The City of Hastings, villages and school boards in Barry County have opted to have non-partisan elections. Those positions and candidates will appear on the Nov. 3 ballot along with the Republican/Democratic choices made in the recent primary election.
Here are the candidates and the offices they are seeking, provided by the Barry County Clerk.
CITY AND VILLAGES
City of Hastings: (all terms 12-31-2024)
Mayor: David Tossava
Ward 1: Al Jarvis
Ward 2: John Resseguie
Ward 3: Norman Eugene Barlow
Don Bowers
Ward 4: Willard R. Redman
Jacquie McLean
Shawn Winters
Board of Review:
Melissa A. Winick
Timothy James Girrbach
Village of Freeport:
President: Bill Andrews (full term 11-20-2022)
Village Clerk: Shawna Hill (full term 11-20-2022)
Trustees: Shawna Hill (partial term 11-20-2022)
Lani Forbes (full term 11-20-2024)
Village of Middleville:
President: Charles T. Pullen (two year term 11-20-2022)
Trustees: Sherry Lynn Ronning (all four year terms 11-20-24)
Kim A. Selleck
Mike Lytle
Village of Nashville:
President: Mike Kenyon (all full terms 11-2024)
Trustees: Tanett A. Hodge
Johnny L. Hartwell
Village of Woodland:
Mayor: Ronald Martin (full term 11-20-2022)
Trustees: Rick Denker (full terms 11-20-2024)
Arlene Barry
John Kennedy
Kevin Duits
SCHOOL BOARDS OF EDUCATION:
Delton Kellogg School Board:
Brandy Shooks (all full terms 12-31-2024)
Craig Jenkins, Jr.
Jessica Brandli
Kelli Martin
Hastings School Board:
Luke Haywood (all full terms 12-31-2026)
Mike Nickels
Bradley Tolles
Elden Shellenbarger
Lakewood School Board:
Melissa McClelland (partial term 12-31-2024)
Jamie Brodbeck Krenz (full term) 12-31-2026)
Kerry Possehn
Darin Weller
Maple Valley School Board:
Justin Keiffer (full term 12-31-2024)
Jennifer Burns (write in-full term 12-31-2024)
Jonathan Lynn Denton (write in-full term 12-31-2024)
Kimberlee Kenyon (write in-partial term 12-31-2022)
Thornapple Kellogg School Board:
Kirsten R. Cove (all full terms 12-31-2026)
Anne Hamming
David Smith
Donald Haney
Risa Lovell
COUNTY JAIL MILLAGE PROPOSAL
Barry County requests approval to issue general obligation tax bonds for $25 million dollars to pay for design, engineering, construction, property acquisition, furnishing and equipping a new county jail and sheriff’s offices.
The bonds will be outstanding for a maximum of 26 years (2021 through 2046). It is estimated that it will be necessary to levy 0.1722 mills for debt service on bonds the first year and an estimated average of 0.451mills for debt service for the remaining years until the bonds are paid.
Property in the county with a taxable value of $50,000 will pay an estimated $8.61 the first year and on average and $22.51 in subsequent years.
TOWNSHIP MILLAGE PROPOSALS:
Orangeville asks for renewal of 1.5 mills for township road improvements for the period of 2021 through 2024, inclusive, raising an estimated $240,242 the first year.
Woodland asks for renewal of 2 mills for fire, cemetery and the township for the period of 2021 through 2024, inclusive, which would raise an estimated $182,600 the first year.
LIBRARY MILLAGE PROOSALS:
Dowling Public Library asks for renewal of .30 mills for the library for the years 2021-2024 inclusive in Baltimore Township which will raise an estimated $17, 261 the first year.
Dowling Public Library also asks for renewal of .30 mills for the library for the years 2021-2024 inclusive in Johnstown Township will raise an estimated $33,624 in the first year.
