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11-04-2025
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City council race, village/city levy requests, school asks, liquor options on Wayne ballot
Voters across Wayne County will vote on city council races, a slate of tax levies, bond issues and local liquor options in the May 6 primary/special election. Early voting began in Ohio on Tuesday, April 8. Through Friday, April 25, Wayne County residents can vote 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday at the Board of Elections Office, 200 Vanover St., Suite 1, Wooster. Extended hours will be 7:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. April 28; 7:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. April 29; 7:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. April 30-May 2; 8 a.m.-4 p.m. May 3; and 1-5 p.m. May 4. Polls will be open 6:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. on election day. Sample ballots can be found on the Wayne County Board of Elections website. Here is what will be on the ballots in Wayne County on May 6. Wooster's only contested is for two at-large City Council seats. Republican Steven Huszai of Blair Boulevard, Bonita Louise Kaufman of Cher Court and Drew Paul of Summerlin Drive will compete for the two seats. The two with the most votes will be on the November general election ballot. No Democrats filed. Running uncontested for a Ward 2 seat is Democrat Jennifer Warden of East Wayne uncontested for a Ward 4 seat is Republican Carrie L. Snyder of North Bever Street. Rick Aspiras Jr. of South Walnut Street and Rees H. Davies of McGill Street, both Republicans, are seeking the two open at-large seats. No Democrats filed. In Orrville Ward 4, Beverly Ann Squirrell of West Market Street, a Democrat, is running unopposed. For Orrville Ward 2, no candidates filed. City of Rittman, 1-mill renewal, five years: Funds support the fire department, with at least 25% of revenue for capital improvements and the rest for maintenance and operations. The tax costs about $22 per $100,000 of property value and would raise an estimated $96,000 per year. Village of Shreve, 7.3-mill additional, five years: Funding would be used for police protection, including salaries and benefits for two full-time and one part-time officer. The levy would raise about $173,000 annually and cost $256 for property valued at $100,000. Sugar Creek Township, 2-mill renewal, four years: Funding would be used for road and bridge improvements and maintenance. The levy would generate about $200,000 and cost $25 a year for a property valued at $100,000. Wooster City Schools, $67 million bond issue, 3.4 mills, 36 years: The funding would be used to construct a middle school and renovate or improve other buildings and facilities. The would be about $119 a year for property valued at $100,000. Norwayne Local School District, 2-mill renewal, five years: The permanent improvement funds would be used for upkeep of facilities and equipment. The levy would raise about $120,000 annually and cost homeowners about $12 per $100,000 of property valuation. Waynedale Local School District, 2.7-mill, renewal, 10 years: It is an emergency levy that funds essential needs and provides about $1.8 million a year. Property would pay about $95 per $100,000 of value. Hillsdale Local School District, 20.1-mill renewal, continuous: Funding would be for operating expenses. It generates about $8.1 million annually and costs about $347 a year for property valued at $100,000. Canaan Township (Creston), Moose Lodge 1227 (Moose Lodge): Voters in Precinct 2 will decide whether to allow Sunday sales of spirituous liquor at the lodge. Chippewa Township American Legion Post 407 (Doylestown): Precinct 5 voters will see a local option for post to sell wine, mixed beverages and spirituous liquor on Sundays. A statewide bond issue proposal addresses infrastructure. The amendment would allow the state to issue up to $2.5 billion in bonds over 10 years to finance projects such as roads, bridges and water systems. This article originally appeared on The Daily Record: See what on the May 6 primary ballot in Wayne County, Wooster, Orrville
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06-02-2025
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Primary/special election ballot: Candidates who filed, levies and issues that will appear
Wooster will have one contested City Council race on the May primary/special election ballot. Three candidates have filed to fill two at large seats. The filing deadline for the May 6 election was Wednesday. Steven Huszai of Blair Boulevard, Bonita Louise Kaufman of Cher Court and Drew Paul of Summerlin Drive filed to fill two open at large seats, , according to the Wayne County Board of Elections. In Ward 2, Jennifer Warden of East Wayne Avenue, a Democrate, is running unopposed for a Ward 2 seat. Carrie L. Snyder, a Republican from North Bever Street, is running unopposed in May for the Ward 4 seat. Two at large Orrville City Council seats are open and two Republican candidates have filed to fill them. Rick Aspiras Jr. of South Walnut Street and Rees H. Davies of McGill Street filed for the at large seats. For the open Ward 2 seat, Jason Lax of Schrock Road, Republican, is running unopposed. Beverly Ann Squirrell, a Democrat from West Market Street, is the lone candidate to file for an open Ward 4 seat. Township, village and school district issues on the ballot are: City, village, township Rittman, five-year renewal of a 1-mill levy that collects $96,000 annually for capital improvements and fire department maintenance. Shreve, five-year additional 7.3-mill levy that would collect $173,000 annually to fund police salaries. Sugar Creek Township, four-year renewal of a 2-mill levy that collects $200,000 annually for road and bridge maintenance. School districts Wooster City School District, $67 million bond issue for constructing a new middle school and renovating district facilities, to be repaid over 36 years at a rate of 3.4 mills. Hillsdale Local School District, continuing renewal tax levy of 20.1 mills for current expenses, expected to raise $8.1 million annually. Norwayne Local School District, five-year renewal levy of 2 mills that generates $120,000 annually for general permanent improvements. Waynedale Local School District, 10-year renewal levy of 2.7 mills that raise $1.8 million annually for emergency requirements. Liquor option Chippewa Township, Sunday wine and mixed beverages sales at American Legion Post 407. This article originally appeared on The Daily Record: Wayne County primary ballot has Wooster, Orrville councils, levies
