Commissioners’ race, levies dominate local ballot

By Randa Wagner –

This year’s gen­eral elec­tion, already look­ing to be a nail-biter with the major polit­i­cal par­ties, has another twist.

Mor­row County res­i­dents will have thir­teen pres­i­den­tial can­di­date teams to select from.

Listed on the bal­lot are: Stew­art Alexan­der and Alex Men­doza (Social­ist); Richard Duncan/Ricky John­son (Non party); Vir­gil Goode/Jim Cly­mer (Con­sti­tu­tion); Gary Johnson/James Gray (Lib­er­tar­ian); Barack Obama/Joe Biden (Demo­c­rat); Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan (Repub­li­can); Jill Stein/ Cheri Honkala (Green); and write-ins Susan Daniels/Jerry Veneskey, Nel­son Keyton/Jay Jen­nelle, Jill Reed/Tom Cary, Platt Robertson/Scott Fall, Ran­dall Terry /Cathy Lewis, and Mike Vargo /Jeff Angeletti.

Locally, the com­mis­sion­ers’ race is the one to watch. Tom Harden’s seat is unop­posed, but Tom Whis­ton ® is fac­ing Demo­c­ra­tic can­di­date John Gersper, and Glenda Wil­son (D), Richard Miller ® and write-in Roger Meyer are com­pet­ing for the third commissioner’s seat.

Local levies and issues on this fall’s bal­lot include:

Chester Twp West

- Cur­rent Expenses:

Replace­ment 3 Mills

5 years

Edi­son Village

- Streets:

Renewal 2 Mills 5 years

- Cur­rent: Expenses

Renewal 1 Mill 5 years

- Fire Pro­tec­tion: Replace­ment 1.5 Mill 5 years

Sparta Vil­lage

- Cur­rent: Expenses

Renewal 3.4 Mills 5 years

Card­ing­ton Vil­lage and Twp

- Ceme­ter­ies:

Renewal 2.6 Mills 3 years

Franklin Twp

- Roads:

Renewal 2.5 Mills 3 years

- Fire Pro­tec­tion: Renewal 0.5 Mill 5 years

Gilead Twp

- Fire Pro­tec­tion: Addi­tional 1 Mill 5 Years

- Ceme­ter­ies: Addi­tional 1 Mill 5 years

Perry-Congress Twp

- Fire Pro­tec­tion: Renewal 1 Mill 3 Years

S Bloom­field Twp

- Fire Pro­tec­tion: Renewal 2.75 Mills 5 Years

Troy Twp Local Option

- Beer, Wine, Mixed Bev­er­ages, Spir­i­tu­ous Liquor

- Sun­day Sales

Elm Val­ley Joint Fire

- Addi­tional .97 Mill 30 Years

Card­ing­ton Lin­coln Local School

- Income Tax .75% 5 Years

Fred­er­ick­town Recre­ational District

- Renewal 1.5 Mills 3 Years

Galion City Schools

- Cur­rent Expenses: Addi­tional 8 Mills 5 Years

(N Bloom­field Twp East only)

River Val­ley Schools

- Emer­gency Require­ments: Renewal 2.9 Mills 5 Years

Tri-Rivers Voca­tional School

- Pur­chase Site/Improving/Rebuilding: Addi­tional 0.5 Mill 10 Years

Mor­row County Com­mis­sion­ers (Engi­neers Office)

- Roads and Bridges: Vehi­cle License Tax $10.00 Continuing

Mor­row County Health Department

- Health Pro­grams and Ser­vices: Replace­ment 0.5 Mill 10 years

Mor­row County Com­mis­sion­ers (Sheriff’s Office)

- Oper­at­ing, Main­te­nance, and Repair: Addi­tional 1 Mill Continuing

Mor­row County Job and Fam­ily Services

- Human/Social Ser­vices to Chil­dren, Pro­tec­tion of the Elderly: Addi­tional 0.5 Mill 10 Years

- Mor­row County Board of Devel­op­men­tal Disabilities/Whetstone Industries

- Oper­a­tion of Pro­grams and Ser­vices for indi­vid­u­als with devel­op­men­tal disabilities:

Replace­ment 1.5 Mills Continuing

Increase 1 Mill Continuing

Unop­posed county offices include County Pros­e­cu­tor Charles How­land ®, Clerk of Courts Vanessa Mills ®, County Sher­iff Steve Bren­ne­man ®, County Recorder Dixie Shin­aberry ®, Tim Garry ® for the County Treasurer’s post, County Engi­neer Randy Bush (D), Matthew Hintz ® for County Coro­ner, and Com­mon Pleas Court Judge Robert Hick­son, Jr.

On a state level, Sen­a­tor Sher­rod Brown (D) faces Josh Man­del ® and Scott A. Rupert (Non­party); Con­gress­man Pat Tiberi ® faces Jim Reese (D) in the 12th Dis­trict; Tanyce J. Addi­son (D) and Dave Burke ® are both seek­ing the 26th District’s State Sen­a­tor seat; and in the 87th Dis­trict, Jef­frey Lehart (D) and Jeff McClain ® vie for State Representative.

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