TO ALL QUALIFIED ELECTORS
OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF OAKLAND,
COUNTY OF OAKLAND, MICHIGAN,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: that any qualified elector of Oakland Township who is not already registered, may register to vote at the office of the Township; the Office of the County Clerk; a Secretary of State branch office, or 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.
After this date, any qualified elector who wishes to vote at this election must register in person with proof of residency (MCL 168.492) at the Oakland Township Clerk’s Office.
Oakland Township Clerk’s Office – 4393 Collins Road, Rochester, MI, 48306
• Weekdays from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
• Saturday, October 25th from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
• Thursday, October 30th from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM
• Saturday, November 1st from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
• Election Day: Tuesday, August 5th from 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM
THE FOLLOWING PROPOSALS WILL APPEAR ON THE BALLOT
Lake Orion Community Schools – School Improvement Bond Proposition
Shall the Lake Orion Community Schools, County of Oakland, State of Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed Two Hundred Seventy-Two Million Dollars ($272,000,000) 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 and other facilities;
• Acquiring and installing instructional technology infrastructure and equipment in school buildings and other facilities; and
• Preparing, developing and improving sites including school buildings, athletic fields, playgrounds, structures 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 7.00 mills which is a 0.49 mill decrease 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 (20) years; the estimated millage that will be levied to pay the proposed bonds in the first year is 1.35 mills (which is equal to $1.35 per $1,000 of taxable value); and the estimated simple average annual millage that will be required to retire each series of bonds is 3.93 mills annually ($3.93 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 $130,790,000 of qualified bonds outstanding and $482,459 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.)
Romeo Community Schools – 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.)
Early Voting for the November 4, 2025, Special Election will be available to voters starting October 25, 2025, and ending on November 2, 2025. The Early Voting Center is located at Rochester Hills Public Library, 500 Olde Town Rd., Rochester Hills, MI, 48307. and will be open to voters from 8:30 AM until 4:30 PM each day during this period, except Thursday from noon until 8:00 PM. The polls for said election will open at 7:00 AM and remain open until 8:00 PM on Election Day.
To verify registration status and polling place information please call 248-651-4440 or visit www.michigan.gov/vote. 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 3, 2025.
Respectfully submitted,
Dave Mabry
Oakland Township Clerk Publish: 10/1/25