Press Release: City of Inkster General Election - November 2, 2010

CITY OF INKSTER GENERAL ELECTION

TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF INKSTER, County of Wayne: Notice is hereby given that a General Election will be held in the City of Inkster on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. at which time the candidates of the Republican Party, Democratic Party, Green Party, US Taxpayers Party, Libertarian Party and Natural Law Party and candidates without political party affiliation who seek election to the following partisan offices are to be voted for in your county; Governor, Lt. Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Representative in Congress, State Senator, State Representative, State Board of Education, University of Michigan Regent, Michigan State University Trustee, Wayne State University Governor, Wayne County Executive, Wayne County Sheriff, Wayne County Commissioner (12th District). Candidates seeking election to the following nonpartisan offices are also to be voted for in your county at the November 2, 2010 General Election: Supreme Court Justice, Appeals Court Judge, Circuit Court Judge, Probate Court Judge, Probate District Court Judge. You are hereby notified that the two statewide proposals, county proposal and city proposal identified by law are qualified to appear on Michigan’s November 2, 2010 General Election ballot:

PROPOSAL 10-1: A Proposal to convene a Constitutional Convention for the purpose of drafting a General Revision of the State Constitution.

PROPOSAL 10-2: A Proposal to amend the State Constitution to prohibit certain felons from holding elective office and specified types of public employment positions.

PROPOSITION P: Parks Millage Renewal

CITY OF INKSTER LIBRARY MILLAGE PROPOSAL:

Shall the tax limitation imposed on all taxable real and tangible personal property within the City of Inkster, Wayne County, Michigan, be increased for said City in an amount not to exceed 2 mills ($2.00 on each $1,000 of taxable value) for a period of ten (10) years, 2010 to 2019 inclusive, to provide funds for establishing, operating, constructing and funding a public library in the City of Inkster pursuant to Section 10a　of PA 164 of 1877 and for all other library purposes authorized by law; and shall the City levy such new additional millage for said purposes.　 The estimate of the revenue the City will collect if the millage is approved and levied in the 2010 calendar year is approximately $667,000.　The revenue from this millage will be disbursed into a library fund that is under the exclusive control of an independent public library board and may be subject to capture by the City of Inkster Downtown Development Authority, Tax Increment Finance Authority and the Brownfield Redevelopment Authority.

YES ____ NO _____

The polls for said election will be open at 7:00 a.m. and will remain open until 8:00 p.m. on said day of election. Every qualified elector present and in line at the hour prescribed for the closing thereof shall be allowed to vote. Voting sites are ADA compliant.

Velida Gutierrez, City Clerk