As of the 4 p.m., July 21, deadline, the following four candidates have filed with the Wayne County Clerk to seek election to four, four-year seats on the Belleville Area District Library Board in the Nov. 8 election:
• Tanya Stoudemire-Phillips
• Linda Priest
• Daniel R. Fleming
• Sharon C. Peters
Stoudemire-Phillips, Priest, and Peters serve on the current board and are running for reelection. Fleming is a first-time candidate running for the seat of Mary Jane Dawson, who did not file for reelection.
School Board candidates
Candidates for three, four-year terms on the Van Buren Public School Board of Education in the Nov. 8 election had until 4 p.m., Tuesday, July 26, to file with the Van Buren Township clerk’s office. The Independent deadline for the week was at noon, so here are the candidates who have filed by 10 a.m. Tuesday:
• Terrance Goff
• Andrew Frazier
• Darlene Loyer Gerick
• Calvin Hawkins, Jr.
• Amy Pearce
Gerick, Hawkins, and Pearce are serving on the current board and have filed for reelection. Goff and Frazier are new candidates. All the candidates so far live in Van Buren Township.
Other candidates had time to file before deadline and we will include them in a final story next week. Candidates have until July 29 to withdraw.