Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Plymouth voters choose new township supervisor

    Plymouth Township voters chose long-time board trustee Charles J. Curmi as the Republican candidate for supervisor besting incumbent Supervisor Kurt Heise.
    With no Democratic opponent, Curmi will be unopposed on the Nov. 5 ballot.
    Curmi received 2,609 votes or 56.63 percent of the votes cast while Heise was the choice of 1,995 voters with 43.30 percent of the vote
    The four-year term as supervisor pays $130,000 annually along with a 15-percent contribution to a retirement plan.
    Voters also chose incumbent clerk Jerry Vorva over challenger Andrew Miller.
    Vorva, who received a total 2,411 votes, will now face Democratic Party challenger Nancy Conzelman on the Nov. 5 general election ballot. Miller was the choice of 1,942 or 44.59 percent of voters. The township clerk is paid $120,000 annually along with a 15 percent contribution to a retirement fund.
    Voters also selected incumbent treasurer Bob Doroshewitz as the Republican candidate on the Nov. 5 ballot. Doroshewitz received 2,594 votes or 59.24 percent of the total votes while his challenger, Janai Stepp received a total of 1,783 votes, or 40.72 percent of the Republican votes.
    With no Democratic challenger on the general election ballot, Doroshewitz will remain in the position which pays $120,000 annually, along with a 15 percent retirement plan contribution.
    Democratic candidates for the office of trustee were unopposed during the election Tuesday. Bob Miller, Angela Nolan and Michael Westra will face incumbent Republican candidates incumbent John Stewart, the top voter choice who received 2,232 or 15.07 percent of the votes and Mark Clinton who received 13.60 percent or 2,013 votes.
    Sandy Groth who received 1,920 votes or 12.97 percent of the total will move on to the November ballot as will incumbent Jen Buckley who received 2006 votes or 13.55 percent of the total cast in the Republican primary Tuesday.
    Candidate Daniel E. Callahan received 1,823 votes or 12.31 percent; Audrey Monaghan received 1,781 votes or 12.03 percent; Paul Schulz received 1,672 votes or 11.29 percent of the votes while Gregory Bill received 1,354 votes or 9.14 percent of the votes cast.
    The top four Republican finishers, Stewart, Clinton, Growth and Buckley will move on to the November election.
    Plymouth Township trustees attend an average of two board meetings per month and earn $13,200 annually.