Polling results

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#theNewAlbion – from the City Manager email – Thanks and appreciation to everyone who has taken the time to advocate their positions on the Annexation proposal. It has truly been a challenging time for our communities that are a part of the Albion School District. Tomorrow is a new day. And I encourage everyone whose passions and spirit of commitment that have been ignited or re-ignited during this election, to continue to be inspired and engaged…and to find positive ways to make a difference — whether it be in the life of a child, in the schools, on your block, or the community as a whole. Now is the time to heal from a heated and hard fought contest…but also to UNITE as one community focused on making Albion’s future – one that is filled with even greater achievements a reality. ~ Sheryl Mitchell, City Manager ‪#‎theNewAlbion‬


Excerpt from the Battle Creek Enquirer:

“Marshall Superintendent Randy Davis reiterated Tuesday night that this was not an easy decision for the Albion community to make.

“I think they listened to and paid attention to facts,” Davis said. “What I believe is they made the decision that’s in the best interests of kids and so I applaud that and now’s time for some unity and some healing because some community members are going to feel like they haven’t been heard and we want to make sure that they have a voice.”

Davis said the next steps will be taken immediately.

“Tomorrow will be a busy day and we’ll be working really hard to make sure that we have an elementary school (in Albion) operational in the fall,” he said.

Davis said the process will include meeting with Albion Assistant Superintendent Joni Parks, the Michigan Department of Treasury and Bruce Caswell, a consultant appointed by the state to help Albion.”

Read the whole story at

http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/story/news/local/2016/05/03/voters-approve-albion-schools-annexation-marshall/83879652/


Voting results

The annexation vote with Marshall Public Schools has passed.   1528 YES votes to 628 NO votes.

We will post more links to news stories and plans in the future.

Voting results are now being shown on the Election Magic website, along with detailed results.

Basic results are here.

http://www.electionmagic.com/results/mi/C13results/C1300101sum.htm

Here are the detailed results: http://www.electionmagic.com/results/mi/C13results/C1300101001.htm