Politics & Government
College Corner, Ohio, Fielding Few Candidates
Voters have just four candidates for three races, plus issues on tax levies.
BY CLAIRE WILLIAMS
Miami University journalism student
College Corner -- an Ohio village located six miles northwest of Oxford -- has three elections next month, with a total of just four candidates.
Voters in the village, with a population of 411, have no candidates to consider for four spots on its City Council; two candidates for three open spots on its Board of Trustees; and two candidates for two openings for its local school district Board of Education.
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None of the four candidates returned surveys from Patch.com about their races.
In the Board of Trustees race, incumbent John E. Johnston and challenger Noble E. Toney are running.
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In the Board of Education race, incumbents Michele E. Hill and Michael L. Sims are both running.
College Corner voters will also consider renewing two existing tax levies for five years each. The levy for general expenses, at 3.8 mills, equals $380 a year in property tax based on a $100,000 home. A fire levy, at 1.8 mills, equals $180 in annual property tax based on the same home value.
Top photo: College Corner, Ohio, is located northwest of Oxford, near the Indiana border. -- Contributed photo