Sunday, November 11, 2012
This week's selection includes a new gallery/gift shop, a levy rejected, school boundaries issue, DFL wins and good news for Southwest Light Rail Transit.
Editor’s Note: Every week we will bring you a sampling of stories from Patch sites in the west metro: Eden Prairie, Edina, Fridley, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Lake Minnetonka, Maple Grove, Plymouth, Richfield, Southwest Minneapolis, St. Louis Park, and St. Michael. District 281 Bus Driver Asks Student to Pick Up Gun A Robbinsdale Area Schools spokesperson said a bus driver asked a seventh-grade boy to pick up a gun he spotted along the road. The district is shocked by the incident and has communicated with parents and students. Bus Driver Fired After Asking ISD 281 Student to Pick Up Gun The incident occurred on Nov. 8 around 8 a.m. The district immediately took action after the driver notified school employees about the weapon. A Hillary-…
Thursday, November 8, 2012
A city-by-city look at how voters cast their ballot for the operating and technology levy requests in the 2012 election.
Spanning eight cities, the Osseo School District is considered the fifth largest district in the state. All or parts of the cities of Maple Grove, Brooklyn Park, Osseo, Plymouth, Brooklyn Center, Rogers, Dayton and Corcoran are considered part of District 279. During the Nov. 6, 2012 general election, voters in the Osseo School District decided against two questions for levy requests – an operating and technology levy. Here’s a city-by-city breakdown of how each question fared during the 2012 election in the 56 precincts with District 279, according to unofficial results on the Minnesota Secretary of State website. Note that voting results are not considered official until canvassed. Question 1 Operating Levy Question 2 Technology Levy …
How did your city vote on the constitutional amendment to require photo ID to vote?
Here's how residents in a selection of Minnesota cities voted on the proposed Voter ID amendment to the state Constitution, which would have required photo ID at polling places. Statewide, the ballot measure failed to pass the 50 percent level of support it needed (46.34 percent with all but three Minnesota precincts' results). But if citizens in 14 of these 36 Patch communities had their way, the state Constitution would have a new amendment. Support for the amendment in these cities covered by Patch ranged from 19.30 percent in Southwest Minneapolis to 61.23 percent in St. Michael.* (Lake Minnetonka Patch covers several cities, including Minnetrista, Tonka Bay, Wayzata, Mound, Shorewood, Orono, Spring Park, Deephaven, Long Lake and …
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
All three were incumbents going into the 2012 general election.
District 34 voters have reelected State Rep. Kurt Zellers and Rep. Joyce Peppin as well as State Sen. Warren Limmer in the 2012 general election. Senate District 34 Seat Incumbent Warren Limmer (R) will be returning to office as Minnesota District 34 Senator after winning over Sharon Bahensky (DFL) in the Nov. 6 general election, according to unofficial results posted on the Minnesota Secretary of State website. Limmer received 25,847 (57.04%) of the votes, Bahensky with 19,406 (42.83%). Limmer was first elected to the senate in February 1995. Senate District 34 serves Maple Grove, Osseo, Dayton, Rogers and Hassan. House District 34A Seat Returning to the Minnesota House of Representatives, Joyce Peppin (R) has won House District 34A, …
Voters chose from five candidates for three seats in the 2012 general election.
Voters in the Osseo School District have decided incumbent Dean Henke, Linda Etim and Jacki Girtz will serve as the next District 279 School Board members, according to unofficial results posted on the Minnesota Secretary of State website. Henke received 24,220 votes (23 percent), Etim received 22,886 votes (21.74 percent) and Girtz received 21,023 votes (19.97 percent). Other candidate results included a close fourth by Robert Gerhart with 20,940 votes (19.89 percent) followed by Collette Guyott-Hempel with 15,426 votes (14.65 percent). The Osseo School District School Board will canvass the results of the Nov. 6 general election at a Nov. 13, 2012 meeting. Once the results are canvassed, the Henke, Etim and Girtz are expected to take …
The Maple Grove resident faced Rick Theisen in the Nov. 6 election.
