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    - The incumbents in Superior Township and Ypsilanti Township were re-elected in the only local contested elections, receiving over 20% of the votes. - Voters in Ypsilanti and Willow Run school districts approved a proposal to consolidate the two districts by 61% to 38% in both communities. - The consolidation will result in the dissolution of the current elected boards and replacement with a new seven-member board selected by the Washtenaw Intermediate School District board. All staff will have to reapply for positions in the new consolidated district.

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    - The incumbents in Superior Township and Ypsilanti Township were re-elected in the only local contested elections, receiving over 20% of the votes. - Voters in Ypsilanti and Willow Run school districts approved a proposal to consolidate the two districts by 61% to 38% in both communities. - The consolidation will result in the dissolution of the current elected boards and replacement with a new seven-member board selected by the Washtenaw Intermediate School District board. All staff will have to reapply for positions in the new consolidated district.

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    - The incumbents in Superior Township and Ypsilanti Township were re-elected in the only local contested elections, receiving over 20% of the votes. - Voters in Ypsilanti and Willow Run school districts approved a proposal to consolidate the two districts by 61% to 38% in both communities. - The consolidation will result in the dissolution of the current elected boards and replacement with a new seven-member board selected by the Washtenaw Intermediate School District board. All staff will have to reapply for positions in the new consolidated district.

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    - The incumbents in Superior Township and Ypsilanti Township were re-elected in the only local contested elections, receiving over 20% of the votes. - Voters in Ypsilanti and Willow Run school districts approved a proposal to consolidate the two districts by 61% to 38% in both communities. - The consolidation will result in the dissolution of the current elected boards and replacement with a new seven-member board selected by the Washtenaw Intermediate School District board. All staff will have to reapply for positions in the new consolidated district.

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    VOL. 18, NO. 45 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2012

    WINNERS AT A GLANCE
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    Township incumbents keep seats in areas only contested elections


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    Superior Townships four incumbent trustees were reelected in the townships only contested local election. Nancy E. Caviston, Rodrick Green, Lisa Lewis and Alex Williams, all Democrats, each received over 20 percent of the townships votes. Kevin Jardin, the Republican challenger, lost the election, receiving only 11.39 percent of the votes. People voted, so Im fine with the results, because its the peoples choice, he said. Jardin said despite the loss hes proud that he had bipartisan support and

    he plans to run for office again in 2014, though not necessarily for the board of trustees. I have a lot of straight ticket democratic voters going out of their way to shake my hand and say, Im a Democratic voter but I still voted for you, he said. Green said he was happy the incumbents were reelected because they function well as a team. Were mostly on the same page, not because were Democrats but because we have the same values, he said. In the coming four years, Green said the trustees want to keep the township fiscally sound, manage the townships growth

    while preserving its natural areas, and find ways to increase property values. Weve lost value as a result of the economy, he said. A lot of our residents are trying to rebound from that. We want to maintain the value of our homes. Thats a key issue for me. Township Supervisor William McFarlane, Clerk David M. Phillips and Treasurer Brenda L. McKinney ran uncontested as incumbents. Incumbents Marion Morris, Sandi Lopez, Terry Lee Lansing, Martha KernBoprie and Janice Berry, and newcomer Mirada Jenkins, ran uncontested for the townships seven open parks commissioner seats.

    Very similar to the Superior Township election for the board of trustees, Ypsilanti Townships four incumbent trustees were reelected in the townships only contested local election. Jean Hall Currie, Stan Eldridge, Mike Martin, and Scott Martin, all Democrats, each received over 20 percent of the townships votes. Lawrence W. Johnson, the Libertarian challenger, received 4.51 percent of the votes. Thats in the range I actually expected, Johnson said. Johnson said he didnt expect to win the election because Ypsilanti
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    Ypsilanti, Willow Run school district consolidation passes


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    A new, unified district will take place of Ypsilanti Public Schools and Judicial Willow Run Community Schools, 22nd Circuit Court: according to unofficial election Timothy Conners results. 22nd Circuit Court: Carol After months of discussion and Kuhnke public information sessions voters 14A District Court: J. in the two districts have decided a Cedric Simpson combined future would be a brighter 15th District Court: Joseph future for the two districts. Burke According to the results, both comProbate Judge:Darlene munities had the same percentage of OBrien yes votes to no votes 61 percent and 38 percent, respectively. For Willow Run, 4,650 voters chose to consolidate versus 2,922 opposing. State Proposals Ypsilanti, while having the same Proposal 1: Yes percentage of votes, had 9,846 voters Proposal 2: No choosing to merge districts against Proposal 3: No the 6,126 nay-sayers. Proposal 4: No Ten days after the vote is certified, Proposal 5: No the first major step toward the conProposal 6: No solidation will take place at the Board of Education level. Ypsilanti Proposals The publicly-elected boards from Ypsilanti and Willow Run will be disProposal 1 (city charter): banded and replaced by a new, sevenNo Proposal 2 (marijuana): Yes member board, which is hand-picked by the Washtenaw Intermediate School District Board of Education. Editors Note: Election Newly selected board members results are unofcial and reect the predicted out-

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    Both school districts passed a proposal to merge on Nov. 6. would be responsible for hiring a new superintendent for the consolidated district, who would set up a process for hiring new building administrators. The districts will operate separately until June 2013. All faculty and staff would be required to reapply for their positions and contracts would have to be rewritten, according to Menzel, which results in districts-wide layoffs of all staff. Staff reduction, unfortunately, will be a necessity, regardless of the consolidation outcome, Menzel said. Neither district can continue to staff at the current levels, not with a $10 million deficit in Ypsilanti and a $2.5 million deficit in Willow Run. They will have to make drastic budget cuts to get on the right side of the ledger. While the new district will call for the hiring of staff from the groundup, that doesnt mean it wont be from
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