McCready's 23,678 votes (Red Republican) tops Mary Belden's 17,408 (Blue Democrat) to win re-election to State House.

Oakland County

In short McCready won every precinct in  Bloomfield Township, Birmingham, and the City of Bloomfield Hills with two exceptions. They are  the two blue  precincts 17 and 27 in Bloomfield Township north of Square Lake Rd.

Belden carried all  of West Bloomfield  with the exception of the two most northern precincts 16 and 3.

Editors note: The vote totals below include the small number of unnamed write ins. To determine  the actual number of write in votes add the two candidate votes and subtract that from the precinct total.

City of Bloomfield Hills  vote for 
State Representative  40th District 

	Precinct	Michael D. McCready	Mary Belden	Total
City Hall	Precinct 1	836	277	1114
Congregational Church	Precinct 2	623	229	853

Bloomfield Township  Vote For State Representative 40th District

	Precinct	Michael D. McCready	Mary Belden	Total
BCTV	Bloomfield 1	353	201	554
Wethersfied Apts	Bloomfield 2	227	137	364
Doyle Center	Bloomfield 3	440	331	771
Model High School	Bloomfield 4	418	263	681
Dave Payne Bldg	Bloomfield 5	316	175	491
Fire station 2	Bloomfield 6	538	225	763
Marian High School	Bloomfield 7	200	162	364
Covington School	Bloomfield 8	1018	255	1,277
Brother Rice	Bloomfield 9	597	303	903
Gary Dole Center	Bloomfield 10	440	418	862
West Maple School	Bloomfield 11	456	336	794
Bloomfld Babtist	Bloomfield 12	333	270	605
Harlan School	Bloomfield 13	447	188	637
Eastover School	Bloomfield 14	577	223	800
Conant School	Bloomfield 15	261	176	437
	Precinct	Michael D. McCready	Mary Belden	Total
West Maple 2	Bloomfield 16	347	285	636
Fire Station 4	Bloomfield 17	133	149	282
East Hills MidSchool	Bloomfield 18	306	209	517
Way Elementary	Bloomfield 19	445	223	669
Fox Hills Pre School	Bloomfield 20	294	299	598
Adam Woods	Bloomfield 21	491	220	712
Central Fire Station	Bloomfield 22	483	308	792
Marian High School 2	Bloomfield 23	403	124	528
Lahser HS	Bloomfield 24	353	174	528
Fox Hills PreSchoo2	Bloomfield 25	92	186	278
International Acad	Bloomfield 26	423	152	576
St. Paul Methodist	Bloomfield 27	143	227	372
RV Hacket Village	Bloomfield 28	298	82	380
Bloomfield Baptist 2	Bloomfield 29	348	151	500
BH Middle School	Bloomfield 30	544	403	949
	Precinct	Michael D. McCready	Mary Belden	Total
Heathers	Bloomfield 31	338	112	450
Bowers Farm	Bloomfield 32	327	276	606

Birmingham Vote for State Representative 40th District

	Precinct	Michael D. McCready	Mary Belden	Total
Holy Name	Birmingham 1	635	356	992
Derby Middle School	Birmingham 2	635	397	1036
Derby school 2	Birmingham 3	468	388	859
First Presbyterian	Birmingham 4	801	334	1138
BASC Midvale	Birmingham 5	629	388	1017
Muncipal Building	Birmingham 6	648	401	1053
Pierce School	Birmingham 7	509	451	965
AdamsRd  Fire Station	Birmingham 8	404	338	746
Ice Rink	Birmingham 9	373	298	746

	Precinct	Michael D. McCready	Mary Belden	Total
Orchard Lake Middle School	West Bloomfield  1	458	605	1068
Sylvan Lake Lutheran  Church	West Bloomfield 3	268	251	524
Doherty School	West Bloomfield 7	305	483	792
Beth Ahm 1	West Bloomfield 9	318	491	811
Beth Ahm 2	West Bloomfield 10	576	620	1204
Shepard King Lutheran Church	West Bloomfield 11	367	697	1067
Lone Pine Elementary	West Bloomfield 13	433	555	993
Main Library	West Bloomfield 15	642	729	1275
West Hills Middle School	West Bloomfield 16	658	549	1,209
Holy Spirit Lutheran Church	West Bloomfield 17	496	636	1133
The Covenant Baptist Church	West Bloomfield 19	307	692	1005

In person at polling place votes as compared to absentee votes

Today's ballot preview

Page one and page two. Flip page one to reveal page two.
State and local officials page 1.  State rep  40th District Mike McCready page one top center. Straight Ticket page 1 upper left. Governor page 1  center left, Grey Wolves page 2 bottom left.
Waste Hauler page two top center. 

