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Candidates, issues filed in Lorain, Cuyahoga counties

County-wide
Lorain County Community College seeks approval of Issue 2 to bolster programs: Lorain County Community College will ask voters to approve a levy renewal with additional money to help sustain its University Partnership program. By Scott Mahoney.

Approval of Lorain County sales tax could help budget shortfall: The Lorain County Commissioners are hoping that county voters say yes to supporting a sales tax increase, which in turn, would roll back property taxes for land owners. By Kaylee Remington.

Election: Renewal issues prevalent on November ballot. Several local governments in Lorain County will be asking its voters on Nov. 5 to approve renewal levies which would maintain — not raise — the current property taxes. By Jon Behm.


Amherst
Election: 9 seeking seats on Amherst City Council: The 8,998 registered voters in Amherst will be deciding on are three at-large positions, 1st Ward council and 3rd Ward council in the Nov. 5 election. By Eric Bonzar.

Election: 5 candidates seek 3 seats on Amherst Village School Board: Five candidates are contending for three seats on the Amherst Village Board of Education in the Nov. 5 election. They are incumbent Teresa L. Gilles, Robert L. Kamnikar, incumbent Valerie Neidert, Joni L. Poli and incumbent Ronald D. Yacobozzi. By Eric Bonzar.

Election: 2 face off in Amherst treasurer race: Amherst voters will elect a new treasurer Nov. 5 because incumbent Mark S. Hullman will not seek re-election. Brian Dembinski and Richard Ramsey are vying for the post, which is four-years and pays $17,000 annually. By Eric Bonzar.


Avon
Election: 8 competing for seats on Avon City Council: Eight Avon City Council candidates will vie for contested seats Nov. 5. By Adriana Cuevas.

Election: 4 seek to be Avon's first new mayor in 20 years: On Nov. 5, Avon voters will take their pick of four candidates running for mayor, a position that has not had a turnover in two decades. By Adriana Cuevas.


Avon Lake
Avon Lake Charter amendments on the ballot for voters: Avon Lake residents will vote on two charter amendments in November. Both charter amendments will affect operations within the Avon Lake Municipal Utilities. By Adriana Cuevas.

Election: 3 candidates want seat on Avon Lake Municipal Utilities board: Avon Lake voters will have their pick at three candidates looking to take over two expiring seats on the Avon Lake Municipal Utilities board. By Adriana Cuevas.


Columbia Township
Passing of Columbia School District levy ‘critical': This November, voters in the Columbia School District will decide the fate of a 5.5-mill levy that could potentially save the district from state takeover. By Kaylee Remington.


Elyria
Election: 11 seek seats on Elyria City Council: Eleven candidates will vie for seven Elyria City Council seats Nov. 5. By Eric Bonzar.

Election: Elyria officials seek charter amendment: On Nov. 5, voters will decide the fate of a proposed charter amendment that would specifically define a “regular municipal election” as either a general or primary election. By Eric Bonzar.


Grafton
Election: 5 candidates seek 3 seats on Midview School Board: Five candidates are running for three open seats on Midview School’s Board of Education. By Eric Bonzar.


Lorain
Lorain School Board members to run unopposed in November election. The contested battle for one of the three open seats on th Lorain City School Board no more, as the only new face to the race has been scratched from the November ballot. By Eric Bonzar.

Eight campaigning for Clearview School Board: Eight candidates are seeking four seats on the Clearview School Board. Heidi Adkins, Giles Brown III, Crystal Fries, Michael David Kokinda Sr., Walter J. Koziura, Melissa Newsome, Danny L. Parsons Jr. and Michelle Pullin will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot. The fifth seat occupied by board member Richard Marcucci is not up for re-election until 2015. By Jon Wysochanski.

Election: Arredondo, De Los Santos vie for Lorain Council president: Two candidates seek to be president of Lorain’s governing board Nov. 5. Lorain City Council President Joel Arredondo, a Democrat, is running for re-election to the seat. His challenger is political newcomer Eli De Los Santos, a Republican. By Richard Payerchin.

Election: 3 wards up for grabs on Lorain City Council: There are contested races for seats representing three wards on Lorain City Council this fall. Voters in Wards 1, 4 and 8 will have to choose between candidates running for those seats on the 11-member governing board of Lorain. By Richard Payerchin.


North Ridgeville
Election: Six candidates running for North Ridgeville City Council: Six candidates are seeking three seats on the North Ridgeville City Council. Jerry Armstrong, Bernadine Butkowski, Bob Chapek, Kevin Corcoran, Roseanne Johnson and Jim Leonard are running for at-large seats and will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot. By Jon Wysochanski.

