Nearly wenty-nine percent of registered voters cast ballots.
Votes for the Medaryville council were as follows:
- Carolyn Hager (R) - 33
- Raymond L. Saltsman Sr. (R) - 79
- Suzanna J. Wilcoxon (R) - 63
- Corrie R. Hauptli (D) - 44
- Robert Schultz (D) - 57
- Kenny Smith Sr. (D) - 44
Residents of Cass and Rich Grove townships (in the NJSP School District) voted "yes" or "no" to the following question:
"For the seven calendar years immediately following the holding of the referendum, shall the North Judson-San Pierre School Corporation impose a property tax rate that does not exceed forty-seven and a half cents ($0.475) on each one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed valuation and that is in addition to all other property tax levies imposed by the North Judson-San Pierre School Corporation for the purpose of funding the general operation of the school corporation."
The Cass and Rich Grove voters voted "no" to the question, 131-52.
District-wide voters soundly defeated the property tax referendum. Revenue from the proposed hike would have been used to prop up sagging revenue as a result of declining enrollment and changes in the way the state funds schools, according to a report from WKVI-Radio.
In Starke County, the vote was 68.1 percent opposed and 31.8 percent in favor of the referendum. The margin of opposition in Rich Grove and Cass Townships in Pulaski County was slightly wider, with 71.5 percent opposed and 28.4 percent in favor of the tax hike.
Because there were no Repbulican/Democrat contested races, Winamac, Francesville and Monterey did not need to hold a November municipal election.
Earlier this summer, incumbent Winamac Town Councilwoman Judy Heater was certified for a four-year term, following a Pulaski County Republican Party Convention Aug. 13.
Likewise, the Pulaski County Democrats conducted a Town Convention for the Town of Monterey Aug. 15 to choose among four Democrat candidates (no Republicans had filed) for three town council seats. They elected Emily Bailey, Doug Denton and Jim Fleury.
