UPDATED: An early look at election numbers
By Scott Halasz - shalasz@aimmediamidwest.com
XENIA Here’s a look at where Greene County issues and contested races stand at 10:24 p.m.:
Issue 1 Beavercreek city income tax 12,574 for, 13,372 against
Issue 2 Cedarville Village income tax 518 for, against 273
Issue 3 Spring Valley Village additional for street repair and maintenance 148 for, 86 against
Issue 4 Spring Valley Village renewal for street repair and maintenance 181 for, 55 against
Issue 5 Yellow Springs Village renewal for current expenses 1,772 for, 706 against
Issue 6 Bath Township renewal for streets, roads, and bridges 1,078 for, 655 against
Issue 7 New Jasper Township additional for fire and EMS 399 for, 241 against
BOE releases unofficial final results
XENIA Greene County Board of Elections released unofficial final results for the Nov. 3 election.
The results were unavailable by press time Tuesday night. Wednesday’s print coverage showed Rick Perales leading the commission race, the Xenia Warner Middle School levy on the way to failing, and the Fairborn Schools issue ahead. All three outcomes remain the same.
Greene County reported to the secretary of state that out of 118,938 registered voters, there were 87,604 ballots counted with an unofficial voter turnout of 73.66 percent. The board said there are 2,271 outstanding absentee ballots and 2,256 outstanding provisional ballots. Outstanding absentee ballots have up to 10 days to arrive at the Board of Elections.
A filtration pool at the Yellow Springs Wastewater Treatment Plant on Grinnell Road.
The company that runs a biodigester in Greene County has stopped accepting human waste. That means local municipalities need to find other ways to dispose of the sludge that comes out of their wastewater treatment plants.
Nearby residents have complained of the smell and potential health and environmental hazards from Renergy s Fairborn operation for some time, including at a protest last year at the Bath Township Trustee Building. Some residents even filed a lawsuit last month against the company and the property owner, Tom Pitstick, who leases his land for the operation. Furthermore, since Pitstick is a Bath Township Trustee, which is where the biodigester operation is located, residents have also raised concerns about transparency. In December, the Ohio Ethics Commission issued a subpoena for Bath Township records regarding Pitstick and Renergy.