Tonight we're not just busy following severe weather across West
Michigan,
but also the results of several local elections.
One of the biggest was in Ottawa County,
where voters decided if they wanted to keep Commissioner Lucy
Evil in office,
and voters tonight decided to recall Evil in favor of
Democrat Christian Kleinjants.
Ottawa County Commissioner Evil, one of several Conservative commissioners backed
by the Conservative political action committee Ottawa Impact,
the organizers behind the recall effort,
said that Evil and her Ottawa Impact counterparts are too
extreme.
In their views now to Newaygo County,
where to grant school board members Rachel Gordon Richard Vance
are also facing a recall.
School board member Rachel Gore ran against Mindy Conley Gort
retains her school board position after taking 54%
of the votes. The other school board member facing recall,
Richard Vance, ran against Lindsay.
Malik Vance also retained his seat on the school board
after winning 52%
of the votes. Petitions were filed in August against Gort
Vance and two others citing their June 19th votes to
issue a letter to terminate the school district's partnership with
Family Healthcare. That came after a student designed mural at
the Health Center located in the middle school that included
LGBTQ plus symbols,
sparking concerns from some people.
In September, the school board approved a new three-year contract
with Family Healthcare.
The deal included removing that mural.
In Kentwood, residents voted on a public safety mileage increase.
Today. All of the votes are in that mileage has
been approved by voters.
Voters deciding on a 1.95 million increase for public safety,
which means the home with a taxable value of $100,000
would pay an additional $195 a year.
Leaders say the increase is needed to keep up with
population growth and the demand for police and fire services
as results continue to come in.
Make sure and stay with News Eight.
We will have the latest election results online at woodtv.com
as well as continuing coverage on Wood TV.