Election: Six charter amendments to appear on North Ridgeville ballot: Six charter amendments will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot. By Jon Wysochanski.

Election: Issue 33 on North Ridgeville ballot: The North Ridgeville School district will place Issue 33 on the Nov. 5 ballot. By Jon Wysochanski.

Election: 4 candidates seek 3 seats on North Ridgeville School Board: Four candidates are seeking three seats on the North Ridgeville Board of Education. Incumbents Robb Lyons, Kelly McCarthy and Maria Sycz will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot along with Marci Saxon. By Jon Wysochanski.


Oberlin
Election: Oberlin residents to vote on fracking: City voters on Nov. 5 will decide whether to approve a community bill of rights banning the practice of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. By Jon Wysochanski.

Election: 5 running for Oberlin School Board: Five candidates are seeking three seats on the Oberlin School Board. Albert Borroni, Rosa Gadsden, Heather Hougland, Anne Schaum and Kenneth Yancey will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot. Seats held by Ken Stanley and Barry Richard are not up for re-election until 2015. By Jon Wysochanski.

Election: Oberlin City Council race draws 9 candidates: Nine candidates are seeking seven seats on the Oberlin City Council. David Ashenhurst, Scott Broadwell, Bryan Burgess, Elizabeth Meadows, Anthony Mealy, Sharon Pearson, Kristin Peterson, Ronnie Rimbert and Sharon Soucy will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot. By Jon Wysochanski.


Sheffield Lake
Election: Income tax issue on Sheffield Lake ballot: Voters will be asked Nov. 5 to approve a 0.5 percent increase to the city’s earned income tax. Passage of Issue 18 would increase Sheffield Lake’s income tax from 1.5 percent to 2 percent. A previous attempt to increase the income tax failed in May. By Jon Wysochanski.

Election: Two vie for Sheffield Lake council: Two candidates are vying to represent Ward 4 in Sheffield Lake. Mark Erdei, who currently holds the seat, will run against Dennis Pedings. Incumbents Leanna Stark, Alan Smith, and Mark Cizl are running unopposed for their seats. Eric Elliot will step down as Ward 3 representative and candidate Bill Wtulich will run for that seat unopposed. By Jon Wysochanski.


Sheffield Township
Eight campaigning for Clearview School Board: Eight candidates are seeking four seats on the Clearview School Board. Heidi Adkins, Giles Brown III, Crystal Fries, Michael David Kokinda Sr., Walter J. Koziura, Melissa Newsome, Danny L. Parsons Jr. and Michelle Pullin will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot. The fifth seat occupied by board member Richard Marcucci is not up for re-election until 2015. By Jon Wysochanski.


Sheffield Village
Election: Sheffield Village asking voters to renew half-percent replacement levy: Issue 20 will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot asking voters to renew a half-percent replacement income tax levy. By Jon Wysochanski.


South Amherst
Election: Property tax levy on South Amherst Village ballot: South Amherst Village residents will see an additional property tax levy on the Nov. 5 ballot. By Eric Bonzar.

Election: South Amherst Village Council race draws 5 candidates: Five candidates will seek three seats on the South Amherst Village Council during the Nov. 5 election. Candidates Donna M. Hauck and Dean Nichol — along with incumbents Dennis Burdue, John Green and Robert A. James — will look to 1,119 voters to help secure the four-year term, paying $2,835 annually. By Eric Bonzar.



Unopposed races
Kipton Village Council: Karol Cornelius, Judy Wiele, Cindy Wiles

Amherst Township trustees: Dennis L. Abraham and Neil J. Lynch

Brownhelm Township trustees: Orrin Leimbach and James W. Northeim

Henrietta Township trustees: Ronald W. Baumann and Joseph R. Knoble

New Russia Township trustees: Patricia M. Brubaker and Jack A. Hoyt

Penfield Township trustees: Richard J. Conrad and Duane Johnson

LaGrange Township trustees: Rita Canfield and Gary Burnett

Rochester Township trustees: Gerald Cowie and Adam S. Mourton

Carlisle Township Fiscal Officer: Kimberly Fallon

Vermilion School Board: Grant Harding

Northpoint ESC: Janet E. Tuttle

Lorain Municipal Court Clerk: Lori A. Maiorana Clerk

Lorain Municipal Court: Judge Mark J. Mihok

Oberlin Municipal Court: Judge Thomas A Januzzi

Firelands School Board: Jane B. Battig, Ben Gibson and Daniel A. Pycraft

Wellington School Board: Ayers R. Ratliff, Sally Stewart and Lois A. Wulfhoop

Lorain County Educational Service Center

Sheffield Township trustees

Vermilion City Council