Issues and Candidates on the Ballot for Residents in Franklin Township

FRANKLIN, OH -- Nestled in the far north western section of Warren County sits Franklin Township. What's unique about Franklin Township is the number of incorporated cities and school districts that make up this township. Franklin Township is divided into the four school districts. They are:

• Carlisle Local School District
• Franklin City School District
• Middletown City School District
• Springboro Community City School District

Residents who live in Franklin Township may also live in the one of the these three cities: 

• Carlisle 
• Franklin 
• Middletown

Issues and Candidates within Franklin Township on the Nov. 7 Ballot

All register voters in Franklin Township, which includes the City of Franklin and the portions of Carlisle and Middletown that are within the township lines that are within Warren County boarders, are eligible to vote for a Franklin Township Trustee and Fiscal Officer. 

Running for:

FISCAL OFFICER: (chose 1) Incumbent Scot Fromeyer is not being challenged. 

TRUSTEE: Incumbent Brian Morris is being challenged by Rob Rose

CITY OF CARLISLE

City of Carlisle residents have two aggregation issues on the ballot... 

ELECTRIC AGGREGATION - A majority affirmative vote is necessary for passage

Shall the City of Carlisle have the authority to aggregate the retail electric loads located in the City of Carlisle, and for that purpose, enter into service agreements to facilitate for those loads the sale and purchase of electricity, such aggregation to occur automatically except where any person elects to opt out? 

GAS AGGREGATION - A majority affirmative vote is necessary for passage

Shall the City of Carlisle have the authority to aggregate the retail natural gas loads located in the City of Carlisle, and for that purpose, enter into service agreements to facilitate for those loads the sale and purchase of natural gas, such aggregation to occur automatically except where any person elects to opt out? 

Carlisle Residents will also be voting for the two council members and mayor whose positions expire at the end of the year. 

Running for Mayor - (choose only 1)

Incumbent Mayor Randy Winkler is being challenged by council member Tim Humphries for the Mayor Seat.

Carlisle Council Candidates - (choose no more than 2)

Incumbents Debbie Kemper and Chris Stivers running to keep their seats with no challengers.

CITY OF FRANKLIN

City of Franklin residents have an aggregation issues on the ballot.

GAS AGGREGATION - A majority affirmative vote is necessary for passage

Shall the City of Franklin have the authority to aggregate the retail natural gas loads located in the City of Franklin, and for that purpose, enter into service agreements to facilitate for those loads the sale and purchase of natural gas, such aggregation to occur automatically except where any person elects to opt out? 

Franklin Residents will also be voting for 4 council members. 

Franklin Council Candidates - (choose no more than 4)

• Brent Centers (incumbent)
• Debbie Fouts (incumbent)
• Todd Hall (incumbent)
• Paul Ruppert (incumbent)

CITY OF MIDDLETOWN

City of Middletown will be choosing a new mayor and two new council people. Middletown's Council consist of four members of council plus a mayor. Current Mayor Nicole A. Condrey is not running for re-election and neither are council members Talbott C. Moon and Monica Nenni. 

Middletown Mayor - (choose 1)

• Joe Mulligan
• Elizabeth Slamka

Middletown Council Candidates - (choose no more than 4)

• Jennifer Burg-Carter
• Clayton Castle
• John Ferrando
• Jeffrey L. Wellbaum
• Steven West II
• Write-in candidate

SCHOOL DISTRICT CANDIDATES 

CARLISLE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTIRCT

School Board - (choose no more than 2)

• Missie Miller (incumbent)
• Kelly Milligan (incumbent)

FRANKLIN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

School Board - (choose no more than 2)

• Andrew Fleming
• Lori L Raleigh

MIDDLETOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

School Board - (choose no more than 3)

• Charles Cokeley
• Anita Scheibert (incumbent)
• Holly Snow
• Verlena L. Stewart (incumbent)
• Chris Urso (incumbent)

SPRINGBORO COMMUNITY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

School Board - (choose no more than 2)

• Lisa Babb (incumbent)
• Sarah Schleehauf (incumbent)

School Board  *Unexpired Term* - (Choose 1) 

• Jamie Belanger (incumbent)
• Brian Retterer

More News from Franklin

• Legislation Proposed to Lower Prescription Drug Costs and Save Seniors Millions Congressman Greg Landsman (D-OH-01) and Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-01) introduced bipartisan legislation to help lower prescription drug costs
• Landsman Nominates 17 Warren County High School Students To Service Academies Twenty-seven SW Ohio high school students nominated from Congressman Landsman's office to service academies.