Aug. 7 was the filing deadline for candidates and issues to appear on the Nov. 5 general election ballot.
CORRECTION: The Geauga County Board of Elections provided incorrect information regarding Troy Township’s streets, road and bridges levy. According to Troy Township Fiscal Officer Kate Barcikoski, Issue 19 is a “Five-year, 5-mill renewal levy for the street, road and bridges.” Incorrect information also was provided regarding Middlefield Village’s five-year, 2-mill renewal levy for police; it does NOT include EMS.
Aug. 7 was the filing deadline for candidates and issues to appear on the Nov. 5 general election ballot.
Contested races for office include: Chardon City Council, Middlefield Village Mayor, South Russell Village Mayor and Council, Burton Township Trustee, Chardon Township Trustee, Chester Township Trustee and Fiscal Officer, Huntsburg Township Trustee, Montville Township Trustee, Munson Township Trustee and Fiscal Officer, Newbury Township Trustee, Russell Township Trustee, Troy Township Trustee, Berkshire Schools Board of Education, Chardon Schools Board of Education and Newbury Schools Board of Education.
There are 26 tentative ballot issues.
The following is the list of candidates and issues that were filed in Geauga County by the 4 p.m. deadline. The county Board of Elections will certify filings on or before Aug. 15.
CITIES/VILLAGES
Aquilla Village
Mayor:
Richard Wolfe
Council (elect 2):
Leonard Glover
Terry Vodicka
Burton Village
Mayor:
Ruth Spanos
Council (elect 2):
Charles Boehnlein
Gregory Hansel
Board of Public Affairs (elect 2):
Curt Johnson
Adam Miller
Chardon
Council (elect 3):
Deborah Chuha
Hannah Diemer Sekas
Christopher Grau
Heather Means
Barbara Simkoff
Hunting Valley Village
Mayor:
Bruce Mavec
Clerk:
None filed
Council (elect 3):
Gerald Medinger
Middlefield Village
Mayor:
Benjamin Garlich
Ronald Wiech
Council (elect 2):
Carl Hornung
Sam Morrow
South Russell Village
Mayor:
Michael Carroll
William Koons
Council (elect 2):
Christopher Berger
Gerald Canton
Raymond Schloss
TOWNSHIPS
Auburn
Trustee:
Patrick Cavanaugh
Fiscal Officer:
Frederick May
Bainbridge
Trustee:
Kristina O’Brien
Fiscal Officer:
Janice Sugarman
Burton
Trustee:
Jarred Miller
John Richer
Fiscal Officer:
Shelley McDermott
Chardon
Trustee:
Steven Borawski
Charles Strazinsky
Fiscal Officer:
Ilona Daw-Krizman
Chester
Trustee:
Ken Radtke Jr.
Michael Petruziello
Trustee for Unexpired Term:
Karen Austin
Walter Claypool
Frank Kolk
Fiscal Officer:
Patricia Jarrett
Craig Richter
Claridon
Trustee:
Roger Miller
Fiscal Officer:
Paula Hietanen Jolly
Hambden
Trustee:
Keith McClintock
Fiscal Officer:
Mike Romans
Huntsburg
Trustee:
Eric Peck
Jason Sutter
Fiscal Officer:
Michele Saunders
Middlefield
Trustee:
Robert Troyer
Fiscal Officer:
None filed
Montville
Trustee:
Patricia Combs
Nathan Ricket
Fiscal Officer:
Karen Hawkins
Munson
Trustee:
Paul Magooch
Irene McMullen
Lenore Pikus
Fiscal Officer:
Richard Ferlin
Todd Ray
Newbury
Trustee:
Frank Cavanaugh
Glen Quigley
Mike Reardon
Fiscal Officer:
Beverly Sustar
Parkman
Trustee:
Henry Duchscherer
Fiscal Officer:
Nina Reed
Russell
Trustee:
Justin Madden
Kristina Port
Fiscal Officer:
Karen Walder
Thompson
Trustee:
Alfred Safick
Fiscal Officer:
Cindy Lausin
Troy
Trustee:
Jeannine Reeves
Sharon Simms
Mike Spencer
Fiscal Officer:
Jane Grudowski
SCHOOL BOARDS
Geauga County Educational Service Center
Elect 2:
Kenneth Burnett
Bonnie Cavanaugh
Michael Guyer
Geauga County Educational Service Center (Unexpired Term Ending 12/31/21)
None filed
Berkshire
Elect 3:
James Boyd
Mary Hipp
Linda Stone
Bryan Wadsworth
Berkshire Unexpired Term Ending 12/31/21
Jody Miller
Cardinal
Elect 3:
Wendy Anderson
Barbara Rayburn
Katie Thomas
Chagrin Falls
Elect 2:
Sharon Broz
Kathryn Garvey
Chardon
Elect 3:
Karen Blankenship
Keith Brewster
Joseph Loyd
Michael McDonald
Guy Wilson
Kenston
Elect 2:
Neysa Gaskins
Thomas Manning
Newbury
Elect 2:
Jessica Alldredge
David Lair
Terri Rice
Martin Sanders
West Geauga
Elect 3:
William Beers
Ben Kotowski
Kathy Leavenworth
BALLOT ISSUES
Bainbridge Township: Five-year, 2-mill renewal levy for streets, roads and bridges
Burton Township: Five-year, 1.25-mill renewal levy for fire and EMS
Chester Township: Five-year, 1.5-mill renewal levy for streets, roads and bridges
Chester Township: Five-year, 1.5-mill renewal levy for police and EMS
Claridon Township / Aquilla Village: 2-mill renewal levy for fire and EMS, passage being sought for continuing period of time.
Hambden Township: Five-year, 0.25-mill renewal levy for parks and recreation
Hambden Township: Five-year, 0.8-mill renewal levy for permanent improvements
Huntsburg Township: Five-year, 1.5-mill renewal levy for streets, roads and bridges
Huntsburg Township: Continuing 5-mill additional streets, roads and bridges levy
Montville Township: Five-year, 1.5 mill additional levy for streets, roads and bridges
Munson Township: Five-year, 2.1-mill renewal levy for streets, roads and bridges
Munson Township: Five-year, 1.75 mill renewal levy for fire and EMS
Newbury Township: 1.6-mill renewal levy for fire and EMS, passage being sought for continuing period of time
Parkman Township: Five-year, 1.9-mill renewal levy for fire and EMS
Parkman Township: Five-year, 0.5-mill renewal levy for fire and EMS
Thompson Township: Four-year, 1.5-mill renewal levy for police and EMS
Troy Township: Five-year, 5-mill RENEWAL levy for streets, roads and bridges
Berkshire Schools: Five-year, 2.5-mill renewal levy for general permanent improvements
Chardon Schools: 37-year, estimated 5.3-mill $76 million bond issue for buildings
Geauga County – Mental Health: 0.7-mill, five-year renewal levy for mental health programs
Geauga County – Parks District: 20-year, 0.9-mill levy renewal (decreased from an expiring 1-mill levy) for parks and recreation
Geauga County – Metzenbaum Center: 0.7-mill renewal levy for programs and services, passage being sought for a continuing period of time
Aquilla Village: Five-year, 4-mill renewal levy for streets, roads and bridges
Burton Village: Three-year, 2-mill renewal levy for police and EMS
Middlefield Village: Five-year, 2-mill renewal levy for police
South Russell Village: Five-year, 2.75-mill renewal levy for police and EMS
