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Scoby, Wells to lead Springfield Twp.

By Samantha Sommer, Staff Writer Updated 7:10 AM Wednesday, November 4, 2009

SPRINGFIELD TWP. — Incumbent Springfield Twp. Trustee Jim Scoby will return to office, joined by challenger R. Dean Wells.

Gary Barnes, Mike Hively and Paul L. Smith lost in the Tuesday, Nov. 3 election.

Scoby received 2,237 votes and Wells took 1,272 votes in final, unofficial results.

Smith received 1,200 votes, Barnes took 1,114 votes and Hively had 883 votes.

Scoby, 53, is a counselor for Springfield City Schools, owns Sports Ambassadors Radio and has been a teacher and a coach in several sports.

He said he was honored to receive a third term in office. He believe his eight years of experience and his record helped him win.

“I feel very blessed. ... I want to help preserve our township government and the rights of local citizens to govern themselves,” he said.

Wells, 66, has been an optometrist for about 40 years.

He said his 33 years of residency in Springfield Twp. likely helped his campaign.

“We’re certainly overjoyed,” Wells said. “We’re just committed to serve the people and do the best job we can.”

Smith, 67, owns Ray and Smith Appraisal and previously worked as president of M&M Federal Savings and Loan.

Barnes, 44, owns Barnes Rocks and Resources, a landscape and building stone business.

Hively, 61, is vice president of Fifth Third Bank and has 39 years of banking experience.

Several other townships also had contested races, including:

• In Harmony Twp., Tom Troxell won with 801 votes, as did incumbent Rick Delaney with 561 votes.

Ty Callicoat lost with 540 votes.

• In Madison Twp., incumbents Thomas Florence and C. David Sprague won with 513 votes and 484 votes, respectively.

Challenger Rodney Getz lost with 397 votes.

• In Pleasant Twp., incumbent Dana Bumgardner won with 500 votes and Steven Fry also won with 464 votes.

Challengers Kyle Smith received 241 votes, David Stickney 210 votes, David Dickinson 202 votes and Brad Hambrick 143 votes.

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