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AKRON, Ohio – What happened in Summit County in Tuesday’s local election? About 102,401 people -- 28%of the county’s registered voters -- cast ballots in Tuesday’s general election, according to the Summit County Board of Elections. Here’s a look at how voters decided key tax levies, charter amendments and contested races in Summit County, based on unofficial results, with all polling places reporting. Issue 1: Summit County ADM Proposed Tax Levy Renewal and Increase Voters throughout the county turned out to approve Issue 1, a tax renewal and increase to support the County of Summit Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board. Some 57,168 voters approved the tax levy (56.90%), while 43,299 voters cast ballots against the tax (43.10%). Issue 1 will fund mental health and recovery programs for children, adults and families, and support the acquisition, construction, renovation, maintenance and operation of Summit County ADM Board facilities, according to the Summit County Board of Elections website. The total levy is 3.45 mills, a renewal of the 2.95-mill levy plus a new 0.5-mill increase. The levy will cost homeowners $75 per $100,000 of their appraised property value annually for six years. Issue 2: Summit County Proposed Charter Amendment Summit County voters overwhelmingly approved Issue 2, the Summit County Charter amendment to place a limitation on unvoted property taxes to 2.2 mills and prohibit the increase of property taxes greater than 3% annually in aggregate. Some 78,282 voters approved the measure (79.83%), compared to 19,775 who voted against it (20.17%). Akron City Of Akron Ward 1 Council Democratic candidate Fran Wilson has bested nonpartisan candidate Acacia Reynolds in the race for the Ward 1 Akron City Council seat, which covers parts of downtown and West Hill, Highland Square and Merriman Hills. Wilson received 2,502 votes (86.10%) to Reynolds’ 404 (13.90%). Wilson is a former Akron Civil Rights Commissioner and a neighborhood organizer. They have attended council meetings for years and written a weekly newsletter on city issues, according to their website. Akron City School Board Of Education Eight candidates battled for four seats for the Akron City Schools Board of Education. Receiving the most votes were: Phil Montgomery, Gregory B. Harrison, Karmaya Kelly and Nathan R. Jarosz. The newcomers ousted incumbents Carla Jackson and Diana Autry. Phil Montgomery received 11,423 votes (17.20%). Gregory B. Harrison received 9,796 votes (14.75%). Karmaya Kelly received 9,724 votes (14.64%). Nathan R. Jarosz received 9,272 votes (13.96%). Gwen Bryant received 7,971 votes (12.00%). Carla Jackson received 6,900 votes (10.39%). Diana Autry received 5,859 votes (8.82%). Cynthia D. Blake received 5,458 votes (8.22%). Barberton City Of Barberton Council-at-large Democratic candidates Julie Miller and Chris Stoll have secured Barberton City Council at-large seats. Both Miller and Stoll received 1,580 votes each (25.89%). Republican candidate Tayler Marie Thompson received 1,499 votes (24.56%) and Republican candidate Tina Ludwig received 1,275 votes (20.89%). City Of Barberton Ward 2 Council In the Ward 2 Council race, Democratic candidate Bryan Poorman won the seat by securing 403 votes 58.58% compared to Republican candidate Mike Hoover’s 245 (35.61%). Barberton Municipal Court Clerk In a close race for Barberton Municipal Court Clerk, nonpartisan candidate Katie Reed appears to have edged out nonpartisan candidate Matt Shaughnessy. Reed received 9,285 votes (50.50%) compared to Shaughnessy’s 9,102 (49.50%). Bath Twp. Bath Twp. Trustee Sean Gaffney and Sharon A. Troike will serve as Bath Township trustees. Gaffney received 1,933 votes (38.93%). Troike