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Village Council results
Hempfling, Wintrow, Rickenbach elected
to Council Yellow Springs voters returned one villager and elected two new people to Village Council during Tuesday’s General Election. The new faces on Council will be those of Judith Hempfling, who received 978 votes, or 22.42 percent of the vote, and Karen Wintrow, who received 764 votes, or 17.51 percent. By finishing one and two in the Council race, Hempfling and Wintrow will receive four-year terms. Bruce Rickenbach, who was appointed to Council in April, received 722 votes, or 16.55 percent. By receiving the third most votes, Rickenbach will receive a two-year term. Hempfling, Wintrow and Rickenbach clearly had the most support from voters, according to unofficial results from the Greene County Board of Elections. The rest of the candidates received the following at the polls: Kathryn Chase, 580 votes, or 13.29 percent; Frank Doden, 556 votes, or 12.74 percent; Kathryn Van der Heiden, 513 votes, or 11.76 percent; and John Blakelock, 250 votes, or 5.73 percent. A total of 4,363 votes were cast by 1,739 of voters, the Board of Elections reported. Hempfling, a registered nurse and a member of the Smart Growth Education Task Force, promoted smart growth principles as a key ingredient for development around Yellow Springs. She advocated addressing Village budgetary needs through economic development based on the community’s strengths and by seeking eco-friendly light industries and professionals to reside in the Center for Business and Education. Hempfling supported growth through in-fill development and the creation of an actual greenbelt around the village. Wintrow, a member of a number of civic organizations and the owner of an interior design business, advocated commercial development to provide jobs, tax revenue and funds for the Village utilities. She also supported in-fill development and stressed the need for a variety of residential development. She said she would support development that is sustainable and respectful of the community’s values. A volunteer at the Chamber of Commerce, she said she would encourage collaboration between businesses and the arts to attract visitors to Yellow Springs. Rickenbach, a former assistant Village manager and Village manager, supported restorative growth, or returning the number of jobs and population to levels Yellow Springs experienced 20 or 30 years ago. This growth, he also said, would help the Village with its budgetary issues, including providing funds to improve its infrastructure. Rickenbach, who with his wife, Fran, operates a management services business, said Council could foster the environment that fosters growth. He also advocated the completion of the Jacoby Greenbelt and emphasized the importance of selecting a new Village manager. This will be Rickenbach’s second stint on Council. In 1999 he was elected to a four-year term but resigned the next year. Hempfling, Wintrow and Rickenbach will join Council at its next meeting, on Nov. 21. The other Council members are Mary J. Alexander and Jocelyn Hardman. Council election, results by precinct:
Incumbents win Township trustee
race Incumbents ruled in the race for Miami Township trustee in Tuesday’s election, in which Mark Crockett and Lamar Spracklen were re-elected to another four years on the Township Board of Trustees. Crockett, the clear winner, received 1,114 votes, or 29.5 percent of the votes cast. Spracklen was not that far behind, receiving 958 votes, or 25.4 percent. Suzanne Patterson received 730 votes, or 19 percent; David Heckler garnered 634 votes, or 17 percent; and John Struewing received 340 votes, or 9 percent. Crockett was first elected to the Board of Trustees in 2001. He supports completing the Township’s comprehensive land use plan, making zoning changes to support smart growth efforts, and continuing to work with the Village and other local governmental entities on visioning and development efforts in the township. He plans to continue supporting what he called the “superior fire prevention and protection” Miami Township Fire-Rescue provides. The owner of Rita Caz, Crockett has been active in the community as a member of the Community Resources board, the Community Information Project Steering Committee and the Community Round Table. Spracklen joined the trustees in 1999, filling the last two years of a term and then was re-elected in 2001. He farms 2,200 acres with his family in Miami, Greene, Clark and Madison Townships. He supports making headway on the Township comprehensive plan and finding a balance between preserving the rural character of Miami Township and encouraging some development. He plans to support fire department volunteer recruitment and retention efforts and has confidence that the fire department will continue to provide a high level of service. Miami Township trustee race, results by precinct: 455: Spracklen, 173; Struewing, 74; Crockett, 67; Patterson,
62; Heckler, 36
Foubert re-elected to 8th
term By Robert Mihalek David H. Foubert was elected to his eighth term as the mayor of Yellow Springs during Tuesday’s election. Running unopposed for the second consecutive election, Foubert received 1,244 votes. He received a two-year term. The mayor is recognized as “the official head of the Village for ceremonial purposes” and presides over Mayor’s Court. He stressed the need to guard the integrity of Mayor’s Court. Presiding over the court, he said, he seeks to maintain the vision and values of openness and tolerance so that justice is impartially administered. Foubert is a principal with Foubert Consulting, LLC.
