10-09-2023 1:06am

Issues and Candidates for the Residents on the Western Side of Warren County

Beth Callahan Editor

WARREN COUNTY, OHIO -- Boarder lines for cities and school districts do not always follow county lines. Because of this, many of the residents who live near Warren County's western boarder maybe in the City of Middletown or City of Monroe Corporations or maybe in the Middletown City School District, Monroe Local School District or the Princeton City School District, which all are also in Butler County.

To help our Warren County residents, who live in any of these areas, here are the issues and candidates you will see on the Nov. 7, 2023 ballot.

City of Middletown

City of Middletown residents, who are registered to vote 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.

Two individuals are competing for the Middletown Mayor title. They are:

Joe Mulligan
Elizabeth Slamka

There are 5 individuals and a write-in running for the two seats that are up for election on Middletown Council. They are:

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

City of Monroe

City of Monroe residents will be voting on two proposed ordinances and four council members on the November 7, 2023 ballot.

Proposed Ordinances

Electric Aggregation - A majority affirmative vote is necessary for passage.

Shall the City of Monroe have the authority to aggregate the retail electric loads located in the City of Monroe, 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 Monroe have the authority to aggregate the retail natural gas loads located in the City of Monroe, 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?

Monroe Council is made out of 7 council members who are elected to serve a 4-year term. This year, four of the seven seats are up for election. There are six individuals running for the four spots. They are: