TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF RAY TOWNSHIP, COUNTY OF MACOMB, MICHIGAN:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: that any qualified elector of Ray Township who is not already registered, may register to vote at the office of the Township Clerk; the office of the County Clerk; a Secretary of State branch office, other designated state agency. Registration forms can be obtained at mi.gov/vote and mailed to the Township Clerk. Voters who are already registered may update their registration at www.expressSOS.com.The last day to register in any manner other than in-person with the local clerk is Monday, October 20, 2025. A sample ballot may be viewed at mi.gov/vote.
After this date, any qualified elector may register to vote in person with proof of residency (MCL 168.492) at the Ray Township Clerk’s office, located at 64255 Wolcott Road, Ray, MI 48096 at the following times:
• Regular business hours: Monday – Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Saturday, November 1, 2025 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
• Election Day, Tuesday, November 4, 2025 from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
• Early Voting is NOT available for the November 4, 2025 Special Election.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE the Romeo Community Schools Special Election you will be voting is for School Improvement Bond Proposition. The following proposal will appear on the ballot:
ROMEO COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
COUNTIES OF MACOMB AND OAKLAND
STATE OF MICHIGAN
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT BOND PROPOSITION
Shall the Romeo Community Schools, Counties of Macomb and Oakland, State of Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed Sixty-Two Million Dollars ($62,000,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds, in one or more series, to pay the cost of the following projects to create a modern learning environment for students and for health, safety, security, energy conservation and other purposes:
• Remodeling, equipping, re-equipping, furnishing, re-furnishing school buildings, athletic fields, playgrounds and other facilities;
• Erecting and completing additions to school buildings;
• Acquiring and installing instructional technology infrastructure and equipment in school buildings and other facilities; and
• Preparing, developing and improving sites at school buildings, athletic fields, playgrounds and other facilities and the purchase of school buses?
The annual debt millage required to retire all bonds of the School District currently outstanding and proposed pursuant to this ballot is expected to be at or below 3.85 mills which is a 0 mill increase from the annual debt millage levied in 2025. The maximum number of years any series of bonds may be outstanding, exclusive of refunding, is not more than twenty-five (25) years; the estimated millage that will be levied to pay the proposed bonds in the first year is 0.72 mills (which is equal to $0.72 per $1,000 of taxable value); and the estimated simple average annual millage that will be required to retire each series of bonds is 0.98 mills annually ($0.98 per $1,000 of taxable value).
If approved by the voters, the bonds will be guaranteed by the State under the School Bond Qualification and Loan Program (the “Program”). The School District currently has $132,755,000 of qualified bonds outstanding and $0 of qualified loans outstanding under the Program. The School District does not expect to borrow from the Program to pay debt service on these bonds. The estimated computed millage rate required to be levied to pay the proposed bonds may change in the future based on changes in certain circumstances.
(Pursuant to State law, expenditure of bond proceeds must be audited, and the proceeds cannot be used for teacher, administrator or employee salaries, repair or maintenance costs or other operating expenses.)
YES □
NO □
Full text of the ballot proposition may be obtained from the Macomb County Clerk Elections page at https://www.macombgov.org/departments/clerk-register-deeds/elections under the November 4, 2025 Election Section. The Polls for the Special election will open at 7:00 AM and remain open until 8:00 PM on Election Day. To verify registration status please call 586-749-5171 Ext. 201, or visit www.michigan.gov/vote
The Township Clerk’s office will be open from 8:00 AM until 4:00 PM on Saturday, November 1, 2025 to request an absent voter ballot. Persons qualified to vote by absentee ballot in the Special Election may vote in person in the Clerk’s office up to 4:00 PM, November 1, 2025. Early Voting is NOT available for the November 4, 2025 Special Election.
Lori R. Lascoe
Ray Township Clerk
Publish: 10/1/25