City Elections will be held across the area, Tuesday. The polls will be open from Noon until 8-p.m. In Cass County, there are contested races to follow in Anita, Lewis and Wiota. In Anita, Ben Daughenbaugh has filed for Mayor. Incumbent Mayor Timothy MIller faces a challenge from Ben Daughenbaugh. In Lewis, where there are three seats available on the City Council, Incumbent Duane Scott Anderson hopes to hold onto his seat, while Leroy Easter, Marvin Bradfield, Kristy Bassett and Nona Erickson are in running for those same seats. And, in Wiota, two seats are open on the City Council. The candidates include incumbent Jon Schwarte, along with Steven R. Havens and Jim Fischer.

Voters in some Cass County communities will also have to decide on a variety of Public Measures. Residents of Atlantic will have Public Measure B on the ballot, which asks “Shall the City of Atlantic, in Cass County, Iowa, issue its bonds, paid with local option sales tax (LOST) revenue in an amount not exceeding the amount of $875,000 for the purpose of paying for the cost of restoring the historic ballroom/theater and creating a multi-purpose facility on the second and third floors of City Hall?”

Lewis voters have Public Measure D in front of them, which asks if an annual levy, the amount of which will not exceed a rate of twenty-seven cents per thousand dollars of assessed value of the taxable property, is authorized for providing moneys for public library services? Residents of Griswold will cast their votes on Public Measure C, which asks if the City should change the Mayor’s term from a two-year term to a four-year term. And in Marne, Public Measure E asks “Shall an annual levy, the amount of which shall not exceed a rate of one dollar and fifty cents per thousand dollars of assessed value of the taxable property in the unified law enforcement district be authorized for providing additional moneys needed for unified law enforcement services in the district?”

Other election notes for Cass County include:

In Atlantic, incumbent City Council persons Dana Halder, Ashley Hayes, Linda Hartkopf and Chris Jimerson are unopposed to retain their seats. Dick Casady, who was appointed by Mayor Dave Jones earlier this year, is also unopposed in his bid for the 5th Ward. Incumbent Stuart Dusenberry in the lone candidate to appear on the ballot for the Parks and Rec Board.

In Cumberland, incumbent Mayor Nancy Virginia Couglin is unopposed in her bid for re-election, as are City Councilpersons Sandra K. Eversole, and Scott W. Becker. Catherine Landstreet-Howard is unopposed in her bid to fill a 4-year vacancy term on the Council. In Griswold, no one has filed to run for Mayor, so the position is expected to be filled by a write-in candidate. Incumbents Ryan Askeland and Lisa Cook are unopposed in their bid for the City Council, while Carmen Sorensen is unchallenged for the third of three open seats.

In Lewis, Jon E. Mosier is the only candidate to run for Mayor. And as mentioned, there is a 5-way race for three seats on the Lews City Council. In Marne, incumbent Mayor Randy Baxter is running unopposed for re-election. Three incumbents: Alan Cranston, Lori Holste and Angela Redler, along with Michael Jensen and Kyle Frederiksen, are running for the five open seats on the City Council.

In Massena, incumbent Mayor Linda Reineke in running un-opposed. Incumbents Kevin and Adam McCunn are running for re-election to one of three seats on the City Council, with Micah Lee running to fill the third seat (an Appointed position) on the Council. In Wiota, incumbent Mayor Ford Lillard isn’t facing a challenge for re-election. And, as mentioned earlier, three men are running for two seats on the Wiota City Council.

Voting center information for the November 3, 2015 CITY ELECTION in CASS COUNTY, IOWA:

NOTE: Voting centers for all Cass County cities open at 12 noon and close at 8 P.M.
Absentee voting available Tuesday morning, November 3, 2015 from 8 A.M. to 11 A.M.

VOTING CENTERS:
ANITA: Vote at the Anita Community Center, 805 Main St.

ATLANTIC:
Places to vote are:
FIRST WARD – Zion Lutheran Church, 9th St between Linn St & Oak St
SECOND WARD – Atlantic Public Library, 6th & Poplar St
THIRD WARD – Cass County Community Center, 805 West 10th St
FOURTH WARD – United Church of Christ, 1607 Hazel
FIFTH WARD – Heritage House, 1200 Brookridge Circle

CUMBERLAND: Vote at the Cumberland Community Building, 200 W 2nd St

GRISWOLD: Vote at the Griswold Community Center, 601 2nd St

LEWIS: Vote at the Lewis Public Library, 412 W Main St

MARNE: Vote at the Marne City Hall, 402 Washington

MASSENA: Vote at the Massena Public Library, 122 Main St

WIOTA: Vote at the Wiota City Hall, 311 Center St