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Coal Grove, Collins Career levies on May ballot
Published Friday, February 19, 2010
The deadline to file to run for office in the May primary was 4 p.m. Thursday. Two levies will greet voters when they go to the polls. The two countywide offices contested have attracted a total of five candidates.
The village of Coal Grove will try again to pass a one-mil operational levy.
The levy has failed at least twice since November 2008. Mayor Larry McDaniel said the levy brings in approximately $20,000 a year for street lights, police and fire protection.
“We still have some money in that fund,” McDaniel said. “When that runs out we may have to turn off the lights.”
Collins Career Center has a half-mil replacement levy on the ballot.
In the auditor’s race, Democrat Stephen Dale Burcham, the county’s incumbent treasurer, is seeking his party’s nomination while Republican Jason Stephens, an incumbent county commissioner, is seeking his party’s nomination;. Both are unopposed in the primary but a third man, Independent candidate John Ater has picked up a petition to run for that office as well.
Ater has until 4 p.m. May 3 to file his petition because of his party status.
In the county commission race, two of three Democrats who picked up petitions ended up filing the necessary documents to run in the May primary, incumbent Doug Malone and Justin Berry.
Former Ironton city councilman and former school board member Bob Vaughn picked up a petition but did not file it.
On the GOP side, Paul Herrell will run unopposed for his party’s nomination. Fellow Republican Gene Cox picked up a petition but in the end did not file it.
In the 89th Ohio house race, Republican Terry Johnson, of McDermott is running unopposed in the May primary, but two Democrats are seeking their party’s nomination, Portsmouth businessman Ronald Hadsell and incumbent Scioto County Commissioner Mike Crabtree, of Lucasville.
An Ironton man has filed to run as a member of the Green party. He is Dennis Lambert.
In the 87th Ohio House race, the Democrat, Clay Baker, of Patriot and Republican, John Carey, the incumbent 17th District state senator, are running unopposed in their respective primaries.
In the 17th State Senate District, Democrat, Justin Fallon, of Patriot, is running unopposed. Republican Clyde Evans, of Rio Grande faces David Daniels, of Greenfield, in the GOP primary for that seat.
In the U.S. Sixth Congressional District race, incumbent Democrat Charlie Wilson of St. Clairsville faces opposition from fellow Democrat Jim Renner of N. Benton. There are four Republicans seeking their party’s nomination for that post: Donald Allen of Youngstown, Samuel A. Hepfner of Salem, Richard D. Stobbs of Dillonvale and Bill Johnson of Poland.
There are two Libertarians seeking their party’s nomination for the congressional seat: Cory McCusker of Poland and Martin J. Alfaff of Columbiana.
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Posted by bleedingheart (anonymous) on February 19, 2010 at 10:46 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Forget it Larry. It is not reasonable to ask the village citizens to pay more when the workers get raises and bonuses. We have paid more for water and garbage with poorer quality for both. It is unfair to ask us for more money when we do not believe you are good stewards of what we have given. Let the village workers sacrifice first. And if the words, "and other things" are included in the levy you should explain what they might be.
Posted by family545 (anonymous) on February 19, 2010 at 11:14 a.m. (Suggest removal)
CG oper levy will go down a 3rd time. The village workers just this month getting raises and bonus, already having the best benefits around (that includs 95% paid insur). Everyone's insurance went way up this year, so the village absorbed that? I'm being serious. If the lights go out, it certainly isn't the community's fault. And if they receive this kind of pay/benefits (this village must be rich!), shouldn't we look into degrees being required for the job? And bleedingheart I agree with all you said.
Posted by family545 (anonymous) on February 19, 2010 at 11:21 a.m. (Suggest removal)
In my opinion, the raise and bonus money should have been put into the operational fund first ("keeping the lights on"). The workers should have been content enough with their insur. not going up and maintaining the rest of the excellent benefits. It's the communities money, we're already paying!
Posted by wakeupamerica (anonymous) on February 19, 2010 at 3:58 p.m. (Suggest removal)
family545 - I strongly agree with you. What are these people thinking? The village says they have money to give Coal Grove union workers a raise. "The eight union employees will receive a 25-cent per hour increase in wages as well as a $350 signing bonus, Mayor Larry McDaniel said". I wish that I could get a raise and a signing bonus. We are not going to let them continue mismanaging out money and claim to be broke and attempt to get tax dollars from us. I live paycheck to paycheck and have to be responsible for managing what little money i have. Who's going to help me out? SAY NO MORE!!!! VOTE NO ON ALL TAX LEVIES!!!!
Posted by wakeupamerica (anonymous) on February 19, 2010 at 4:07 p.m. (Suggest removal)
The village of Coal Grove attempting to get more of our money. Mayor McDaniel that's absurd! The village has money to give raises, "The eight union employees will receive a 25-cent per hour increase in wages as well as a $350 signing bonus, Mayor Larry McDaniel said". We need a new mayor and city council. WAKE UP PEOPLE, DO YOU REALIZE HOW ABSURD THIS IS? The village is trying to fleece us out of more of our money! NO MORE!!!!
Posted by Guess (anonymous) on February 20, 2010 at 2:05 p.m. (Suggest removal)
This is what we get when we allow the canidates who are running, go hog wild with absentee ballots. We end up with one click of people, heck most are related to one another either by blood or in- law. All they care about is making each other as much money as possible. I think the condition of Coal Grove has gotten worse over the last 5 years or so, yet in that same time every person on the payroll has gotten more money. They are pocketing all our money and then, tellin us if we don't give them some more they will" turn the lights out". Two of our elected councilmen wouldn't come befor us to speak in public what their intentions were, but they were elected anyway. I hope the people who really care about Coal Grove can make some changes.
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