Two newcomers join Edgewood Schools board

Two newcomers appear to be headed to seats on the Edgewood school board with about 88% of the unofficial vote tally in Tuesday evening, according to preliminary vote totals from the Butler County Board of Elections. (File Photo\Journal-News)

Two newcomers appear to be headed to seats on the Edgewood school board with about 88% of the unofficial vote tally in Tuesday evening, according to preliminary vote totals from the Butler County Board of Elections. (File Photo\Journal-News)
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By Michael D. Clark – Contributing Writer
Nov 3, 2021
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The majority of seats among the five-member Edgewood school board were up for election Tuesday and voters in the Trenton-area school system returned one incumbent and added two new faces, according to preliminary vote totals.

Newcomers Marc Messerschmitt and Andrew Pressler won seats, according to unofficial tallies of 88% of votes by the Butler County Board of Elections late Tuesday evening.

The battle for the third open seat saw incumbent Gary Gabbard win.

Recent months had seen some in the school district community divided over school building realignment of grades impacting transportation and other aspects of the 3,500-student district.

And the board recently began preliminary discussions on the possibility of seeking a new operating tax levy sometime in the next few years to offset a projected budget shortfall estimated to start in 2023.

The board race saw one of Butler County’s largest number of candidates for the three open seats, with eight seeking election.

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