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Lesich defeats Carnagie in Fraser mayoral race BY BRENDAN LOSINSKI
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FRASER — The Macomb County Clerk’s office released its unofficial election results Nov. 7, showing that challenger Michael Lesich defeated incumbent Michael Carnagie in the race for mayor of Fraser. Lesich defeated Carnegie by a margin of 1,341
votes to 896 votes. This was a margin of 59.9% of ballots cast to 40.1%. Lesich will serve a four-year term beginning in 2024. Lesich has lived in Fraser for 24 years and comes from a background in municipal finance consulting. During his campaign, he cited taxes, water rates, fixing the roads and legacy costs as priorities he would like to focus on if elected.
“My family and I are very excited, and I am looking forward to serving for the next four years,” said Lesich. “I think that I have a message that resonates with average people that we need a city that provides public safety, quality of life services and basic services such as the garbage getting picked up and the streets being clean. … I look forward to hearing from resiSee ELECTION on page 9A
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Township trustees approve roadwork funding, new playground BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com
CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Michigan roads will never stop breaking down, but the Clinton Township Board of Trustees took steps to improve some of the community’s roads at its Nov. 13 meeting. The first road project brought up was a special assessment district for the Miles North subdivision street, covering 1,750 feet of the 22-foot-wide street at an approximate cost of $939,250, or about $275 per assessable front foot. The Macomb County Department of Roads will assist with 50% of the project cost and bring down the assessable front foot cost to approximately $140. Special assessment districts are resident-created areas where infrastructure improvements like road repairs are paid for by the residents. If people from the proposed district can gather majority support (over 50%) from landowners in the district, the township begins the process of establishing the district. “We are at the point now where, after verifying the signatures, that … requires the board to accept the petitions, adopt this resolution and direct the preparation of the improvement plans,” Clinton Township Clerk Kim Meltzer said. With the township completing the resolution to establish the
A stretch of 18 Mile Road in Clinton Township between Hayes Road and the Tomlinson Arboretum was one of several roads targeted for improvements at the Nov. 13 Clinton Township Board of Trustees meeting. Photo by Dean Vaglia
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