With one exception, it will be a quiet local election on Tuesday. The exception facing Bluffton and Richland Township voters is a two-person race for township fiscal officer.
In that race, two candidates (one will be elected) for the fiscal officer position are:
• Trisha Nieman, whose name will be on the ballot, and
• Neil J. Reichenbach, who is a write-in candidate.
In the Bluffton school board race, two candidates will be elected. Candidates are:
• Jeremy Scoles, whose name will be on the ballot, and
• Lawrence Hoffman, who is a write-in candidate.
One county-wide issue in on the Allen County ballot. It is a five-year renewal levy for Allen County Children Services. It is a 0.75 mill levy
In addition to the county-wide levy, the following persons are on local ballots:
Village of Bluffton
Mayor
Richard L. Johnson
Unopposed
Council (vote for 2)
Joseph W. Sehlhorst
Benjamin Stahl
Bluffton school board (vote for 2)
Jeremy Scoles
Lawrence Hoffman (write-in)
Richland Township
Trustee
Donald K. Brauen
Unopposed
Fiscal Officer
Trisha Nieman
Neil J. Reichenbach (write-in)
Village of Beaverdam
Mayor
Pamela S. Lepine
Unopposed
Council (2 seats open; 1 candidate filed)
Franklin L. Gillette, Jr.,
Monroe Township
Trustee
Jon E. Basinger
Unopposed
Fiscal officer
Amy S. Stechschulte
Unopposed
Polling hours are 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Click here for the Allen County board of elections website.
