Voters Ok Area Milage Requests--except In Brighton

In a sink or swim situation, Lincoln School District voters decided to stay afloat Monday, narrowly approving a 15-mill operating request by just 14 votes - 678 to 664. Lincoln school officials' hopes of keeping school doors open in September soared when returns were in. This issue had been defeated in a special April 10 election. With their approval, Lincoln voters joined voters in six of seven area districts where millage and bonding proposals were requested and approved. O n 1 y o n e district, Brighton, suffered a millage defeat Monday when voters recorded what election offic i a 1 s considered generally moderate to heavy turnouts in 11 area school districts. All 11 districts had school board elections. The Lincoln district proposal appeared to be the most crucial of the various issues before area voters. More than 1,300 Lincoln voters turned out for the election in which defeat would have meant not ■ma only program cuts, but possible school closing next year, according to district officials. The approved millage includes VA milis renewal and IVi additional milis, both for one year. When returns were in, Lincoln Supt. W a 1 1 e r Jenvey said: "We are delighted it passed. It was a do or die situation. We are now looking forward to making some progress." In the Lincoln district school board races, two fouryear seats were captured by Charles Sargent, with 910 votes, and Mary Huggins, with 624 votes. Other candidates for the four-year posts were Larry Scott, 565, and Maria Lehto, 224. One three-year seat was open and the only candidate for the post, Ralph bock, won with 849 votes. WHITMORE LAKE Whitmore Lake School District voters, als o with a change of heart, approved a $1,910,000 bonding proposal that will mean renovations and remodeling at the Green Oak and Spencer Elementary Schools and the Middle School and construction of eight additional classrooms and a gymnasium at the high school. The issue - approved 398 to 333 - was similar to, but more costly than, a proposal previously defeated in the district. For Whitmore Lake district residents, approval of the issue means an expense of 3.4 milis, or $3.40 per $1,000 of state equalized valuation. A total of 733 ballots were cast in the district where Joseph J. Cantalupo received 451 votes to oust incumbent Eobert LaFave, who received 258 votes. Leslie N. Shive, the only candidate for a single two-year seat on the Whitmore Lake School Board, received 561 votes. BRIGHTON A four-mill increase for operating for five years was defeated, 482 to 308, by Brighton School District voters. District officials speculatèd the issue was greeted with . thumbs down because it followed too closely on the heels of the April elecüon when district v o t e r s approved 7.25 milis - four renewed and 3.25 addiüonal - for operating, also for five years. Candidates Robert Chenoweth and incumbent Jere Michaels swept to victories with 387 and 279 votes respectively. Other Brighton candidates w e r e : Steven L u t z , 226 ; James Dwyer, 220; Beverly Rolison, 219; and John Hall, 119. A total of 801 ballots were cast in Brighton. CHELSEA More than 1000 voters - considered a large turnout with no milla ge or bonding proposals on the ballot - went to the polls in the Chelsea School District to oust school board President William Storey. S t o r e y held one of two four-year seats up for grabs in the election. The winners were James Stirling with 646 votes and incumbent Howard Haselschwardt with 440 votes. Other candidats for those seats were: Thomas Hodgson, 292; Kathrine Harat, 110; and Gary Cook, 98. Story received 9 X X