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Baraga County

ARVON TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER

Vote for not more than 2, 4-year term

Mary P. Rogala-- 138

Nancy A. Soli-- 199

Heather L. Stiebe-- 154

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LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPOSALS

Baraga Area School District sinking fund millage proposal: Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property in Baraga Area Schools, Baraga and Houghton Counties, Michigan, be increased by and the board of education be authorized to levy not to exceed 3 mills ($3.00 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 9 years, 2018 to 2026, inclusive, to create a sinking fund for the construction or repair of school buildings, for school security improvements, for the acquisition or upgrading of technology and all other purposes authorized by law; the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2018 is approximately $202,182?

Yes-- 612   No-- 574

L'Anse Area Schools millage proposal:  This proposal will allow the school district to continue to levy the statutory rate of not to exceed 18 mills on all property, except principal residence and other property exempted by law, required for the school district to receive its full revenue per pupil foundation allowance and restores millage lost as a result of the reduction required by the Michigan Constitution of 1963.

Yes-- 1,125   No-- 773

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L’ANSE TOWNSHIP

Supervisor

Republican

Peter Magaraggia-- 884

Democrat

Polly Schaefer-- 588

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Trustee

Republican

Brian Kissel-- 638

No Party Affiliation

Wallace Sweeney-- 793

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SPURR TOWNSHIP

.2 mills over 4 years for the Michigamme Lakeview Cemetery

Yes-- 87   No--71

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.