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Milan News-Leader VOL. 127, NO. 32
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17th District Michigan Senate R. Al Bain (R) Randy Richardville (R) Paul Hengy (D) John Spencer (D)
3,437 votes 10,067 votes 1,104 votes 3,533 votes
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18th District Michigan Senate John Hochstetler (R) Gary Wellings (R) Pam Byrnes (D) Thomas Partridge (D) Rebekah Warren (D)
■ 4-H Creative Chocolate Chip Contest
6,239 votes 4,107 votes 7,897 votes 422 votes 11,170 votes
■ 4-H Youth Show under way
52nd State House Mark Ouimet (R) Jeff Lee (D) Christine Green (D) Robert Wozniak (D)
unopposed 195 votes 1,761 votes 553 votes
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53rd State House Chase Ingersoll (R) Jeff Irwin (D) Ned Staebler (D)
unopposed 5,035 votes 4,728 votes
Voters have their say
55th State House Frank Chrzanowski (R) Rick Olson (R) Andrew J. Sosnoski (R) Mary Kay Thayer (R) Mike Smith (D)
1,954 votes 3,775 votes 308 votes 1,589 votes unopposed
Campaign signs in Milan line the street near City Hall on Tuesday. While the city of Milan didn’t have any local elections, York Township had a public safety millage on the ballot and there were primary races for Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners, state House and state Senate, among other offices.
Washtenaw County Board District 1 Kathy Jane Keinath (R) Rob Turner (R) Eric Borregard (D) Reid McCarthy (D) Adam Zemke (D)
1,552 votes 2,221 votes 282 votes 275 votes 1,310 votes
District 2 Ben H. Colmery III (R) Dan Smith (R) Ken Schwartz (D)
830 votes 2,028 votes unopposed
District 3 Alicia Ping (R)
unopposed
District 4 Robert Van Bemmelen (R) Wesley Prater (D) Rick Roe (D)
291 votes 327 votes unopposed
District 6 David H. Raaflaub (R) Mark Namatevs (D) Ronnie D. Peterson (D)
unopposed 925 votes 1,103 votes
District 7 Sean Gray (R) Kristin F. Judge (D)
unopposed unopposed
*Unofficial election results as of press time. Those names bolded are the winners in each primary and will face off in November.
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Ordinance requires vendors pay hefty fee to city; City Council to re-evaluate law
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A farmers’ market in Milan appears too cost prohibitive, and the mayor wants to do something about it. Mayor Kym Muckler said she would like to repeal portions of an ordinance that, in part, require anyone selling produce within city limits to pay a hefty fee, get a criminal background check and be fingerprinted. Muckler said the law is only being selectively enforced, and it has forced Original Gravity Brewing Co. owner Brad Sancho to give up on his project of holding a farmers market in Milan this year. Sancho said he started the project on the property of his brewing company in the spring. “We started a market here in May,” Sancho said. “We had a couple of vendors every week –– maybe two or three.” The idea for the market came when Sancho was approached by the owners of Zilke Vegetable Farm about putting one together.
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By Steven Howard unopposed 1,110 votes 792 votes
District 5 Daniel K. Benefiel (R) Bill Emmerich (R) Steve L. Lambert (D)
Milan farmers’ market uprooted
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This brewery was the site of the farmers’ market until City Hall found out and began enforcing an ordinance that requires hefty fees. “Just through talking with them, we thought it would be good to start a market,” he said. Sancho said the sellers gathered from 4 to 7 p.m. at the outdoor beer garden portion of his brewery every Thursday before he was notified by the city that he was to stop doing so or get permits. “We got a call on Wednesday and I was on vacation. I told my employee to just pay it, gave PLEASE SEE MARKET/3-A
www.milannews.com visit www.milanlibrary.org. ■ Pancake supper set Aug. 12: Milan Seniors for Healthy Living will hold a pancake supper fundraiser from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Aug. 12 at the Milan Senior and Community Activity Center, 45 Nickel Court. Tickets are $6 or $5 for seniors 60 and older, and for children 5 years and younger. Tickets are available in advance or at the door. The meal includes pancakes, sausage, fruit and beverage. The supper is in advance of the Thursday evening concert at Wilson
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