RE-ELECT Trustee David Buckley - Video clip LINK

Hi All,

August 2, 2016  the citizens of Bloomfield Township have the opportunity to finally choose from a list of candidates who will represent them at the local level.   It's been decades since there have been challengers.

One incumbent,  Trustee David Buckley,   deserves to be RE-ELECTED.   Below are his words on being a Trustee,  why he is seeking your vote,  and which other candidates for Trustee he is supporting.   I agree with his position and fully support the four candidates that call themselves:  TEAM TRUSTEE.   

I also included web links for the new candidates.  For Trustee Buckley,  I included his brave and marvelous 8-9 minutes of "public comment" concerning a major agenda item on 4/13/15... last year.    This might help you understand why Aug. 2 votes matter.   Thank you. Marcia

Mr. Buckley's letter to the Bloomfield Township residents: 

This Tuesday’s Township election, August 2nd, will shape the direction of our community for at least the next 4 years.   Thank you all that have supported me as one of your Trustees the last 14 years.  It is an honor and responsibility I take very seriously.
I promise to continue to keep your interests front of mind, listen, gather all the facts and act accordingly.
More importantly, a majority of resident supporting Trustees is needed to assure our voice is heard.  I know all the Trustees and have made it a point to get to know all the candidates.
The other current Trustees follow behind the current Supervisor and one of the Trustees due evidently to personal issues misses more meeting than she attends.  I stepped away from serving as a County Commissioner when the needs of my family clearly surpassed my ability to serve, I would expect the same from anyone representing my lifelong home.

Dani Walsh, Jeff Axt and Kirk Brannock are my choices for the other three Trustee positions!
 
Dani Walsh is breath of fresh air, she brings a lifetime of community knowledge, a strong academic and professional background and the ability to eloquently make her point.

Jeff Axt is a Township “East-sider” like me!  He is passionate about protecting private property rights, has proven himself professionally in several fields of business and like many of us; he and his wife, are raising their young son while caring for an elderly parent in their home.

Kirk Brannock is literally the “chairman of the board”!  He rose to the rank of President with a division of a Fortune 25 company, retired young and chose to move back to his home with his wife and 2 daughters.  He has the skills, background and professionalism to be a leader on the Board of Trustees; something our great community deserves.

This is not a group of candidates recruited to round out a ballot but truly 3 individuals very concerned about their community that not only have the skills to do an outstanding job but the guts to take it on.

Please join me in voting Dani Walsh, Jeff Axt, Kirk Brannock and  David Buckley !   Team Trustee!


Thank you.
David Buckley

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David Buckley, Bloomfield Township resident, current TRUSTEE and candidate for RE-ELECTION
 

At a VERY IMPORTANT  4/13 /2015 Board of Trustees meeting.... over one year ago.... David Buckley left his seat as a trustee and went to the podium to speak as a resident... to the Board and to the residents.  

 The agenda item then:

PLEASE listen to Trustee David Buckley speak/   time marker of video  2:16:00 to 2:25:37 
 go to:     “Board of Trustee Meeting 4.13.15”
The video is available for your viewing pleasure at https://vimeo.com/124934765
Note:  please be patient while video loads.. takes time :)

ALSO, please, make some time to view the entire video section of AGENDA # 5 from start to finish.  Remember,  this was an agenda item in April of last year... 2015.   Listen to others speak at public comment on this agenda item.

This is another reason why I recommend:  Team Trustee  and 3 others on August 2, 2016

Kirk Brannock, Bloomfield Township resident, candidate for TRUSTEE. 
http://electkirkbrannock.com/kirk-s-plan.html

Jeff Axt, Bloomfield Township resident, candidate for TRUSTEE. 
http://www.jeffaxt2016.com/press.html

Dani Walsh, Bloomfield Township resident,  candidate for TRUSTEE.  
http://electdaniwalsh.com/


Don't forget to vote for the other candidates:
Dave Thomas for Supervisor
Susie Kern for Clerk
Dan Devine  for Treasurer..... RE-ELECT 










 

Video of Bl. Twp. Candidates @ Forum and Web links /I support

Hi All,
There were two occasions where a "meet the candidates" was video recorded at the Bloomfield Township hall.

One in May 2016 and the other in June 2016  for Bloomfield Township for the PRIMARY ELECTION  on AUGUST 2, 2016.   Historic event.... first time in decades there are CHOICES for each of the 7 positions.   2 vie for Supervisor,  2 vie for Clerk,  2 vie for Treasurer and 8 vie for the 4 Trustee positions.