Merhemic, Wright, Erickson on Board
of Ed Aïda Merhemic, Angela Wright and Anne Erickson were elected to the Yellow Springs Board of Education on Tuesday. Merhemic, a counselor and mediator with the Yellow Springs Psychological Center, led the race, with 1,077 votes, or 23.58 percent of the votes cast. Merhemic had previously been Antioch School board president, a member of the Human Relations Commission and a member of the Yellow Springs Schools Quality Education Committee. Wright, now in her third term on the school board, is a physician who manages her family’s business. She was second with 1,051 votes, or 23.01 percent of the vote. Erickson, a certified nurse midwife, came in third with 1,041 votes or 22.79 percent. She has been active in the Yellow Springs Endowment for Education and was a founding member of the Mills Lawn School PTO. All of the school board winners will serve four-year terms. They will join board members Rich Bullock and Richard Lapedes. Bill Firestone and Mary Campbell-Zopf, who are currently on the board, did not run for re-election. David Triplett came in fourth in the school board race with 871 votes, or 19.07 percent of the vote, and Terry Whorton finished fifth with 528 votes, or 11.56 percent. School board race, results by precinct: Voters strongly support fire
levy By Lauren Heaton Yellow Springs and Miami Township voters showed overwhelming support for the Miami Township fire levy during Tuesday’s election. The levy was approved by a margin of 85.92 to 14.08 percent. Local residents cast 1,827 votes for the levy and 299 votes against it. Yellow Springs voters supported the levy 1,448 to 171. Voters in Miami Township supported the levy 383 to 129. The five-year 3.8-mill renewal levy will generate about $348,000 a year for the fire department. The owner of a home valued at $100,000 would spend $94.28 a year. The current levy is a renewal levy that does not raise taxes and will be used to cover the department’s operating expenses. Because of an error that reduced the revenue the current levy will generate, the department plans to seek a supplemental levy in the spring. The second levy is expected to generate an additional $90,000 to cover the costs of the MTFR 10-year strategic plan. The spring levy would cost a homeowner with property valued at $100,000 an additional $22 to $30 a year. The strategic plan recommended that the Township spend an additional $39,000 a year on improved EMS coverage and higher recruitment and retention benefits for volunteers and staff. The plan also calls for $23,000 for a third full time support staff member and $44,600 for capital expenses to be used to purchase a new fire engine and replace other vehicles in the fleet. Issue 17, results by precinct 455: for, 175; against, 72 Library levy narrowly passes
Greene County voters narrowly passed Issue 6, a 1-mill property tax levy that will provide funding for the Greene County Public Library system. With all of Greene County’s 143 precincts reporting, 20,917 voters, or 50.22 percent, favored the levy while 20,737 voters, or 49.78 percent, rejected it. The close margin means that the Greene County Board of Elections will conduct a recount of the levy, Don Hollister, a member of the board, said Tuesday night. Elections separated by less than one-half of 1 percent are subject to recounts. Yellow Springs voters overwhelmingly supported the levy, 1,404 to 224. Miami Township voters, living outside Yellow Springs, also supported the library levy, 334 to 1780. The five-year library levy will generate $2.9 million a year for the library system, which includes branches in Yellow Springs, Beavercreek, Bellbrook, Cedarville, Fairborn, Jamestown and Xenia. The levy will increase the library’s local funding from 12.9 percent to 37 percent. According to the county library foundation, the levy will fill in the gap caused by recent cuts in state funding, which decreased about $500,000 per year since 2001. Levy funds will allow the libraries to restore hours cut in 2003 after state funding was reduced, purchase new materials, increase programs, provide services for the disabled and elderly and update computers. Issue 6, results by precinct Ohioans defeat election issues
