News : School board elections set; two contested races on VS ballot

The deadline for candidates to file for the Sept. 10, school board election passed on Thursday.

The slate of candidates for the ballot is now on record at the Benton County Auditor's Office.

In Vinton-Shellburg, Mike Timmermans will run unopposed for re-election in District 1. Sue Gates and Rob Levis, who were elected together in 2009, are seeking re-election. Bethany Gates is also running in that at-large election.

And in the at-large (to fill vacancy) election, three candidates have filed papers for the seat that Tim Bird recently vacated. Marcia Booth, Kathy Van Steenhuyse and Kyle Schminke are the candidates for that race.

There are no contested elections in Benton Community or Belle Plaine.

Below is the list of candidates and issues for the Sept. 10 ballot:

BENTON COUNTY SCHOOL ELECTION CANDIDATE LISTING

September 10, 2013

Polls open 12:00 noon until 8:00 p.m.

Belle Plaine Community Schools

At Large – Jon Garling

At Large – Rima Johnson

Polling place – Belle Plaine Fire Station

Benton Community Schools

Four positions open voted by districts

District 4 – Watkins – Patrick Stepanek

Polling place – St Michael’s Parish Center

District 5 – Norway – Kyle Schmidt

Polling place – St Michael’s Parish Center

District 6 – Blairstown – Wayne Reinhardt

Polling place – Blairstown City Hall

Vinton-Shellsburg Community Schools

District 1 – Michael Timmermans

At Large – Bethany Gates

At Large – Sue A. Gates

At Large – Robert S. Levis

At Large-Vacancy – Marcia Booth

At Large-Vacancy – Kyle Schminke

At Large-Vacancy – Kathleen J. Van Steenhuyse

Polling places are Garrison Fire Station, Shellsburg Legion Hall, and Benton County Courthouse

Public Measure

Kirkwood Community College Public Measure Z: For the purpose of purchasing instructional equipment, the Board of Trustees of Kirkwood Community College (Merged Area X) is authorized to continue to levy a tax on taxable property with the Merged Area for each of the ten consecutive years commencing with the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, which tax shall not exceed six (6) cents per thousand dollars of assessed valuation in any one year, pursuant to Section 260.28, Code of Iowa, 2003.

Kirkwood Community College

District 6 – Elaine Harrington

District 6 – Joel G. Thys