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Geauga County, November 2013 election preview
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Lake, Geauga, Cuyahoga counties candidates, issues filed for Nov. 5 ballot
County-wide
Renewal levies set for Geauga County ballot: The majority of municipalities and townships as well as one school district in Geauga County are seeking to pass renewal levies in the Nov. 5 general election. A renewal is an issue in which voters are asked to approve an existing levy for an extended period of time, but at the same cost to taxpayers. By Jean Bonchak.
East Geauga Fire District seeking replacement levy in November: A replacement levy on the ballot in November will more than double a taxpayer’s annual cost, but the Middlefield Fire Department believes the resulting increase in funds is necessary to continue providing adequate coverage. By Matt Skrajner.
Geauga County voters asked to OK Health District levy renewal, addition: Geauga County voters will be asked Nov. 5 to approve two levies to help fund the Geauga County Health District. By John Arthur Hutchison.
Election: 4 candidates vie for 3 seats on Geauga County Educational Service Center Board: Three seats on the Geauga County Educational Service Center Board are being sought by four candidates. By Jean Bonchak.
Auburn
Election: 5 vying for 2 Auburn Township trustee seats: Five candidates are seeking two seats on the Auburn Township Board of Trustees. John A. Eberly, Karen E. Quay, Brian M. Richter, Claudine Steinfurth and Michael S. Troyan will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot. By Tracey Read.
Burton
Election: 2 seats available for 5 Berkshire candidates: Five candidates are seeking two available seats on the Berkshire School Board. They are Kimberly M. Brown, John Guinn, Steven A. Hare, John J. Manfredi and Mark Rhoades. By Jean Bonchak.
Election: 7 running for 4 Burton Village Council seats: Four of the six seats on Burton Village Council will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot and the positions are sought by seven candidates. By John Arthur Hutchison.
Election: 3 want seat on Burton Township Board of Trustees: Three candidates are seeking two open seats on the Burton Township Board of Trustees. By Tracey Read.
Chagrin Falls
Election: 5 candidates seek 3 seats on Kenston School Board: Five candidates are vying for three available spots on the Kenston School Board. They are Thomas R. Fussner, Beth Krause, Wanda L. Richardson, William C. Timmons and Beth Ward. By Jean Bonchak.
Chardon
Election: Several candidates seek Chardon City Council seat: A field of six candidates seeks to fill four spots on Chardon City Council this November. By Betsy Scott.
Election: Chardon voters to decide on new council rules, merged services: More than 3,600 Chardon City voters can decide the fate of four proposed charter amendments on the Nov. 5 ballot. By Betsy Scott.
Election: Chardon School District hoping voters will pass 5.9-mill levy: The Chardon School District is seeking the passage of a 5.9-mill levy in the upcoming Nov. 5 election. By Jean Bonchak.
Election: 4 seek 2 seats on Chardon School Board: Two seats on the Chardon School Board are being sought by four candidates. They are Madelon Horvath, Gregory Kernc, Larry Reiter and Paul Stefanko. By Jean Bonchak.
Chester Township
Election: 5 candidates vying for Chester trustee seats: Two of the three seats on the Chester Township Board of Trustees will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot and the positions are sought by five candidates. By John Arthur Hutchison.
Election: 4 vie for 2 seats on West Geauga School Board: Four candidates are vying for two seats on the West Geauga School Board. They are William Beers, Sally Gillmore, Thomas Phelps and Dan Thoreson. By Jean Bonchak.
Claridon Township
Election: 3 candidates run for 2 Claridon trustee seats: Three candidates are vying for two available Claridon Township trustee seats. Come Nov. 5, the 2,142 registered voters in the township will choose between incumbent David L. Brockway, incumbent Mike Farrell, and Steven J. Smetana. By Matt Skrajner.
Hambden Township
Election: 5 competing for 2 Hambden trustee positions: Five candidates are seeking two open seats on the Hambden Township Board of Trustees. John Bryant, Eric Daniel Germovsek, incumbent Edward W. Kaminski, Donald H. Kleve and incumbent Nadine Pope will appear on the Nov. 5. By Tracey Read.
Huntsburg Township
Election: Additional Huntsburg levy would generate more than $60,000: Huntsburg Township residents will have to determine whether a tax increase is worth improving their local parks. By Matt Skrajner.
