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Voters will face special elections on Feb. 24 including a proposal in Montrose to prevent the city from placing restrictions on people 21 or older transferring or possessing an ounce or less of marijuana.

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MONTROSE, MI -- Montrose voters are asked to make a decision in the Tuesday, Feb. 24, election on a proposal that would allow adults to possess recreational marijuana on private property.

If passed, the proposal would allow people 21 and older to possess and transfer less than an ounce of marijuana on private property.

In 2014, a group of marijuana advocates collected signatures to have the proposal placed on the ballot.

The Montrose City Council is not sharing opinions about the proposal but did acknowledge the receipt of the petition and followed Michigan law to put it on the ballot. The city council only did what was required by law to acknowledge receipt of the petition and pass it along through the proper election channels.

Montrose City Clerk Tina Rush said the special election will cost the city about $500.

In 2012, Flint passed a similar ordinance allowing people to have less than an ounce of marijuana without penalty. The push to put that same ordinance on the books in Lapeer was turned down in November.

In addition, during November 2014 elections six communities -- Port Huron, Mt. Pleasant, Saginaw, Huntington Woods, Berkley and Pleasant Ridge -- did pass initiatives on marijuana.

Two Genesee County school districts -- Grand Blanc and Westwood Heights -- are facing school millage issues on the Feb. 24 ballot.

Grand Blanc voters will decide whether to renew a current millage for community schools for another five years. If passed the millage would bring in an estimated $8 million in revenue for Grand Blanc Schools.

Westwood Heights is proposing a tax levy renewal for 10 years in hopes of bringing in an estimated $1.4 million in revenue for the school district. Voters will also decide whether the schools can levy another 1 mill against all property in the district for a 10-year period.