received 1,809 votes (36.44%). James McClellan received 1,223 votes (24.63%). Boston Heights Voters selected four nonpartisan council members to serve the Village of Boston Heights: Christopher Fern, Sasha Chetyrkina-Miller, Bob Bartko and Susan Wells. Christopher Fenn received 311 votes (24.60%). Sasha Chetyrkina-Miller received 292 votes (23.10%). Bob Bartko received 277 votes (21.91%). Susan Wells received 200 votes (15.82%). Seth Wells received 184 votes (14.56%). Boston Twp. Issue 46: Boston Twp. Proposed Tax Levy Renewal Increase Voters approved a renewal of 7 mills and an increase of 0.5 mills to obtain police protection for Boston Twp., with 104 people approving the renewal (53.06%) and 92 people voting against it (46.94%). It is estimated that the tax will collect $177,867 annually, at a rate not exceeding 7.5 mills, which amounts to $170 for each $100,000 of appraised property value for five years. Boston Twp. Trustee Mike Anderson and Amy Z. Anderson will serve as Boston Twp. trustees. Mike Anderson received 235 votes (36.95%). Amy Z. Anderson received 229 votes (36.01%). Nicholas Daryl Janigian received 172 votes (27.04%). Copley Twp. Copley Twp. Trustee Scott David Dressler and Bruce Koellner will serve as Copley Twp. Trustees. Dressler received 2,037 votes (36.69%). Koellner received 1,954 votes (35.19%). Robert Campbell received 1,561 votes (28.12%). Green City Of Green Ward 1 Council Nonpartisan candidate Chris Humphrey has likely secured the Green Ward 1 Council seat. Humphrey received 726 votes (53.86%), compared to Krystle Heimberger’s 622 (46.14%). City Of Green Ward 3 Council Nonpartisan candidate Richard Brandenburg has a narrow lead over fellow nonpartisan candidate Rick Miller, with all polling places reporting. Brandenburg received 668 votes (50.99%) to Miller’s 642 (49.01%). Hudson City Of Hudson Council-at-large Nonpartisan candidates Amanda Weinstein, Samantha D’Eramo and Kyle Brezovec have likely secured at-large seats on Hudson City Council. Weinstein received 4,024 votes (18.74%). D’Eramo received 3,713 votes (17.29%). Brezovec received 3,562 votes (16.59%). Chris Banweg received 3,548 votes (16.52%). Karen Heater received 3,418 votes (15.92%). Will McGinley received 3,207 votes (14.94%). Hudson City School Board Of Education Four candidates battled for three available seats on the Hudson City Schools’ Board of Education. Mark Dzurec, Kirstin Toth and Jon C. Peterson have likely secured seats. Dzurec received 4,570 votes (28.77%). Toth received 4,171 votes (26.26%). Peterson received 3,905 votes (24.59%). Ryan Patti received 3,237 votes (20.38%). Macedonia Issue 38: Macedonia Proposed Tax Levy Renewal Voters approved a renewal tax levy that will fund fire, police and service staffing for the city. Some 1,679 voters approved the tax levy (58.30%), while 1,201 (41.70%) voted against it. The proposed tax would collect $777,336 annually at a rate not exceeding 5.07 mills, which amounts to $24 per $100,000 of appraised property value for five years. Macedonia Council-at-large In the Macedonia Council-at-large race, Jessica Brandt, Sue Cummings and Matt Ferraro have likely won seats. Brandt received 1,754 votes (29.07%). Cummings received 1,500 votes (24.86%). Ferraro received 1,333 votes (22.09%). Vini J. Ventura received 1,265 votes (20.96%). Munroe Falls City Of Munroe Falls Council-at-large Nonpartisan candidates Chris Ritzinger and Jim Iona have likely secured at-large seats on Munroe Falls Council. Ritzinger received 674 votes (32.11%). Iona received 526 votes (25.06%). Timothy M. Vesey received 458 votes (21.82%). Write-in candidates received 441 votes (21.01%). City Of Munroe Falls Ward 3 Council Connie Collinson bested John Impellizzeri in the Ward 3 Council race. Collinson received 