Election: 5 seek 2 Huntsburg Township trustee positions: Five candidates are vying for two open positions on the Huntsburg Township Board of Trustees. Incumbents James Baker and Jon Hunter, as well as challengers Nancy Saunders, Jason Sutter and Al Vontorcik, will appear on the ballot Nov. 5. By Matt Skrajner.
Middlefield Village
Election: 6 seeking 4 seats on Middlefield Village Council: Four incumbents are being challenged by two other candidates for four seats up for election on Middlefield Village Council. Incumbent Bill Blue, Edna L. Davis, incumbent Scott E. Klein, Brandon M. Reed, incumbent Rick Seyer and incumbent Ronald W. Wiech will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot. By Tracey Read.
Montville Township
Ledgemont School District seeks levy passage in November election: The outcome of an upcoming levy presented to voters in Montville and Thompson townships may emerge as a deciding factor in the ultimate future of Ledgemont Schools. By Jean Bonchak.
Election: 3 running for Montville Township trustee positions: Three candidates will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot seeking to win one of two seats on the Montville Township Board of Trustees. Lu Ann Burger and incumbents James Marsic and Randal C. Peterson are running for the position. By John Arthur Hutchison.
Munson Township
Four candidates vie for two Munson Township trustee positions. Four candidates, including two incumbents, are battling for two available trustee positions in Munson Township. By Matt Skrajner.
Todd Ray seeking re-election as Munson Township trustee. Four candidates, including two incumbents, are battling for two available trustee positions in Munson Township. By Matt Skrajner.
Election: 4 vie for 2 seats on West Geauga School Board: Four candidates are vying for two seats on the West Geauga School Board. They are William Beers, Sally Gillmore, Thomas Phelps and Dan Thoreson. By Jean Bonchak.
Newbury Township
Election: Newbury Schools seeking additional emergency levy: Voters in the Newbury School District will decide a five-year, 7.1-mill additional emergency levy on the Nov. 5 ballot. If passed, the levy will cost taxpayers $248.50 per $100,000 property valuation to yield $1,190,000 a year. By Jean Bonchak.
Parkman Township
Election: Parkman Township Fire seeks first new levy in nearly 30 years. Parkman Township residents are being asked to go to the polls Nov. 5 to approve a five-year, 1-mill replacement levy for fire services. By Tracey Read.
Election: Parkman Township Board of Trustees to get new faces: The three-member Parkman Township Board of Trustees will be made up of all new faces next year. By Tracey Read.
Russell Township
Election: Russell Township voters face three levies in November: Russell Township voters will be asked to consider three levies on the Nov. 5 ballot. By John Arthur Hutchison.
Election: Russell Township has logjam of candidates for 2 trustee spots: Two of the three seats on the Russell Township Board of Trustees will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot and the positions are sought by six candidates. By John Arthur Hutchison.
Election: 4 vie for 2 seats on West Geauga School Board: Four candidates are vying for two seats on the West Geauga School Board. They are William Beers, Sally Gillmore, Thomas Phelps and Dan Thoreson. By Jean Bonchak.
Thompson Township
Ledgemont School District seeks levy passage in November election: The outcome of an upcoming levy presented to voters in Montville and Thompson townships may emerge as a deciding factor in the ultimate future of Ledgemont Schools. By Jean Bonchak.
Troy Township
Election: 3 candidates battle for 2 Troy Township trustee positions: Three candidates are vying for two seats on the Troy Township Board of Trustees. By Matt Skrajner.
Unopposed races
Aquilla Village Council, elect four: Joy L. Bennington, Ron Eging, Colleen Goebelt and Jeannette E. Mitchell
Bainbridge Township trustee, elect two: Lorrie A. Sass Benza and Jeff Markley
Cardinal School Board, elect two: Kenneth J. Klima
Chardon Township trustee, elect two: Steven J. Borawski and Michael Brown
Ledgemont School Board, elect two: Richard A. Loveland and Barbara Raikes; Unexpired term concluding Dec. 31, 2015, elect one: Carol A. Geisman
Middlefield Township trustee, elect two: Robert A. Evans and Mervin E. Miller
Newbury School Board, elect three: Susan G. Arnold, John A. Gingerich and Guy A. Mann
Newbury Township trustee, elect two: Janice M. Blair and William J. Skomrock Jr.
