(AREA) — Voters in Sanilac County’s Moore Township have turned down a controversial wind energy ordinance by 65 votes. Fifty-seven percent of the township’s registered voters went to the polls Tuesday to defeat the ordinance that would have allowed the development of utility grid wind energy systems. There were 246 no votes and 181 yes votes. One of the major objections was that the proposed ordinance called for a setback of 750-feet from a non-participating lot line instead of 1250-feet. Meanwhile, Greenleaf Township trustees Randall Schuette and Ken Brown survived a recall election. Trustee Schuette defeated his challenger Kim Toner by a margin of 156 to 69, while Brown defeated Ronald Brzuchowski by a vote count of 159 to 64. Greenleaf Township government has been in a turmoil for the past year after officials by a telephone vote authorized the spending of funds for a new township hall. The township supervisor was recalled in last November’s election.
During the November 3 Election Tuesday in Lapeer County, Imlay City voters passed a 5-year, 2.5-mill property tax for road and sidewalk repairs with 262 yes to 198 votes. Two incumbents and two newcomers won the four seats available on the Imlay City Commission. Al Ramirez and Robert Tanis kept their seats and will be joined by Joi Kempf and Mike Romine. Incumbent Brian Badder was defeated along with Evelyn Machleid. Incumbents A. Wayne Bennett and Catherine Bostick-Tullius were re-elected Tuesday to the Lapeer City Commission. They will be joined by newcomers Debbie Marquardt and Joshua Atwood. They defeated Glenn Alverson, Mary Miracle, Erik Reinhardt, and Michael Stuart. Lapeer voters rejected a 2-mill road millage by 17 votes–527 to 510.
In Tuscola County, Indianfields Township voters turned down the zoning ordinance amendment to turn a parcel of land on Mertz Road from business to industrial with 170 no to 105 yes votes.
In St. Clair County, voters in the city of St. Clair turned down a proposal to amend the city charter to allow for a local road millage with 442 no votes to 351 yes. The three open seats on the Marysville City Council were won by incumbents Rita Hendricks, Paul Wessel, and newcomer Kathy Hayman. They defeated incumbent Mike Buggy and newcomer Dave Watson. Fort Gratiot Township voters passed the police protection millage with 822 yes to 363 no votes. The Cottrellville Township Clerk and Supervisor were recalled Tuesday. Voters elected former deputy clerk Mary Agnes Simons as Supervisor with 296 votes. Kelly Fiscelli, the subject of the recall, received 75 votes. The two other challengers, trustee Matt Kovalcik garnered 172 votes and Dustin Roberts received 86 votes respectively. Clerk Lori Russelburg was defeated by Angie Viola with 448 to 174 votes. is running to replace Clerk Lori Russelburg.
In Huron County, Harbor Beach voters approved all three proposals seeking to make changes to the city charter by wide margins. In Meade Township, the road millage proposal failed with 101 no votes to 49 yes. Three open seats on the Caseville City Council were decided. Incumbents Wayne Hazzard and Ken Rathje lost to their challengers Michelle Beltz, Clint Braun, and Darin Sprague.
