TRAVERSE CITY — A city commission candidate forum will be held at the City Opera House on Oct. 11 from 6:30 to 9 p.m.
All seven commission candidates and both mayoral candidates are expected to attend.
The Record-Eagle will publish profiles of mayoral and city commission candidates beginning Oct. 13.
Results from the Nov. 8, 2011 primary election, updated as the numbers come in.
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Emerging priorities for the new city commission include pushing the city's bayfront plan forward and addressing infrastructure improvements and legacy costs.
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A long-simmering debate over homosexual rights and protections in Traverse City came to a resounding close on election night.
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Former Traverse City Mayor Michael Estes earned back his old post.
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Two incumbents known for asking tough questions kept their seats on the Traverse City Commission, and they'll be joined by a former city planning commissioner.
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Voters overwhelming supported a millage renewal for the Bay Area Transportation Authority.
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For weeks, campaign literature stuffed your mailbox. You've driven miles of streets flanked by rows of beseeching yard signs. Today, finally, it's your turn. It's Election Day.
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A roundup of candidates and issues for Tuesday’s election.
Continued ...City voters on Tuesday could drastically overhaul the city commission and weigh in on a contentious non-discrimination proposal, among other items.
Continued ...Our endorsements for Tuesday's elections: For mayor, Michael Estes. For city commission, Jim Carruthers, Barbara Budros and Tim Werner. For ballot issues, vote "yes" on the BATA millage and vote "yes" for the non-discrimination ordinance.
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The city's two mayoral candidates took opposite tactics to pay for their campaigns.
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An incumbent city commissioner and a woman who’s never run for elected office lead the pack in city commission campaign contributions, though others aren’t far behind.
Continued ...Backing neighborhoods; Seniors depend on BATA; Maximize resources; Keep downtown strong; and more
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A group campaigning in support of Traverse City's non-discrimination ordinance raised about four times as much money as its opponents.
Continued ...Can do more with less; Vatican opposes ordinances; Addressing the issues; Common sense approach. (Plus more)
Continued ...One is a retired Marine. The other is a mother of a special-needs child. Tyson Burch and Lorene Hill Cota — both parents of students in Benzie County Central Schools — are vying for a single vacant spot on the district’s board.
Continued ...A glance at area school board races in the upcoming Nov. 8 election.
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I'm voting for the Bay Area Transportation Authority's operating millage renewal because I rely on BATA to get to work.
Continued ...Letters regarding the Nov. 8 election.
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Bay Area Transportation Authority on Nov. 8 will ask voters in Leelanau and Grand Traverse counties to renew its operational millage for five years.
Continued ...Tom Menzel knows his decision to follow a rarely used, rarely enforced state law about ballot language will cost BATA votes.
Continued ...Public transportation is crucial for any area aspiring to grow, and the Grand Traverse area is no exception.
Continued ...Vote "yes" Nov. 8 to retain Traverse City's anti-discrimination ordinance.
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More than a year has passed since Traverse City adopted an ordinance that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation, and voters will have a chance to weigh in on Nov. 8.
Continued ...Their reasons for running for mayor of Traverse City are about as different as they are — and another reason to support Michael Estes.
Continued ...Record-Eagle endorsements for Traverse City commission.
Continued ...Am I the only one frustrated over the Bay Area Transportation Authority asking for a millage renewal?
Continued ...Letters regarding the upcoming Nov. 8 election.
Continued ...Letters regarding the Nov. 8, 2011 elections.
Continued ...Letters regarding the upcoming Nov. 8 election.
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Former Grand Traverse Sheriff’s Department Lt. Bob Donick is running for city commission. He now works as a Union Representative for Teamsters Local 218.
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Patrick McGuire, a former member of the Citizens Operational and Financial Analysis Committee, wants a spot on the city commission. Financial management is his biggest concern.
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Tim Werner wants to make it easier to get from here to there. Werner, a scientist and engineer by trade, hopes to land a spot on the Traverse City Commission.
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Jim Carruthers considers himself a voice of the people. Carruthers, a self-described "gadfly" who first won election to the city commission in 2007, seeks a second term.
Continued ...Letters concerning the Nov. 8, 2011 election.
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Michael Estes wants another go-round.
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Ralph Soffredine believes city staffing is about as low as it can go.
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Jeanine Easterday, a former Traverse City planning commissioner, is running for a spot on the city commission.
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David Ford, a principal at Ford Insurance Agency in Traverse City, has a strong interest in city business development. It's one of the main reasons he decided to run for city commission.
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Barbara Budros, first elected to the Traverse City Commission in 2007, often questions how things are done in city government. It's a pattern she expects to continue if she's re-elected in November.
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