Thompson Township trustee, elect two: Erwin M. Leffel and Frank Sirna
South Russell Village Council, elect four: Mike Carroll, John Dishong, Bill Koons and Mark E. Porter
Lake, Geauga, Cuyahoga counties candidates, issues filed for Nov. 5 ballot
County-wide
Renewal levies set for Geauga County ballot: The majority of municipalities and townships as well as one school district in Geauga County are seeking to pass renewal levies in the Nov. 5 general election. A renewal is an issue in which voters are asked to approve an existing levy for an extended period of time, but at the same cost to taxpayers. By Jean Bonchak.
East Geauga Fire District seeking replacement levy in November: A replacement levy on the ballot in November will more than double a taxpayer’s annual cost, but the Middlefield Fire Department believes the resulting increase in funds is necessary to continue providing adequate coverage. By Matt Skrajner.
Geauga County voters asked to OK Health District levy renewal, addition: Geauga County voters will be asked Nov. 5 to approve two levies to help fund the Geauga County Health District. By John Arthur Hutchison.
Election: 4 candidates vie for 3 seats on Geauga County Educational Service Center Board: Three seats on the Geauga County Educational Service Center Board are being sought by four candidates. By Jean Bonchak.
Auburn
Election: 5 vying for 2 Auburn Township trustee seats: Five candidates are seeking two seats on the Auburn Township Board of Trustees. John A. Eberly, Karen E. Quay, Brian M. Richter, Claudine Steinfurth and Michael S. Troyan will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot. By Tracey Read.
Burton
Election: 2 seats available for 5 Berkshire candidates: Five candidates are seeking two available seats on the Berkshire School Board. They are Kimberly M. Brown, John Guinn, Steven A. Hare, John J. Manfredi and Mark Rhoades. By Jean Bonchak.
Election: 7 running for 4 Burton Village Council seats: Four of the six seats on Burton Village Council will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot and the positions are sought by seven candidates. By John Arthur Hutchison.
Election: 3 want seat on Burton Township Board of Trustees: Three candidates are seeking two open seats on the Burton Township Board of Trustees. By Tracey Read.
Chagrin Falls
Election: 5 candidates seek 3 seats on Kenston School Board: Five candidates are vying for three available spots on the Kenston School Board. They are Thomas R. Fussner, Beth Krause, Wanda L. Richardson, William C. Timmons and Beth Ward. By Jean Bonchak.
Chardon
Election: Several candidates seek Chardon City Council seat: A field of six candidates seeks to fill four spots on Chardon City Council this November. By Betsy Scott.
Election: Chardon voters to decide on new council rules, merged services: More than 3,600 Chardon City voters can decide the fate of four proposed charter amendments on the Nov. 5 ballot. By Betsy Scott.
Election: Chardon School District hoping voters will pass 5.9-mill levy: The Chardon School District is seeking the passage of a 5.9-mill levy in the upcoming Nov. 5 election. By Jean Bonchak.
Election: 4 seek 2 seats on Chardon School Board: Two seats on the Chardon School Board are being sought by four candidates. They are Madelon Horvath, Gregory Kernc, Larry Reiter and Paul Stefanko. By Jean Bonchak.
Chester Township
Election: 5 candidates vying for Chester trustee seats: Two of the three seats on the Chester Township Board of Trustees will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot and the positions are sought by five candidates. By John Arthur Hutchison.
Election: 4 vie for 2 seats on West Geauga School Board: Four candidates are vying for two seats on the West Geauga School Board. They are William Beers, Sally Gillmore, Thomas Phelps and Dan Thoreson. By Jean Bonchak.
Claridon Township
Election: 3 candidates run for 2 Claridon trustee seats: Three candidates are vying for two available Claridon Township trustee seats. Come Nov. 5, the 2,142 registered voters in the township will choose between incumbent David L. Brockway, incumbent Mike Farrell, and Steven J. Smetana. By Matt Skrajner.
Hambden Township
Election: 5 competing for 2 Hambden trustee positions: Five candidates are seeking two open seats on the Hambden Township Board of Trustees. John Bryant, Eric Daniel Germovsek, incumbent Edward W. Kaminski, Donald H. Kleve and incumbent Nadine Pope will appear on the Nov. 5. By Tracey Read.
Huntsburg Township
Election: Additional Huntsburg levy would generate more than $60,000: Huntsburg Township residents will have to determine whether a tax increase is worth improving their local parks. By Matt Skrajner.
