ELECTION RESULTS: Dearborn Heights Approves School Bond

Updated at 8:30 a.m.:

Dearborn Heights School District 7 approved a $4.6 million bond proposal to improve school safety, security and technology Tuesday, according to unofficial election results.

The measure passed, 382-346, by a 52 percent margin.

Elected to the city council were Lisa Hicks-Clayton with 3,350 votes, Ray Muscat with 2,863 votes and Wassim Abdallah with 2,295 votes.

Voters also approved a change permitting the city to meet requirements for publishing legal notices in a newspaper of general circulation, by posting them on the city’s website, or by both means, by a 75 percent margin.

Updated at 11:30 p.m.

Results in a pair of elections in Dearborn Heights had still not been tallied at 11:30 p.m.

Our Earlier Report

Voters in Dearborn Heights School District 7 are deciding $4.6 million bond proposal to improve school safety, security and technology in Tuesday’s election.

Also, five candidates are vying for three four-year terms on the Dearborn Heights City Council in Tuesday’s election.

Polls remain open until 8 p.m. If you’re unsure about where to vote, find your polling location here.

The council candidates for the City Council are Wassim Abdallah, Ned Apigian, Troy Brown, Lisa Hicks-Clayton and Ray Muscat. Apigian and Hicks-Clayton are incumbents.

Voters in the city will also answer a question that would permit the city to meet requirements for publishing legal notices in a newspaper of general circulation, by posting them on the city’s website, or by both means.

Funds that would be generated by the 10-year school bond issue would be used to upgrade technology in the district for the first time in 16 years.

The owner of a $60,000 home would pay about $81 in additional taxes annually under the levy of 2.70 mills.

The money would fund updates to computer labs, network server hardware and communications systems, video distribution systems, and data and electrical updates.

The money would also fund Americans with Disabilities Act technology upgrades, additional security cameras, safety entrances and electronic key locks.

The exact language of the proposal before voters can be found here.