20 May 2015
Vehicle Registration Fee defeated at polls
Voters in Lane County said no, in a loud way, to a proposal that would have nearly doubled the registration fees paid on most vehicles. The approximately $11-million generated by the proposed $35-per-year-per-vehicle fee would have paid for road and bridge repairs and maintenance.
But… voters said no by a nearly two-to-one margin.
Just under 35-percent of Lane County’s 206-thousand registered voters returned ballots in yesterday’s mail-in election. Of those, 46,925… just a shade under two-thirds… voted no; while 23,855… just a shade over one-third… said yes.
Lane County Commission Chair Jay Bozievich released a statement just 12-minutes after the polls closed last night… after initial results showed the measure failing by a wide margin. In his statement he said he appreciated the “thoughtful evaluation” given by Lane County Voters. He said the Commission knows they have “more work to do” and find a “balanced approach” to supporting what he called “critical local services.”
Complete election results for Lane County can be found here.
Fire board incumbents out
There were several contested races for special district boards on the ballot yesterday. There will be a considerable turnover on the Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue Board after three incumbents were defeated by challengers. Woody Woodbury edged 24-year fire board veteran Steve Olienyk by 179 votes… 1894 to 1715. John Carnahan came out on top in a three way race with 2257 votes. Cindy Spinner currently holds the spot, she garnered 1,083 votes and Ave Bernard had 199. In the third contested race, Tony Phillips came away with 2,649 votes to Rob Ward’s 1,047.
Port Commission and Ambulance Board
There were two other contested races on the ballot locally. Nancy Rickard easily won reelection to her Port of Siuslaw Commission spot. She beat Bill Reagan by a 2,018 to 1,327 margin. In one race for the Western Lane Ambulance District board Cindy Russell gathered 2,043 votes to displace incumbent Karl Enlund. He had 986 votes. Former Florence City Councilor Brian Jagoe was a distant third with 539 votes.
Siuslaw School Board
There were three candidates filed for the five open spots on the Siuslaw School Board. Current Chair Tammy Butler will return to the panel as will Suzanne Mann-Heintz. They’ll be joined by Guy Rosinbaum, a newcomer. There will likely be two others coming to the panel as there were numerous write-in votes for the two remaining spots. They’ll take several days to be counted.
Local Election Results
SUMMARY REPORT Lane County, Oregon (GROUP-01)
Special District Election
May 19, 2015
Results as of midnight Election Day
VOTES PERCENT
PRECINCTS COUNTED (OF 91) . . . . . 91 100.00
REGISTERED VOTERS – TOTAL . . . . . 206,370
BALLOTS CAST – TOTAL. . . . . . . 71,717
BALLOTS CAST – BLANK. . . . . . . 30 .04
VOTER TURNOUT – TOTAL . . . . . . 34.75
VOTER TURNOUT – BLANK . . . . . . .01
20-231 Lane County Vehicle Registration Fee (VOTE FOR) 1
Yes . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,855 33.70
No. . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,925 66.30
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 937
Lane Community College
Director Zone 2
(VOTE FOR) 1
Susie Johnston. . . . . . . . . 30,068 97.86
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 658 2.14
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 40,943
Lane Community College
Director Zone 5
(VOTE FOR) 1
Phil Carrasco . . . . . . . . . 30,986 97.93
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 655 2.07
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 40,028
Lane Community College
Director Position 6 At-Large
(VOTE FOR) 1
Rosie Pryor. . . . . . . . . . 30,010 97.91
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 641 2.09
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 41,018
Lane Community College
Director Position 7 At-Large
(VOTE FOR) 1
Tony J McCown . . . . . . . . . 29,441 97.87
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 642 2.13
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 41,586
Mapleton School District #32 Director Position 1
2 Year Unexpired Term (VOTE FOR) 1
John Simington Jr. . . . . . . . 246 98.80
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 3 1.20
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 157
Mapleton School District #32 Director Position 3 (VOTE FOR) 1
Carl West . . . . . . . . . . 244 98.79
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 3 1.21
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 159
Mapleton School District #32 Director Position 5 (VOTE FOR) 1
Michelle Holman . . . . . . . . 231 97.88
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 5 2.12
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 170
Siuslaw School District #97J Director Position 1 (VOTE FOR) 1
Guy Rosinbaum . . . . . . . . . 2,346 99.03
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 23 .97