Election: 5 seek 2 Huntsburg Township trustee positions: Five candidates are vying for two open positions on the Huntsburg Township Board of Trustees. Incumbents James Baker and Jon Hunter, as well as challengers Nancy Saunders, Jason Sutter and Al Vontorcik, will appear on the ballot Nov. 5. By Matt Skrajner.
Middlefield Village
Election: 6 seeking 4 seats on Middlefield Village Council: Four incumbents are being challenged by two other candidates for four seats up for election on Middlefield Village Council. Incumbent Bill Blue, Edna L. Davis, incumbent Scott E. Klein, Brandon M. Reed, incumbent Rick Seyer and incumbent Ronald W. Wiech will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot. By Tracey Read.
Montville Township
Ledgemont School District seeks levy passage in November election: The outcome of an upcoming levy presented to voters in Montville and Thompson townships may emerge as a deciding factor in the ultimate future of Ledgemont Schools. By Jean Bonchak.
Election: 3 running for Montville Township trustee positions: Three candidates will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot seeking to win one of two seats on the Montville Township Board of Trustees. Lu Ann Burger and incumbents James Marsic and Randal C. Peterson are running for the position. By John Arthur Hutchison.
Munson Township
Four candidates vie for two Munson Township trustee positions. Four candidates, including two incumbents, are battling for two available trustee positions in Munson Township. By Matt Skrajner.
Todd Ray seeking re-election as Munson Township trustee. Four candidates, including two incumbents, are battling for two available trustee positions in Munson Township. By Matt Skrajner.
Election: 4 vie for 2 seats on West Geauga School Board: Four candidates are vying for two seats on the West Geauga School Board. They are William Beers, Sally Gillmore, Thomas Phelps and Dan Thoreson. By Jean Bonchak.
Newbury Township
Election: Newbury Schools seeking additional emergency levy: Voters in the Newbury School District will decide a five-year, 7.1-mill additional emergency levy on the Nov. 5 ballot. If passed, the levy will cost taxpayers $248.50 per $100,000 property valuation to yield $1,190,000 a year. By Jean Bonchak.
Parkman Township
Election: Parkman Township Fire seeks first new levy in nearly 30 years. Parkman Township residents are being asked to go to the polls Nov. 5 to approve a five-year, 1-mill replacement levy for fire services. By Tracey Read.
Election: Parkman Township Board of Trustees to get new faces: The three-member Parkman Township Board of Trustees will be made up of all new faces next year. By Tracey Read.
Russell Township
Election: Russell Township voters face three levies in November: Russell Township voters will be asked to consider three levies on the Nov. 5 ballot. By John Arthur Hutchison.
Election: Russell Township has logjam of candidates for 2 trustee spots: Two of the three seats on the Russell Township Board of Trustees will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot and the positions are sought by six candidates. By John Arthur Hutchison.
Election: 4 vie for 2 seats on West Geauga School Board: Four candidates are vying for two seats on the West Geauga School Board. They are William Beers, Sally Gillmore, Thomas Phelps and Dan Thoreson. By Jean Bonchak.
Thompson Township
Ledgemont School District seeks levy passage in November election: The outcome of an upcoming levy presented to voters in Montville and Thompson townships may emerge as a deciding factor in the ultimate future of Ledgemont Schools. By Jean Bonchak.
Troy Township
Election: 3 candidates battle for 2 Troy Township trustee positions: Three candidates are vying for two seats on the Troy Township Board of Trustees. By Matt Skrajner.
Unopposed races
Aquilla Village Council, elect four: Joy L. Bennington, Ron Eging, Colleen Goebelt and Jeannette E. Mitchell
Bainbridge Township trustee, elect two: Lorrie A. Sass Benza and Jeff Markley
Cardinal School Board, elect two: Kenneth J. Klima
Chardon Township trustee, elect two: Steven J. Borawski and Michael Brown
Ledgemont School Board, elect two: Richard A. Loveland and Barbara Raikes; Unexpired term concluding Dec. 31, 2015, elect one: Carol A. Geisman
Middlefield Township trustee, elect two: Robert A. Evans and Mervin E. Miller
Newbury School Board, elect three: Susan G. Arnold, John A. Gingerich and Guy A. Mann
Newbury Township trustee, elect two: Janice M. Blair and William J. Skomrock Jr.
Thompson Township trustee, elect two: Erwin M. Leffel and Frank Sirna
South Russell Village Council, elect four: Mike Carroll, John Dishong, Bill Koons and Mark E. Porter
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