Thursday, February 28, 2019

Contested Races Develop in Grant City Council Slots

Missouri’s municipal elections will be held on Tuesday, April 2nd this year.

Two contested races will take place in the Grant City Council races. East Alderman Cathy James has filed for reelection and is being challenged by Tyson Troutwine. Incumbent Mayor Debbie Roach is being challenged by Philip Hanks. No candidate has filed for election in the West Alderman; Incumbent Michael Chapman did not seek reelection. All write-in votes for that position will be counted, and the winner will be sworn in.

The Sheridan City Council saw three candidates file for council; incumbents Eldon Thomas and Ruby Allee and challenger Larry Musick have filed for election. The top two vote-getters will be elected.

A contest has developed for the Worth County Ambulance West Fletchall District. Gene Auten and Charlotte Green have filed for the position.

For Northeast Nodaway, two school board positions are open, and one person has filed, Kenna Florea. A write-in candidate will take the second position.

Worth County will have two Temporary General Revenue Levies on the ballot. Both are renewals of existing levies and are not tax increases. Each is 35 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. The first is the continuation of the General Revenue Levy that has been in place since the 1970’s. The second is the one that was put in place after the State Auditor’s Office mandated salary increases for county officers for the county to comply with state law.

A contest has developed for the Worth County School Board. Incumbent Rodney Brown and challengers Ashley Rush and Jim Larson have filed. The top two vote-getters will be seated.

The Enhanced 911 District that was put in place by voters several years ago is seeking a sales tax increase. Currently, the sales tax is set at one half percent. The levy would increase that to 1%.

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