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 2,264
Siuslaw School District #97J Director Position 3 (VOTE FOR) 1
No Candidate Filed . . . . . . . 0
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 184 100.00
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 4,449
Siuslaw School District #97J Director Position 5 (VOTE FOR) 1
Tamera A Butler . . . . . . . . 2,465 98.80
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 30 1.20
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 2,138
Siuslaw School District #97J Director Position 6 2 Year Unexpired Term (VOTE FOR) 1
Suzanne Mann-Heintz . . . . . . . 2,447 99.27
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 18 .73
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 2,168
Siuslaw School District #97J Director Position 7 (VOTE FOR) 1
No Candidate Filed . . . . . . . 0
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 132 100.00
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 4,501
Mapleton Fire Department Director Position 1 (VOTE FOR) 1
Carol J Baxter. . . . . . . . . 118 100.00
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 0
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 93
Mapleton Fire Department Director Position 2 (VOTE FOR) 1
Guy Hansen . . . . . . . . . . 118 100.00
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 0
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 93
Mapleton Fire Department Director Position 3 (VOTE FOR) 1
Ann M Miller . . . . . . . . . 115 100.00
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 0
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 96
Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue Director Position 3 (VOTE FOR) 1
Rob Ward. . . . . . . . . . . 1,047 28.26
Tony Phillips . . . . . . . . . 2,649 71.50
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 9 .24
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 930
Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue Director Position 4 (VOTE FOR) 1
Cindy Spinner . . . . . . . . . 1,083 30.55
John A Carnahan . . . . . . . . 2,257 63.67
Ave Bernard. . . . . . . . . . 199 5.61
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 6 .17
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 1,090
Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue Director Position 5 (VOTE FOR) 1
Woody Woodbury. . . . . . . . . 1,894 52.42
Steve Olienyk . . . . . . . . . 1,715 47.47
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 4 .11
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 1,022
Siuslaw Public Library District Director Terms to be Determined (VOTE FOR) 3
Jane E Yecny . . . . . . . . . 2,341 35.38
Susy Lacer . . . . . . . . . . 2,100 31.74
Patricia Riley. . . . . . . . . 2,138 32.32
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 37 .56
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 8,237
Port of Siuslaw Commissioner Position 2 (VOTE FOR) 1
Bill J Reagan . . . . . . . . . 1,327 39.44
Nancy Rickard . . . . . . . . . 2,018 59.97
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 20 .59
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 2,109
Port of Siuslaw Commissioner Position 4 (VOTE FOR) 1
David N Huntington . . . . . . . 2,783 99.36
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 18 .64
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 2,673
Western Lane Ambulance District Director Position 1 (VOTE FOR) 1
Brian Jagoe. . . . . . . . . . 539 15.07
Karl Enlund. . . . . . . . . . 986 27.56
Cindy A Russell . . . . . . . . 2,043 57.11
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 9 .25
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 1,417
Western Lane Ambulance District Director Position 2 (VOTE FOR) 1
Richard E Childs . . . . . . . . 2,513 99.29
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 18 .71
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 0
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 2,463
Active Shooter Training at Siuslaw Middle School
Local law enforcement and education officials want to make sure the public knows there will be several well-armed police officers in and around Siuslaw Middle School this Friday.
No students will be in any classrooms that day. That’s because all of their teachers, aides, and administrators will be learning how to help protect students and coordinate with first responders in the event of an emergency.
Florence Police Chief Tom Turner said they want to protect kids and keep the community safe. Friday’s training on the “ALICE” system will allow his officers to work within the school.
ALICE stands for Alert; Lockdown; Inform; Counter; and Evacuate. It’s the newest standard when it comes to responding to armed invaders in a school and it goes beyond the concept of simply locking down.
In addition to Florence police officers, there will be participation by Lane County Sheriff’s Deputies, Oregon State Police and tribal police.
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