Wendy Barker is challenging incumbent Elmwood Township treasurer Debbie Street in Tuesday's Primary Election, the winner of which will be unopposed in November.

Wendy Barker
Barker and her husband, Greg, have been married for 17 years and have three sons, all of whom she has homeschooled. Barker's oldest son graduated last year and will be entering [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Election 2008 - Barker seeks Elmwood Twp. treasurer's job”, url: “http://www.leelanaunews.com/blog/2008/08/02/election-2008-barker-seeks-elmwood-twp-treasurers-job/” });

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A former Elmwood Township employee is claiming discrimination over a decision by the township not to bring him back for the 2008 boating season.

Plaintiff Virgil Fouts, in a lawsuit filed July 29 in 13th Circuit Court, states that he was not rehired because of a disability the township was aware of prior to his hiring [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Ex-marina worker files discrimination suit”, url: “http://www.leelanaunews.com/blog/2008/08/02/ex-marina-worker-files-discrimination-suit/” });

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While steps are provided for an abbreviated decision, requesting the Michigan Public Service Commission to approve an electrical substation in Elmwood Township could take up to a year - or longer.

That scenario was explained by Albert Ernst, an attorney for the Dykema Gossett law firm of Lansing. Ernst was retained by Wolverine Power Supply [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Steps outlined for state to decide fate of substation”, url: “http://www.leelanaunews.com/blog/2008/07/28/steps-outlined-for-state-to-decide-fate-of-substation/” });

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As the battleground for a proposal to build an electrical substation moves downstate, the stakes are growing for Elmwood Township and Wolverine Power Supply Cooperative.

Wolverine officials, speaking at a hearing Tuesday required as part of a process to have the project's fate decided by the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC), said a "voluntary site plan" [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Wolverine says 'voluntary' substation site plan off table”, url: “http://www.leelanaunews.com/blog/2008/07/28/wolverine-says-voluntary-substation-site-plan-off-table/” });

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Three Republican candidates are seeking their party's nomination for the right to face Donald Barrows in the race for the seat of Elmwood Township supervisor. Barrows is unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

Supervisor Derith Smith hopes to continue in the position she was first elected in 2004. Also seeking the Republican nomination is former Supervisor [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Election 2008 - 3 Republicans seek Elmwood supervisor's job”, url: “http://www.leelanaunews.com/blog/2008/07/27/election-2008-3-republicans-seek-elmwood-supervisors-job/” });

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Two candidates are seeking the Republican nomination for the position of treasurer in Elmwood Township.

Incumbent Debbie S. Street was first elected treasurer in 2000. Street, 53, has lived for 25 years in Traverse City, 11 of those in Elmwood Township.

Debbie Street
Also seeking the nomination is Wendy Barker. We asked the two candidates four questions; [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Election 2008 - 2 running for treasurer's post”, url: “http://www.leelanaunews.com/blog/2008/07/27/election-2008-2-running-for-treasurers-post/” });

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Incumbent Elmwood Township clerk Connie Preston is facing fellow Republican challenger Diane Hubert in the Aug. 5 Primary. The winner will appear on the November General election ballot unopposed.

Preston and her husband of 25 years, George, live in the home in which she grew up on S. Lake Leelanau Drive. They have four children: Jacob, [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Election 2008 - Elmwood clerk has challenger”, url: “http://www.leelanaunews.com/blog/2008/07/27/election-2008-elmwood-clerk-has-challenger/” });

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Eight candidates - seven Republicans and one Democrat - are seeking four trustee seats on the Elmwood Township Board.

Incumbents Terry Lautner and Paul Walter are Republican candidates along with Mary C. Barrows, David Darga, Nancy Doughty, John Richards and Erik Saxon. Don Gallagher is the lone Democrat appearing on the ballot.

Mary Barrows (left), David Darga, [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Election 2008 - 7 Republicans, 1 Democrat seek 4 Elmwood trustee seats”, url: “http://www.leelanaunews.com/blog/2008/07/27/election-2008-7-republicans-1-democrat-seek-4-elwood-trustee-seats/” });

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A debt owed by special assessment districts in the Timberlee area to the Elmwood Township General Fund has been paid, but property owners in two districts may end up paying more at least partly because their roads were in worse shape than anticipated.

The Township Board on Feb. 27, 2007, paid a $34,302 overdue bill owed [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Timberlee road costs may rise”, url: “http://www.leelanaunews.com/blog/2008/07/21/timberlee-road-costs-may-rise/” });

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Elmwood Township paid for fire department operational costs in 2007 while growing its fund balance, a recently completed audit shows.

The audit, required by state law and completed by the Wilson, Ward CPA firm of Interlochen, was reviewed last week at the monthly meeting of the Township Board. CPA David Wilson attended the meeting, and gave [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Elmwood receives 'clean' audit”, url: “http://www.leelanaunews.com/blog/2008/07/21/elmwood-receives-clean-audit/” });

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