Quiet start to Election Day in Oakland County

Polls are open till 8 p.m. immediately for native elections in lots of Oakland County communities, asking voters to resolve every thing from abandoning a avenue to altering metropolis charters, with bond and millage points in between.

In Pontiac, extra marketing campaign volunteers stood exterior Pontiac Excessive Faculty than the trickle of voters who entered the constructing to vote.

Councilman William Carrington, the one council member working unopposed for re-election, stood at a desk filled with marketing campaign literature, disposable cups and containers of free espresso, encouraging individuals to vote. He mentioned he heard that almost 5,000 individuals had solid ballots in early voting for the mayor and council seats, in addition to for the library board and the Pontiac Faculty District’s request for an extension of a five-year 0.79 millage that, if accepted, would elevate an estimated $3.1 million within the first 12 months.

At Waterford Oaks County Park, the place greater than 800 voters from District 10 needed to resolve the Pontiac Faculty District millage query, just one voter had solid his poll as of 8:30 a.m.

“It appears like it may be a protracted day,” mentioned one pollster.

For extra details about elections in your group, see theoaklandpress.com.

This story might be up to date because the day progresses.