Find out what's coming for Tuesday's election
A few Branch County communities will host elections Tuesday.
Bronson Community Schools and Quincy Township will hold millage elections, while Coldwater voters will cast ballots for mayor and four council seats in uncontested races.
Voters who live in the Bronson school district in Branch and St. Joseph counties will be asked to renew the sinking fund millage at 1.9766 mills for another five-year term.
School sinking funds are in addition to general tax funding to provide for “the construction or repair of school buildings; for school security improvements; for the acquisition or upgrading of technology; and all other lawful purposes.”
Based on the current property evaluation, that millage would raise $460,000 in 2024.
The current sinking fund millage is 2 mills but was rolled back to 1.9766 mills by the Headlee Amendment.
Superintendent Kate Wall said the school district used sinking funds and COVID-19 relief funds to improve air quality and ventilation, as well as heating and air conditioning at the junior/senior high school.
Ductwork and condenser were added to the roofs of buildings this summer. “We plan to have cooled air moving in the Jr/Sr High School next fall," she said.
Upcoming projects include plumbing repairs in Ryan Elementary and floor repairs in the junior/senior high building.
Quincy Township wants to raise $500,000 over the next 6.4 years with a 0.5 mill levy on real property for a township hall.
The township negotiated an option to purchase the Country Wedding Chapel and Event Center at 295 N. Ray/Quincy Road, contingent on the passage of the millage.
Township clerk Marc Brand said the current joint use of the Quincy village hall would not work for future elections with new requirements for federal elections next year.
The village and township joined together into two precincts after the state ruled the small basement township room was too small to meet state requirements.
Brand said the new hall could be used for township events and even rented out to the public.
Only minor modifications are needed for the proposed building for township use.
Prior story Coldwater replaces lost absentee ballots for Nov. 7 election
On the Nov. 7 Coldwater ballot is Mayor Tom Kramer for a two-year term, along with Ward 1 Councilwoman Emily Rissman, Ward 2 Councilman Chad Johnson, and Ward 4 Councilman Scott Houtz on the ballot for new four-year terms.
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Ward 3 Councilman John Petzko failed to meet the April qualification deadline and filed as a write-in candidate.
The county canvassing board meets Wednesday to begin certification of the election.
Contact Don Reid: dReid@Gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on Coldwater Daily Reporter: elections Nov 7 Bronson Schools Quinty township coldwater