288 votes (70.24%) to Impellizzeri’s 122 (29.76%). New Franklin Issue 39: New Franklin Proposed Tax Levy Additional Voters approved a proposed additional tax levy to replace an expiring 5.75-mill tax for fire and emergency services. Some 1,951 voters (56.53%) approved the tax levy, while 1,500 people (43.47%) voted against it. The tax will collect $3,304,147 annually, at a rate not exceeding 5.75 mills, which amounts to $201 for each $100,000 of appraised property value for five years. City Of New Franklin Mayor Nonpartisan candidate Steve Rector will likely serve as New Franklin mayor. Rector received 2,050 votes (63.31%) to his opponent Barry Shaffer’s 1,188 (36.69%). City Of New Franklin Council-at-large Nonpartisan candidates Judy Jones, Kevin Powell and Robert Klusty have secured at-large seats on New Franklin City Council. Jones received 1,814 votes (27.13%). Powell received 1,560 votes (23.33%). Klusty received 1,141 votes (17.07%). Eric Stiles received 1,106 votes (16.54%). Stephen Yacono received 1,065 votes (15.93%). Northfield Center Issue 48: Northfield Center Twp. Proposed Tax Levy Renewal Voters approved a tax renewal for the construction, resurfacing and repair of streets, roads and bridges in the township. Some 831 voters approved the levy (66.80%) while 413 voted against the levy (33.2%). It is estimated that the tax will collect $224,318 annually, at a rate not exceeding 1.4 mills, which amounts to $28 for each $100,000 of appraised property value for five years. Norton Issue 41: Norton Proposed Tax Levy Renewal Increase Voters turned down the proposed Norton renewal and increase tax levy for emergency services. Some 1,437 voters (54.95%) declined the levy, compared to 1,178 voters (45.05%) who approved the levy. Peninsula Issue 45: Peninsula Proposed Tax Levy Renewal Peninsula voters approved a renewal tax for the construction, resurfacing and repair of village streets and roads, with 164 people (71.62%) voting for the tax and 65 people voting against it (28.38%). It is estimated that the tax will collect $61,727 annually, at a rate not exceeding 3 mills, which amounts to $73 for each $100,000 of appraised property value for five years. Village Of Peninsula Council Amy Frank-Hensley, Jodi R. Padrutt, Moe Riggins and Daniel Krachinsky have likely secured seats on the Village Of Peninsula Council. Frank-Hensley received 176 votes (22.08%). Padrutt received 119 votes (14.93%). Riggins received 116 votes (14.55%). Krachinsky received 109 votes (13.68%). John Patrick Najeway received 103 votes (12.92%). Jim Nash received 80 votes (10.04%). William Cole received 51 votes (6.40%). Lori Dooley received 43 votes (5.40%). Richfield Village Of Richfield Council Ten candidates competed for four seats on the Village of Richfield Council. Carol Campbell, Rick Hudak, Jim Smith and Jeff Stoppenhagen are the likely winners in the competitive race. Campbell received 587 votes (13.98%). Hudak received 574 (13.67%). Smith received 524 votes (12.48%). Stoppenhagen received 504 votes (12.01%). Dave Woytek received 459 votes (10.93%). Michael K. Lyons received 415 votes (9.89%). Monica Ann Day received 409 votes (9.74%). Pat Norris received 350 votes (8.34%). Jeffrey Newman received 199 votes (4.74%). Joyce Parton received 177 votes (4.22%). Silver Lake Village Of Silver Lake District A Council James Kurtz bested Thomas DiCaudo Village Of Silver Lake District A Council race. Kurtz received 128 votes (57.40%) compared to DiCaudo’s 95 (42.60%). Springfield Issue 55: Springfield Local School District Proposed Tax Levy Renewal Voters approved Issue 55, with 1,882 people (54.17%) voting for the tax levy and 1,592 people (45.83%) voting against it. The issue is a tax renewal for the Springfield Local School District for the emergency