It’s Kevin McNamara in VBT, John Morgan in Sumpter

Unofficial returns in Tuesday’s Primary Election show the new supervisor in Van Buren Township will be Democrat Kevin McNamara and the new supervisor in Sumpter Township is incumbent Democrat John Morgan.
Since both are unopposed in the November General Election, they both probably will be seated for four-year terms.
In Van Buren Township the unofficial returns on the Democrat ballot were:
• Supervisor: Kevin McNamara, 1,347; Brenda McClanahan, 1,011; and Phillip Hart, 686; with two write-ins.
• Clerk: Leon Wright, unopposed, 2,367; and 22 write-ins.
• Treasurer: Sharry Budd, 1,821; Harry Roesch, 989; and 1 write-in.
• Four Trustees: Reggie Miller, 1,911; Sherry Frazier, 1,831; Kevin Martin, 1,474; Paul White, 1,194; Anthony Woodford, 1,055; Al Ostrowski, 985.
State Rep. Erika Geiss, 12th District, earned 362 votes and her opposition Edward Martell earned 145 votes.
Sumpter Township
Voters renewed both Sumpter police millages (963-461 – 67.63% and 836-567 – 59.59%), renewed the fire millage (1,037-385 – 72.93%), and nominated all the Democrat incumbents to run mostly unopposed in the November election..
• Supervisor: John Morgan, 638; Jay Bardell, II, 463.
• Clerk: Clarence Hoffman, 451; Esther Hurst, 326; Deb Callison, 292.
• Treasurer: Alan Bates, 562; Lydia Graber, 429.
• Four Trustees: Don LaPorte, 546; Peggy Morgan, 532; Don Swinson, 527; Matthew Oddy, 510; Jennifer Price, 435; Jane Stalmack, 384; Jerry Anderson, Jr., 314; Ronald Robinson, 335.
The four Democrat trustee winners will be opposed by Republican Tim Rush (162 votes) in the Nov. 8 General Election.
In Van Buren Township there are 22,336 registered voters and turnout was 17.71%; in Sumpter Township there are 7,174 registered voters and turnout was 20.91%. In Belleville there are 3,225 registered voters.
Parks, Zoo proposals pass
The Wayne County Parks millage renewal passed with 73% of the vote and the Zoo millage renewal passed with 69% of the vote.
Sherry Frazier
Sherry Frazier, newly elected trustee in Van Buren Township, has declared her decision to also stay with her position as an elected member of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education.
On Tuesday night, Frazier said, “I plan to stick it out. I feel I have a responsibility to the people who elected me to the school board to carry forth my responsibility.
“The township meets on Tuesdays and the school board meets on Mondays. If I think it’s too much, I’ll try another approach,” Frazier said.
She said she was given varying opinions on whether she could hold the two positions and VBT Clerk Leon Wright called the state and found there is no conflict and she could hold both positions.
If there ever is a conflict between the two groups, she said she could abstain from a vote.