Election Results

Just before midnight on election day, The Chelsea Standard and Ann Arbor.com reported results from the polls:

Chelsea City Government
Mayor: Jason Lindauer
City Council: Ann Feeney, Frank Hammer and Cheri Albertson

Read more:

• Election 2009: Feeney, Hammer, Albertson return to City Council (Chelsea Standard, 11/2/09)
• Feeney, Hammer and Alberston take Chelsea City Council seats (AnnArbor.com, 11/2/09)
  

Washtenaw County School Millage
Shortly thereafter, reports came in that the results of the School Millage did NOT pass. According to the Washtenaw County website WISD election results, the millage was turned down by 57% of voters. Interestingly, in the City of Chelsea the spread was much tighter, with 700 voting yes and 727 voting no.

• Countywide school enhancement millage fails (AnnArbor.com, 11/3/09)

More Results
For all voting results in the county, see Washtenaw County Election Results at eWashtenaw.gov .

Voting Day!

Don't forget to get out and vote! Voting Day is on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 from 7am until 8pm. City residents vote at the Washington Street Education Center.

Voting Day event listing on Things To Do in Chelsea

On the Ballot:

• City Mayor - Only one candidate is on the ballot, Jason F. Lindauer. The deadline for submitting a Declaration for Intent as a write-in candidate has passed.
  
  
• City Council - We have our choice of five candidates to fill three Council seats:
  - Cheri Albertson (incumbant)
  - Ann E. Feeney (outgoing mayor)
  - Frank Hammer (incumbant)
  - Kent Martinez-Kratz (incumbant)
  - Richard L. Steele
  
  
• Regional Enhancement Millage Proposal. The ballot language is as follows:
  Pursuant to state law, the revenue raised by the proposed millage will be collected by the intermediate school district and distributed to local public school districts based on pupil membership count. Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property in Washtenaw Intermediate School District, Michigan, be increased by 2 mills ($2 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 5 years, 2009 to 2013, inclusive, to provide operating funds to enhance other state and local funding for local school district operating purposes; the estimate of the revenue the intermediate school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2009 is approximately $30,000,000?
  

More Information
For an in-depth description of this millage and how it impacts voters and schools, see this recent article in the Ann Arbor Chronicle: Does it take a millage? Washtenaw School Districts say yes – voters to decide on November 3 (AnnArborChronicle.com, 10/19/09)

Also see Enhancement Millage Presentation FAQ from the Chelsea School District (click to download PDF file)