The print edition of the Moody County Enterprise offers two pages of profiles from the candidates for you to read and possibly help make your voting decision.
Flandreau school voters choose between seven candidates
Seven school board candidates are vying for three spots to help the Flandreau district shape future policies.
Incumbent Brian “Pedro” Johnson is being joined by Blake Bergjord, Kevin Burshiem, Kevin Christenson, April Eastman, Jamie Hemmer and Amanda Taylor to compete for the three positions. The top three vote getters will be seated on the board.
Voters can cast ballots from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the William Janklow Community Center in Flandreau or at the fire hall in Trent. Residents of Flandreau and those who live in Clare, Egan, Flandreau, Fremont, Grovena, Jefferson, Lone Rock, Riverview, Spring Creek, Union and Ward townships, along with Ward residents, vote at the community center. People who live in Trent and Alliance, Blinsmon and Enterprise townships will vote in Trent.
School board members Matt Lacey and Tricia LeBrun chose not to run for re-election.
School board, city spots on ballot in Colman
Colman-Egan voters will choose two school board members and Colman voters will choose a city council member in Tuesday’s election.
For school board, incumbents Mary Beth Zwart and James Hiller will be challenged by Kirsten Taggart for two three-year terms. Voters in the Egan Precinct will vote at the Egan Sr. Citizens building and in Colman, they will vote at the Community Center.
In Colman City Ward II, council member Mitch Clark is being challenged by Cody Bowman. Voting is from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., also in the Community Center.
Trent voters to decide board member, sales tax issue
Trent voters will go to the polls at the Trent Fire Hall for the first town election in years.
Voters will decide who will be seated in the open position on the three-member town board and have four contenders to choose from: Jennifer Ahrendt, Jami Alberts, Rich Nord and Todd Olson.
Nord was appointed to the board in February after board president Bob Dickey resigned under pressure. That position is now up for election.
In addition, voters will decide whether to approve an additional penny sales tax. The board in November approved the one-cent hike on each dollar spent, and that decision was referred to voters. If the tax increase is passed, patrons at the handful of Trent businesses would pay an additional penny sales tax on each dollar in sales. That money would go into the town’s general fund.
If the tax is raised, it will go to 6.5 percent, on par with most towns in the state. South Dakota has businesses collect 4.5 percent in retail sales tax, and each community has the option of collecting up to 2 percent. Trent has collected 1 percent since the tax was implemented in 1998.
