Cityhood and safety paths were the big losers in Oxford’s election yesterday.
Village voters decided 333 to 244 they do not wish to continue the effort to become a city started back in 2003.
This means the 1.4-square-mile village will remain a home rule village and as such part of the township surrounding it.
Township and village voters came together to reject a proposed 10-year, 0.25-mill tax for safety paths by a margin of 1,686 to 1,164.
However, Oxford residents did vote 1,841 to 1,024 to approve a 0.8538-mill tax renewal to continue funding the township parks and recreation department for the next 10 years.
In Addison, voters approved both fire millage requests. The six-year, 0.75-mill tax for fire operations and ambulance service was approved 829 to 543.
An eight-year, 0.75-mill tax to fund the fire department’s capital needs got the okay by a margin of 737 to 620.