Ohio voters overwhelmingly rejected four election-related constitutional amendments by margins as wide as 40 percent. The amendments were listed as Issues 2 through 5 on Tuesday’s ballot. However, Ohio voters did approve the other statewide issue on the ballot, Issue 1. According to unofficial results posted on the Ohio secretary of state’s Web site, voters defeated Issue 2, an absentee voting measure, 63.81 percent to 36.19 percent, or 1,531,338 to 868,406 votes. Issue 2 would have allow all registered voters to vote by mail or in person at county boards of election or other designated locations before an election without an excuse. Issue 3, which would have lowered the state’s campaign contribution laws, was defeated in similar fashion. Voters opposed the amendment 67.48 percent to 32.52 percent, or 1,606,217 to 774,169 votes. Issue 4 was defeated 70.41 percent to 29.59 percent, or 1,673,524 to 703,430 votes. Issue 4 would have overhauled how Ohio’s legislative and Congressional districts are created, by placing a five-member commission in charge of redrawing the districts. Voters rejected Issue 5 70.6 percent to 29.4 percent, or 1,663,790 to 692,855 votes. Issue 5 would have given authority to oversee elections to an appointed board. The elected secretary of state would no longer have had responsibility for overseeing elections in Ohio. But it was a different story for Issue 1, which voters approved 53.88 percent to 46.12 percent, or 1,243,025 to 1,064,107 votes. Issue 1 will allow the state of Ohio to issue bonds for a public works program that helps local governments pay for roads, bridges and other infrastructure projects; to pay for the redevelopment of industrial sites for new businesses; and to provide funding for Governor Bob Taft’s Third Frontier initiative, which supports research and development in the high-tech fields. A similar bond issue that would have provided funds for the Third Frontier project was narrowly defeated in the 2003 election. Greene County voters defeated all five ballot issues, by the following percentages: Issue 1, 53.19 to 46.81; Issue 2, 70.19 to 29.81; Issue 3, 70.02 to 29.98; Issue 4, 71.69 to 28.31; and Issue 5, 74.88 to 25.12. As usual, Yellow Springs voters did not follow the state or county results, strongly supporting the five issues by the following vote margins: Issue 1, 957 to 590; Issue 2, 1,166 to 432; Issue 3, 1,272 to 319; Issue 4, 1,235 to 355; and Issue 5, 1,126 to 465. Miami Township voters, living outside Yellow Springs, approved Issue 1, 261 to 246. However, township voters rejected the other ballot initiatives by the following votes: Issue 2, 291 to 220; Issue 3, 308 to 198; Issue 4, 291 to 214; and Issue 5, 313 to 196. State Issue 1, Jobs of Ohio Bond Issue, results
by precinct State Issue 2, absentee voting, results by
precinct State Issue 3, campaign contributions, results
by precinct Issue 4, redistricting, results by precinct Issue 5, election administration, results by
precinct Half of registered voters
cast ballots More than half the local registered voters went to the polls on Election Day, according to unofficial results from the Greene County Board of Elections. In Yellow Springs, 50.7 percent of registered voters went to the polls. Out of 3,428 registered voters, 1,739 villagers cast ballots. Out of 954 registered voters living in Miami Township, outside Yellow Springs, 541 cast ballots this year, or 56.7 percent. Local voter turnout was higher, in terms of percentages, than the total turnout in Greene County, where 42.13 percent of registered voters cast ballots. Out of 103,505 registered voters in the county, 43,608 went to the polls. Voter turnout by precinct Precinct key (back to top) Yellow Springs Miami Township |
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