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Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Race day arrivesIn Fostoria, voters will select three to serve on city council at large. Candidates for those seats are David A. Bettenhausen, Barbara L. Marley, Allyson Murray, Jerry A. Nelson and Georgianna Widmer.
Residents living in the First Ward will decide between Paula Dillon and Don Myers to represent them on council.
Voters in the Third Ward will pick between Teresa J. Lee and Lupe Martinez while Fourth Ward voters will chose between Thomas E. Lake and George Scott, Jr.
Paul Feasel is running unopposed in the Second Ward.
Council terms commence Jan. 1.
Fostoria voters will also decide if Linda R. Anderson or Joseph E. Droll will be seated as president of council.
Residents will also decide if they want to continue with a strong-mayor form of government or a council-manager form of government.
Fostoria voters will also see a 2.76-mill, 28-year bond issue on today's ballot which would generate about $8.4 million for construction of a new elementary school and renovations to the middle school.
The ballot issue also includes a 0.04-mill, 28-year issue to generate $122,081 for unfunded items at the middle school such as improvements to the heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems.
The issue also includes a separate half-mill, 23-year levy to generate $93,431 annually. The state requires the money for building maintenance on new schools.
So the overall issue is for 3.3 mills. The three issues will be decided in one vote.
Fostoria voters will join voters statewide in deciding three Ohio issues on the ballot.
Passage of Issue 1 would authorize the state to issue bonds to provide compensation to veterans of the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts.
Issue 2 seeks to create an Ohio livestock care standards board and Issue 3 is asking voters to amend the state constitution to allow for one casino each in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus and Toledo and distribute to all Ohio counties a tax on the casinos.
Neighboring races to watch today includes Hopewell-Loudon School District which is seeking approval of a 5.98-mill property tax and a half-percent income tax, each for 38 years, to generate $10.9 million for the district's share of a new building, with a similar amount to be provided by the Ohio School Facilities Commission.
A separate ballot issue, to fund an auditorium and athletic stadium, seeks a 2.18-mill, 38-year tax levy to generate $4 million. The state will not pay for those items.
Bettsville Recreation Board is seeking a replacement 0.5-mill, five-year levy for upkeep at H.P. Eells Park. The tax will generate about $12,293 over the five years, effective Jan. 1, 2010. Bettsville School District serves as fiscal agent for the recreation board.
In Arcadia, seven residents are vying for four council seats and in New Riegel, nine people are seeking four seats.
There are also trustee races in Big Spring, Jackson, Liberty and Loudon townships.
There also is a race for three seats on Hopewell-Loudon school board.
In Wood County, Elmwood School District voters will consider whether to renew two income taxes. A half-percent income tax is being sought for five years to generate $635,000 annually for general operating expenses, school officials said.
A three-quarters percent income tax is being requested for five years, also for general expenses. It generates $952,500 a year, according to Elmwood Superintendent Steve Pritts.
Separately, six candidates are in the hunt for two available seats on Elmwood school board.
In Hancock County, voters will decide Issue 4, a .50 percent tax proposal. If approve the $5 million it will generate will be used for flood mitigation and general county government operations.
Get all the election results in Wednesday's edition of the Review Times.
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