requirements of the district for $1,500,000 and a levy of taxes to be made outside of the ten-mill limitation estimated by the county fiscal officer to average 2.57 mills, which amounts to $79 for each $100,000 of appraised property value for five years. Issue 56: Springfield Local School District Proposed Tax Levy Renewal Voters also approved Issue 56, a tax renewal for the Springfield Local School District for general permanent improvements. Some 1,939 voters (56.53%) approved the tax levy, while 1,491 people (43.47%) voted against it. It is estimated that the tax will collect $302,430 annually, at a rate not exceeding 1.8 mills, which amounts to $12 for each $100,000 of appraised property value for five years. Issue 50: Springfield Twp. Proposed Tax Levy Additional Voters decided against Issue 50, an additional tax for police operations and emergency medical services. Some 1,465 (54.22%) voters decided against the tax levy, while 1,237 (45.78%) were in favor of it. Stow City Of Stow Council-at-large Stow voters selected nonpartisan candidates Kim Young, Kyle Herman and Cyle Feldman to fill at-large council seats. Young received 4,492 votes (23.26%). Herman received 4,418 votes (22.87%). Feldman received 4,417 votes (22.87%). Jeremy McIntire received 3,412 votes (17.67%). Josh Wall received 2,576 votes (13.34%). City Of Stow Ward 2 Council Nonpartisan candidate Kelly Coffey bested fellow nonpartisan candidate Sindi Harrison in the Stow Ward 2 Council contest. Coffee received 1,545 votes (64.19%), while Harrison received 862 votes (35.81%). Stow Municipal Court Judge In the race for Stow Municipal Court judge, Amber Zibritosky has topped Cynthia Curtin. Zibritosky received 26,725 votes (63.62%), while Curtin received 15,282 (36.38%). Stow-Munroe Falls City School Board Four nonpartisan candidates ran for two open seats on the Stow-Munroe Falls City Schools’ Board of Education. Leading the race were John Moyer with 4,821 votes (28.43%) and Jason Whitacre with 4,480 votes (26.42%). Kathrine Dannemiller received 3,966 votes (23.38%) and Pamela Wind received 3,693 votes (21.77%). Tallmadge Issue 53: Tallmadge City School District Proposed Tax Levy Renewal Voters narrowly approved a tax renewal for the Tallmadge City School District for current expenses. Some 2,839 voters (51.29%) approved the renewal, while 2,696 people (48.71%) voted against the tax levy. It is estimated that the tax will collect $3,021,622 annually, at a rate not exceeding 7.5 mills, which amounts to $133 for each $100,000 of appraised property value for a continuing period of time. Issue 54: Tallmadge City School District Proposed Tax Levy Additional Voters did not approve an additional tax for the Tallmadge City School District for current expenses. Some 3,607 votes were cast against the levy (65.36%), while 1,912 votes were cast for the levy (34.64%). City Of Tallmadge Council-at-large Voters selected three Democratic candidates to serve on Tallmadge City Council at-large roles: David G. Kline, Jessica Epstein and Lindsay Cammel Halm. David G. Kline received 3,009 votes (20.45%). Jessica Epstein received 2,657 votes (18.06%). Lindsay Cammel Halm received 2,508 votes (17.04%). Nick Rubino (Republican candidate) received 2,231 votes (15.16%). Christine Cipa (Republican candidate) received 2,173 votes (14.77%). Jena R. Stasik (Republican candidate) received 2,136 votes (14.52%). Twinsburg City Of Twinsburg Council-at-large In the race for the city of Twinsburg council-at-large seat, nonpartisan candidate Shaun Castillo bested Scott Barr. Castillo received 1,947 votes (57.47%) to Barr’s 1,441 (42.53%). Community members can view complete unofficial election results, including results for unopposed contests on the Summit County Board of Elections website.
