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Hillsdale county commissioners decline to put $15.5 million Lifeways bond before voters
Summary
After public comment raised questions about wording and ballot placement, the Hillsdale County Board of Commissioners defeated a resolution to submit a referendum authorizing up to $15.5 million in bonds for a new Lifeways community mental health facility, voting 2–3.
The Hillsdale County Board of Commissioners on the record described and debated a proposed bond referendum to finance a new Lifeways community mental health facility and voted 2–3 to reject sending the question to the ballot.
The resolution, read into the record by a board member (resolution sponsor) and numbered 26-028, would have authorized the county to borrow and issue municipal securities in an amount not to exceed $15,500,000 to finance acquisition, design, construction, renovation and equipping of a Lifeways community mental health facility and related site work. The resolution described a process for publishing notice and submitting the question to county electors at the August 4 primary election.
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