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Today's Waste Hauler vote is all about consequences. Vote No.

If you  think the vote is just about the number of waste haulers that will serve the City  you are sadly mistaken. It is about the consequences of a total overhaul the City's waste haul program.

A NO vote maintains the system we now have. It is one of multi trash haulers hired by the residents and while not perfect  it is one that can be modified at will by the residents or their elected officials who presumably act on behalf of the residents.

A Yes vote asks the City commission  by ordinance to hire a single waste hauler, and would irrevocably change how waste removal services in our city is decided. The initial contract proposed  is for five years. 

If you think City Commission knows best on this issue you are sadly mistaken. The Commission's work or even due diligence on the subject of waste hauling has been virtually non existent.

It was City Clerk Amy Burton who at the direction of City Manager Jay Cravens rewrote the City's waste hauling ordinances last winter. Both Burton and Cravens are paid employees of the City and as  Cravens has pointed out on occasion are  residents of The City of Rochester Hills. 

Last  August it was City Manager Jay Cravens 
who wrote the 48 page  " City of Bloomfield Hills Municipal Solid Waste, Recycle, and Yard Waste Collection and Disposal  Program  that  the City Manager intends as a blue print  for a single waste hauler system he  proposes the City adopt.

In the September it was Cravens, who in a letter to all  City residents, listed by bullet points the presumed benefits what he was has in mind. Behind the bullet points however are paragraphs in the  48 page MSW Recycle and Yard Waste Disposal Program document  that tell a different story than the bullet points.

If you want to see the difference between what was mailed to you and what has been submitted to City Commission read our article,

Bullet points of City Manager Craven's letter to residents provide first glimpse of life under the proposed Single Waste Hauler. by clicking here   

None  of the bullet points listed in Cravens' letter are as yet approval by City Commission.

 For voters wishing to vote yes this is a problem. Why ?  Because you really don't know what you are voting for or what your vote will create. 

In the October 22 edition  of the Birmingham Bloomfield Hills Eagle (last week's paper) Cravens said he expects that this Spring, Bloomfield Township, will  rebid  its waste hauler contract.  If Bloomfield Hills residents votes Yes , Cravens said there would be the possibility  for the communities   coming  together for a single contract to "drive down  (waste hauling) prices even more".

In reality, like most matters on this issue, Mr. Cravens has it backwards.  A Yes vote by its very ballot language ties the City into a certain course of action. It can not be construed as blank check covering a wide range of possibilities. Such exactness precludes waiting till May to see what the township might do.  Otherwise you are talking the classic bait and switch . The actual ballot language appears below and should be read carefully. If passed it is binding on both City Hall and residents. 

SINGLE WASTE HAULER PROPOSAL

Shall the City Commission of the City of Bloomfield Hills adopt an ordinance whereby the City, after competitive bidding, would enter into a contract with a single

Waste hauler for exclusive garbage and recycling collection for all City residents, with the City residents paying the garbage and recycling collection bills directly to the single waste hauler?

There are very few positive aspects of a Yes vote. Worse for almost every bullet point  Mr. Cravens presents there is usually unstated consequences.

Year round unlimited yard waste disposed of for free in paper lawn bags is listed as benefit. In the fall however  you will be obligated to bag your leaves yourself (unless you hire a company or kids to do it) for the mandatory waste hauler leaf pick ups. Other options such as mulching your leaves, raking them into a wooded area of your lot, filling a depression, or letting another company (other than your City chosen waste hauler) to dispose of them are not available. 
Many  small points such as this that add  up to one
 big problem. City Commission  has yet to approve any of Mr. Cravens  minutia in the waste hauler proposal he has submitted. A fix is required and this point on the eve of the election the best fix is a No Vote which has no hidden agenda and is thus the safest alternative.