Wednesday, November 7, 2012
While the results are still unofficial, Hamill got 69 percent of the vote in his election and Baroni captured 60 percent in his.
Tuesday, 11:45 p.m. With 12 of 12 precincts reporting, Greg Baroni (R) has retained his position as White Lake Township Supervisor. While the results are still unofficial, Baroni had 60 percent of the vote, and Michael Smith (D) had 39 percent of the vote. Tuesday, 11:20 p.m. Unofficial results are in for the Oakland County Commissioner 2nd District Race. With 26 of 26 precincts reporting Bob Hoffman (R) has won the seat with 62 percent of the vote. Sherlynn Everly (D) earned 37 percent of the vote. Tuesday, 9:01 p.m. Unofficial Highland Township results are in. With 8 of 8 precincts reporting, Rick Hamill has won the township supervisor race. See the graphs below for vote totals in all Highland races. Tuesday, 8:01 p.m. The polls have …
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
White Lake residents have donated almost $20,000 to Barack Obama or Mitt Romney, according to an interactive database of campaign contributions from the Federal Election Commission. Highland residents have donated just over $9,000.
This election cycle, White Lake and Highland residents are giving larger contributions to Republican candidate Mitt Romney, but President Barack Obama is getting more contributions from both townships. According to Federal Election Commission records, White Lake residents have made four donations of $1,000 or more to both presidential campaigns. Of those, two were checks to Romney for $1,000 apiece. In Highland, residents have made two donations of $1,000. Both of those dontations were checks to Romney, for $2,500 apiece. In total, White Lake residents have contributed almost $20,000 to the candidates, and Highland residents have contributed just over $9,000. But where Romney is getting more money per contributor, Obama is getting more …
Thursday, August 23, 2012
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Thursday, August 23, 2012
The following was submitted to White Lake Patch for publication by White Lake Clerk Terry Lilley. Dear Citizens of White Lake Township, I would like to thank all of you that have both supported and voted for me in this past primary election. I will continue to work with our current and future board members in meeting the future needs and expectations of our residents to continue making White Lake Township the best place to live, work and play. I am surprised that this election cycle has produced so many inaccurate, unfounded and unsubstantiated accusations regarding the election process that have been directed at the township clerk's office. As your clerk before this election, and now your re-elected clerk, I must say that I have no …
Friday, August 17, 2012
Residents within the Huron Valley School District will vote on two school board seats during the November general election.
The primaries are over, which means local, state and national candidates are working full steam-ahead for the November general election. We know who will be on the ballot for various state and regional elections, but many local races didn't make it onto the primary ballot. The deadline for school board candidates to file was 4 p.m. Tuesday, so who's in the running this fall? There are two seats up for grabs on the Huron Valley School Board of Education. School board members serve four-year terms. In the running are: Lisa Blackwell Jerry Aubry Beth Lewis Eric Wallis
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Incumbent County Executive L. Brooks Patterson and incumbent County Sheriff Michael J. Bouchard win the Republican nominations by a wide margin.
Here are the results for countywide seats in the Aug. 7 primary with 62 percent of the precincts reporting. Results are unofficial. Incumbent L. Brooks Patterson received 89.8 percent of the vote to defeat challenger E. Wadsworth Sherrod III, who received 9.96 percent of the vote, for the Republican nomination. In the November election, Patterson will face Democratic candidate Kevin Howley, who ran unopposed. Incumbent Jessica R. Cooper ran unopposed in the Democractic primary. In November, Cooper will face Republican Mike Bishop, who also ran unopposed. Incumbent Michael J. Bouchard received 87.9 percent of the vote to defeat challenger James Stevens who received 11.9 percent of the vote, for the Republican nomination. In the November …
Saturday, August 4, 2012
Matt Sprader says incidents regarding personal protection orders and police reports against him didn't occur as claimed.
Prompted in part by some comments Patch readers have raised, White Lake-Highland Patch has obtained court and police records via the Freedom of Information Act regarding incidents involving Matt Sprader, a challenger in the race for township supervisor. Sprader, a businessman and newcomer to politics, is seeking office against fellow Republican, and incumbent, Greg Baroni and the two will face off during the Aug. 7 primary. The documents highlight a history of claims against Sprader that include the following: In both PPO cases, a judge granted the request ex parte, meaning it went into effect immediately, even though Sprader had yet to receive notice. Also, in both cases, the PPOs were dismissed after a hearing. "With ex parte there is no…
Friday, July 27, 2012
Mike Powell (R-White Lake) is running to retain his seat as White Lake trustee in the August primary election.
To kick off election coverage, White Lake-Highland Patch has sent out a survey to candidates running for office in White Lake and Highland. The following is the Q&A response from current White Lake Trustee Mike Powell. Powell, a republican, will be facing off against several other candidates in the August primary election. Patch: How long have you lived in White Lake? Powell: I have lived in the "Lakes" area since 1958 and in White Lake since 1992. Patch: What community and civic organizations are you currently involved in? Powell: I have been a White Lake Township Trustee for 7 1/2 years and a very active member of the community. I also work in my church's food bank ministry as well as being an active member of the H.I.M. (Hogs in …
Mark DeGroff (R-White Lake) is running for White Lake Township trustee in the August election.
To kick off election coverage, White Lake-Highland Patch has sent out a survey to candidates running for office in White Lake and Highland. The following is the Q&A response from White Lake Trustee candidate Mark DeGroff. DeGroff, a republican, will be facing off against several other candidates in the August primary election. Patch: How long have you lived in White Lake? DeGroff: I have been a lakes area resident for 30 years and a proud White Lake resident for 18 years. Patch: What community and civic organizations are you currently involved in? DeGroff: I have been a Board Member, Instructor and Volunteer for Michigan Adaptive Sports for 10 years enabling children and adults with physical and cognitive disabilities to participate in …
Randy Hebert (R-White Lake) is running for White Lake Township trustee in the August election.
To kick off election coverage, White Lake-Highland Patch has sent out a survey to candidates running for office in White Lake and Highland. The following is the Q&A response from White Lake Trustee candidate Randy Hebert. Hebert, a republican, will be facing off against several other candidates in the August primary election. Patch: How long have you lived in White Lake? Hebert: I have lived in White Lake for 56 years. Patch: What community and civic organizations are you currently involved in? Hebert: I attend Shekinah Temple in Waterford on a regular bases and I am an alum from Ferris State University. Patch: What drew you to run for Trustee? Hebert: I decided to run for Trustee because I feel that our tax money is being wasted in so …
Thursday, July 26, 2012
David Lewsley (R-White Lake) is running to retain his seat as a White Lake Township Trustee in the August election.
To kick off election coverage, White Lake-Highland Patch has sent out a survey to candidates running for office in White Lake and Highland. The following is the Q&A response from current White Lake Trustee David Lewsley. Lewsley, a republican, will be facing off against several other candidates in the August primary election. Patch: How long have you lived in White Lake? Lewsley: In 1987, my wife Laurie and I moved to White Lake and restored a historic Brendel Family farmhouse (now the home of Township Supervisor Greg Baroni) and have lived in the Lakes Area ever since… the last 12 years in Twin Lakes Village. Patch: What community and civic organizations are you currently involved in? Lewsley: Presently I am a Township Trustee and the …
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2:03 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
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