• from May 2016 meet the Bl. Twp.  candidates by Birmingham Bloomfield Republican Club:   The video is available for your viewing pleasure at https://vimeo.com/166346828

• from June 2016  League of Women Voters  Candidate Forum for Bloomfield Township:The video is available for your viewing pleasure at https://vimeo.com/17061039

Learn more about the candidates THAT I SUPPORT:

Dave Thomas for Supervisor   electdavidthomassupervisor.com
Susie Kern for Clerk    http://www.electsusiekern.com
Dan Devine for Treasurer    www.votedandevinetreasurer.com
David Buckley for Trustee   DavidbuckleyforTrustee.com
Jeff Axt for Trustee     www.jeffaxt2016.com
Kirk Brannock for Trustee   http://electkirkbrannock.com
Dani Walsh for Trustee   electdaniwalsh.com

MY blog http://bloomfieldtwphappenings.blogspot.com/
Read the footnotes on the mailers from “Advance Michigan”

Vote NO Pontiac School Millages on March 8, 2016

Hi All,    
 Note:  there has been slight editing by me since first published 1/27/16   7:36pm/8:51pm      

A non-profit organization of citizens in the Pontiac School District called Communities Acting for Responsible Education (C.A.R.E.) is seeking your support.  The group was formed to promote transparency, be a watchdog, and act as both a fact finder and a source for information for residents in the district.
More information on the group can be found at carepsd.blogspot.com   
or contact: Jim Endres if you would like to be involved or if you have questions.
(email:  jimendres1944@hotmail.com) 

Many Bloomfield Township residents who live in the Pontiac School District have been asking what is happening in the Pontiac School District (PSD.)  The short answer is:  nothing good.  PSD continues its pattern of mismanagement and misstatements.  They have again placed bond requests on the ballot on March 8, 2016.  This time, they are seeking 2.87 mills from residences and 18 mills from “non-primary residence exemption” properties.  You may recall that two Pontiac bond requests were denied by voters last year. These new bonds total to $586 Million.  For each $35,000 of assessed value in your home, your taxes would go up by $100 per year.  So, if your home has an assessed value of $100,000, your taxes will increase by $287 per year.
 
C.A.R.E. opposes the bond requests and seeks complete reorganization of the district because:

•  PSD consistently fails academically.  According to statistics on the state’s education website, PSD is the poorest performing district in Michigan. Our high school ranks last in the state and no PSD schools are above the 8th percentile. Reports of progress in the district are pure fiction.  See details on: mich.gov/mde (once there click on Student Assessment: Top-To-Bottom School Rankings)

•  Enrollment has plummeted yet PSD has highest revenue per pupil.  Enrollment has dropped 57% in a decade. The current drop-out rate is over 22%. Out of approximately 11,000 students who live in the district, only 4,400 attend PSD.  Yet PSD has the highest total revenue per pupil among the 28 school districts in Oakland County.  See details on: oakland.k12.mi.us (once there click on About Us: Publications: Summaries & Surveys​)

•  The Pontiac School Board is incompetent. Secret and illegal meetings, embezzlement, fraud, and misappropriation of teacher healthcare funds: that’s business as usual in PSD. Taxpayers (YOU!) were forced to pay a $7.8 million special assessment in 2013 to repay the healthcare fund. See details on: www.fbi.gov (4/17/13) and theoaklandpress.com (7/10/13)

•  Poor money management put PSD in this situation. In 2013 Michigan Treasury and Oakland Schools took over PSD due to the $51.7 million deficit. After receiving $27.8 million from a special assessment and two loans, PSD now brags that the deficit is down to $33 million. Their math doesn’t add up….they actually seem to have more debt now than they did before they took out two huge loans from the state and slapped us with that special assessment in 2013. See details on: www.mackinac.org/18978 and freep.com (1/2/2016)

•  PSD should have maintained and sold properties. Recently PSD sold property for about $5 million and retired a $55 million bond. A share of that money should have been used to maintain and repair facilities all along. If buildings had been sold when vacated in 2009, PSD would have realized millions and avoided expensive maintenance on empty properties. See details on: macombdaily.com (2/26/15)

•  Voters rejected bonds twice last year. PSD spent $75,000 to put their proposal on the last ballot, just 3 months after another was rejected. Every dollar spent seeking these bonds comes out of your classrooms. See details on: carepsd.blogspot.com

• Please pass this information along to others you know within the  Pontiac School District.  

1. Ask them to please vote NO on both millages. 
2. Voters that live in the Pontiac School District  from:   West Bloomfield, City of Sylvan Lake, Auburn Hills, Lake Angelus, Waterford and  Orion  should contact THEIR clerk for information.

How can you help C.A.R.E.   if you are living in Bloomfield Township with Pontiac Schools?   
Please vote NO on March 8, 2016  on both bond requests.
The vote was close last time in part because the suburbs didn’t turn out to vote.
Absentee ballots are available now by contacting Bloomfield Township Clerk Jan Roncelli at 248.433.7702 .

The Presidential Primary Election applies to all precincts.

Bloomfield Township - Local Proposals on March 8, 2016.  The local proposals are only applicable to voters in voting precincts 12 & 29 who reside in the School District of the City of Pontiac. To view full text of the proposals, click here.