a tense primary day.
NOVI – Mitt Romney was looking for a little home cooking, and he got it. The son of former Michigan Gov. George Romney who was born and raised in Bloomfield Hills needed a win to stop surging opponent Rick Santorum and ease fears that he couldn’t take a state in which the economy is the issue. He ended up taking what many political pundits called a "must win" with 43 percent of the vote statewide and overwhelming support in Oakland and Wayne counties. “It’s a big, big win and I just wanted to come down here and join the rally and the celebration,” Troy resident Bill McNeil said after leaving the ballroom where Romney gave his victory speech at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi. “I was a little worried earlier today when I saw the …
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won Macomb Township with 4,004 votes in Tuesday's presidential primary.
It was a Mitt Romney victory in Macomb Township on Tuesday night, with the former Massachusetts governor winning 4,004 votes to former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum's 2,969. "We didn’t win by a lot but we won by enough and that’s all that counts," Romney said during a post-primary speech in Novi Tuesday night. Voter turnout in Macomb Township was low, with only 8,864 township residents casting ballots and the majority of those coming in absentee form. Although Romney wasn't the preferred nominee of some at the Republican Committee of Northern Macomb County's watch party in Shelby Township, Philis DeSaele, chair of the Sterling Heights-Utica Republicans, summed up her party's feelings saying, "It doesn't matter. We are supporting …
Many southeast Michigan communities report low voter turnout as polls close.
Update, 10:24 p.m.: The Associated Press and NBC have declared Mitt Romney the winner of the Michigan primary. Romney performed well in southeastern Michigan, particularly in Macomb and Oakland counties. With 76 percent of the precincts reporting in Macomb, Romney had 43 percent of the vote compared to 34.8 percent for Santorum. Update, 9:58 p.m.: Mitt Romney has won the Republican primary in Arizona, according to the Huffington Post. The victory garners him 29 new delegates on his quest to gain his party's nomination for president. Meanwhile, it's too close to call in Michigan, according to the Detroit Free Press. Romney and Rick Santorum are in a dead heat, with about 38% of precincts reporting. Both men have made several stops in …
Seven precincts visited by Patch both at the start and close of the polls saw fewer than 150 voters each by 7 p.m.
One hour left in the state's presidential primary and voter turnout remains low in Macomb Township. Fewer than 20 voters visited each of the precincts housed at Ojibwa Elementary, Cheyenne Elementary and Seneca Middle School by 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, and of those only Precinct 20 at Cheyenne counted more than 150 votes. Macomb Township Clerk Michael Koehs said all 35 precincts saw low voter turnout, with no precinct experiencing a sudden influx of votes. When asked their thoughts on turnout, precinct representatives echoed each other in saying, "It's going to be a long day." Voting machines throughout the township had experienced some minor problems as of 10 a.m., but Koehs said none of these issues would affect the actual counting of votes…
Philip Langford
8:53 am on Saturday, May 19, 2012
The region should be willing to support several institutions that normally rely upon individual and corporate donations that benefit the Detro-Metro area. The Detroit Zoo and the DIA are two locations that need to be first class to benefit the education & enjoyment of our children and depict us as an area that cares about our social environment. If we want to retain our population, bring in … more ›