After facing a recount in the 2012 primary, Jennifer DeJournett won over Rick Theisen in the Nov. 6 general election for the District 2 Henneipn County Park Commissioner seat. Jennifer DeJournett received 31,851 (52.36%) of the votes against Rick Theisen who received 28,550 (46.94%) of the votes, according to unofficial results on the Hennepin County website. "I would like to thank the Three Rivers Park community for their confidence in my candidacy and for the support I received from all across the district,” DeJournett wrote in a post election email to Patch. “The experience of door-knocking and meeting with residents has been great and I'm pleased that my opportunity to work with the community has only just begun. Thank you to all my …
The 2012 general election race for Maple Grove City Council included seven candidates.
After months of campaigning, incumbents Erik Johnson and LeAnn Sargent have been voted on to continue as Maple Grove City Council members, according to unofficial results posted on the Minnesota Secretary of State website. Erik Johnson received 13,379 votes (28.55%) and LeAnn Sargent received 9,511 votes (20.30%). “Maple Grove is a wonderful city. I am both proud and humbled by the election results and look forward to working with the rest of the city council to keep Maple Grove one of the best in the nation,” Johnson wrote in a post election email to Patch. Sargent thanked her team for putting up signs and offered congratulations to Erik Johnson on his reelection. “I would like to thank and say bless you to all that supported me in the …
An operational levy and technology levy request were on the 2012 general election ballot.
Voters in the Osseo School District 279 have decided to vote down two school funding requests for the district. The operating levy request, according to the District 279 website, was to “increase academic achievement” in the district was on the Nov. 6 ballot along as was the technology levy request was to expand classroom technology. The operating levy request, question one on the ballot, failed by 116 votes with 50.09% of voters (33,908) voting no to the levy and 49.91% of voters (33,792) casting a yes vote, according to the unofficial results on the Minnesota Secretary of State website. The technology levy request, question two on the ballot, failed by 2,287 votes with 51.7% of voters (34,757) casting a no vote and 48.3% (32,470) yes …
Most of the judicial races were uncontested in the Fourth District Court.
In two judicial races during the Nov. 6 general election, both Elizabeth V. Cutter and Lois Conroy emerged with top votes, according to unofficial results from the Minnesota Secretary of State website. Cutter received 68.45 percent of the vote. Challenger Steven Antolak received 30.78 percent of the vote for the Judge - Fourth District Court 22 position. Conroy received 58.31 percent of the vote with Marc Berris trailing with 40.90 percent of the vote for the Judge – Fourth District Court 44 position. Uncontested, winning races included: Judge Court 2 – Francis Magill Judge Court 6 – David Piper Judge Court 15 – Phil Carruthers Judge Court 17 – Denise D. Reilly Judge Court 29 – Nancy E. Brasel Judge Court 33 – M. Jacueline Regis Judge …
Barry Anderson and David R. Stras retain Minnesota Associate Justice seats.
Incumbent Lorie Skjerven Gildea will retain her role as Minnesota Supreme Court Justice in her win over Dan Griffith in the Nov. 6 general election, according to unofficial results posted on the Minnesota Secretary of State website. In the statewide race, Skjerven Gilda received 59.99 percent of the votes and Dan Griffith received 39.62 percent of the vote. Skjerven Gildea was appointed Chief Justice January 2006 and her term was set to expire January 2013. Other statewide judicial winners included incumbent Barry Anderson for Associate Justice - Supreme Court 1 (Seat 1) over Dean Barkley. Anderson received 58.93 percent of the votes to Barkley’s 40.68 percent of the vote. Incumbent David R. Stras for Associate Justice - Supreme Court 4…
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5:51 pm on Friday, November 9, 2012
For me, I don't have much trust in the district right now. The uproar over standards based grading is largely being ignored by the administration so it is amazing to me that they would ask for this much money with that debate still ongoing not to mention the bad economy. The threats of larger class sizes, reductions in programs etc. only alienate me further and make me seriously consider removing… more ›