Gaines Township board moves to disband police department after voters reject tax proposal
Updated May 06, 2021;
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The motion was made and passed to begin shutting down the police department and selling its equipment.
More than 67 percent of voters chose “no” when asked if they’d like to approve an operations millage to keep the Gaines Township Police Department afloat during the May 4 special election Tuesday.
If passed, the levy would have secured approximately $179,000 per year for the department over a five-year period, per the ballot proposal. The millage received 594 votes in favor and 1,223 votes against, according to unofficial results.