Voters Narrowly Approve West Bloomfield Schools Sinking Fund Millage

Update 8:46 p.m. With all precincts reporting, voters have approved the sinking fund millage by a narrow margin, 2,224-2,034. Elections results remain unofficial until they are certified. 

We'll have additional coverage and an in-depth look at precinct by precinct results Wednesday morning. 

Update 8:36 p.m. With 10 of 16 precincts reporting: Yes, 1982, No, 1805. 

Update 8:30 p.m. With half of all precincts reporting: Yes, 1763, No, 1521.

Update 8:15 p.m. With four of 16 precincts reporting: Yes, 949, No, 753. If it was up to West Bloomfield Public Schools voters in Keego Harbor, Sylvan Lake and Orchard Lake, there would be no sinking fund millage; all three voted it down. 

Update, 8:09 p.m. With two of 16 precincts reporting here's where the vote stands: Yes, 660, No, 443. We're tracking results on the Oakland County website. (Read about the technology that makes quicker results possible.)

Update, 7:15 p.m. With just 45 minutes left before the polls close, West Bloomfield Patch Facebook fans report 100 voters had checked in at Temple Israel and 99 at Doherty Elementary. Gretchko Elementary had reached nearly 100 voters by 11:30 a.m.

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West Bloomfield Public Schools (WBPS) voters in West Bloomfield Township, Keego Harbor, Orchard Lake and Sylvan Lake go to the polls today to decide the fate of a 14-year, 1.25-mill levy proposal. 

Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. 

If approved, the $1.25 per $1,000 of taxable valuation would increase property taxes $125 per year on a home with a taxable value of $100,000, starting July 1, 2013. (If your home has an assessed value of $200,000, it has a taxable value of $100,000.)

Read more about the election in West Bloomfield Patch's voter guide. 

If you haven't voted yet, click on the pdf attached to the article to study a sample ballot before you go to the polls. Or, find your sample ballot on the West Bloomfield Township website. 

Bookmark this webpage and come back throughout the day for more election news. Then, return at 8 p.m., when we'll be reporting West Bloomfield Schools election results live.

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LIVE West Bloomfield Public Schools Millage Election Results

With 10 of 16 precincts reporting

Source: Oakland County Clerk's Office elections website