Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Tuesday's election in the City of Grosse Pointe is the only race throughout all of the Pointes that was uncontested. Voter turnout neared 20 percent in the City.
About 20 percent of the registered voters in the City of Grosse Pointe turned out Tuesday to mark their votes in the only uncontested race throughout the five Pointes. Councilmen Donald Parthum and John Stempfle along with Mayor Dale Scrace will continue their service to the city, each receiving several hundred votes. The newcomer, Andrew Turnbull, also received voter support. Turnbull will replace John Stevens, who opted not to seek re-election and was honoroed for his service during the last council meeting. Turnbull is a lifelong Grosse Pointer whose platform for running was to help the City continue its development of the Village and maintain public safety services. Turnbull is a licensed insurance agent who specializes in group …
The new faces include Michael Koester and Richard Shetler Jr. Meanwhile, Kevin Ketels and Art Bryant were re-elected.
Residents in Grosse Pointe Woods seated two incumbents and two newcomers on the city council Tuesday. Michael Koester and Richard Shetler Jr. are newcomers to the city council and will each serve four year terms. Art Bryant begins his next four year term on council. Kevin Ketels, who sought to complete the partial term vacated by former councilwoman Gabriela Boddy, won by about 500 votes. Allison M. Secord also sought the two-year term with a focus of keeping young professionals in the Woods. The newcomers replace councilwoman Lisa Pinkos Howle and Joseph Sucher, both of whom have hinted at future endeavors in public service but have not defined what they may be. Shetler, Ketels and Bryant along with Mayor Robert Novitke watched the …
The newcomer to the race lost by about 60 votes Tuesday.
Grosse Pointe Park residents voted to keep its council just as it was, re-electing Daniel Clark, Robert Denner and Greg Theokas. The residents also re-elected Mayor Palmer Heenan for his 15th term in office. He ran uncontested in the race and received 1,731 votes, according to the unofficial numbers released late Tuesday. Meanwhile, newcomer John Teodecki earned the fewest votes but not by many. He received 1,231 votes and the next vote-getter, Robert Denner, received 1,294--a difference of only 63. Teodecki's campaign focused heavily on making change within the Park to improve the city's position without compromising services and amenities. The others ran on the platform of their performance while already on the city council, emphasizing …
Votes tallied from all five Grosse Pointes and Harper Woods by the Grosse Pointe Woods City Clerk show Lois Valente and Daniel Roeske won the race for the school board.
Daniel Roeske and Lois Valente won the Grosse Pointe Public School Board election Tuesday. Diane Karabetsos received the fewest votes. The names Valente and Roeske were often seen together on lawns and in other campaign forums and ultimately, they both won the race. Roeske earned the most votes with 6,153; Valente received 5,635; and Karabetsos had 5,013, according to unofficial numbers released late Tuesday by the Grosse Pointe Woods city clerk. Both will begin serving on the school board in January, although both already regularly attend the meetings as observers. Karabetsos did take the most votes in two cities but did not receive enough votes elsewhere to propel herself to the top of the list. A breakdown of votes: The school board did…
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Voters also re-elected one incumbent to council, Dan Schulte. The municipality also had 58 percent voter turnout.
Grosse Pointe Shores residents elected a new mayor, five new city council members and one incumbent Tuesday with a 58 percent turnout. Ted Kedzierski ousted longterm incumbent James Cooper by nearly 200 votes. Kedzierski received 765 votes and Cooper 575. Kedzierski has been on the city council leading up to his run for the mayoral seat. The new council includes Dan Schulte, Kay Felt, Robert Gesell, Alexander Ajlouni, Bruce Bisballe and Robert Barrette Jr. Schulte is the only incumbent re-elected to the council. As outlined in the Shores City Charter, the top three vote getters and the mayoral vote getter will serve four year terms. The second three highest vote getters will serve two year terms. This is the first election following the …
John Teodecki
8:18 pm on Wednesday, November 9, 2011
The Teodecki Campaign showed fantastic results for a newcomer running on a simple position of transparency. Receiving over half the total votes cast in yesterday’s election and missing by only 63 votes says there is support for this campaign in The Park. Winning outright over all the other candidates in Precincts 1, 6, & 7 and tied for lead in Precinct 3 sends a clear message. It was unfortunate … more ›