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Sherwood keeps R-3 seat; marijuana sales tax passes

Ivan Foley by Ivan Foley
April 7, 2023
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RIVERSIDE AND NORTHMOOR PASS TAX ON RECREATIONAL WEED

School board elections were held in three districts in the county, and voters in a few cities in the county–including Riverside and Northmoor–said yes to taxing recreational marijuana.

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Those were some of the ballot highlights from Tuesday’s municipal elections held across Platte County. Voter turnout throughout the county was 14.73 percent.

For a complete list of results in Platte County go to www.plattemovotes.org/results.

PLATTE COUNTY R-3 SCHOOL BOARD
Two incumbents were among five candidates on the ballot for three open spots. One incumbent, Sharon Sherwood, was successful, the other, Bobby Vann, was not. Elected were Amy MacCuish, Tyler Fadler and Sherwood.

Vote totals:

Amy MacCuish 1,145
Tyler Fadler 1,015
Sharon Sherwood 991
Matt Craine 963
Bobby Vann 687

NORTH PLATTE SCHOOL BOARD
Three spots were open. Top three vote getters are your winners.

Vote totals:

Jeff Hinton 248
Rebecca Becky Hoffman 244
James Steven Kubly 237
Jennifer Ralston 217

WEST PLATTE SCHOOL BOARD
Top three vote getters elected to the three open spots.

Vote totals:

Shane Bartee 542
Boyd Collins Hiatt 509
Benjamin Franklin Doran 416
Kyle Haas 362

CITY OF RIVERSIDE
Riverside voters by a wide margin approved a three percent sales tax on recreational marijuana sales within the city limits.
It was approved with 132 votes in favor to only 50 opposed, 73% to 27%.

The constitutional amendment legalizing adult use recreational marijuana was passed by voters in Missouri last fall. More than 30 municipalities in the Kansas City metro considered ballot questions on a marijuana sales tax on Tuesday.

The three percent local sales tax is in addition to all other state and local sales taxes already in place. The three percent sales tax approved by voters only applies to adult-use/recreational use. Medical marijuana is not impacted by this change.

CITY OF NORTHMOOR

Voters in the City of Northmoor in southern Platte County also approved a three percent sales tax on recreational marijuana. It was approved with 29 votes in favor to seven opposed, 81% to 19%.

There was also a contested race for three spots on the Northmoor Board of Aldermen. Top three vote-getters elected.

Results:

Robin Griffith 31
Joe T. Harris 24
Janeen Wright 20
Richard (Rick) Medill 16

CITY OF WEATHERBY LAKE

There were two contested races for alderman spots at Weatherby Lake.

West Ward: Doug Richmond defeated Paula York, 141 to 60.
East Ward: Wilbur Stuhlman defeated Russell Monuski 142 to 121.

Tags: electionsNorthmoorplatte countyriversidetaxesWeatherby Lake
Ivan Foley

Ivan Foley

Ivan Foley, longtime owner/publisher of the Platte County Landmark, is a past winner of the national Gish Award for courage, tenacity and integrity in rural journalism, presented by the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues at the University of Kentucky. He lives in Platte County not far from KCI Airport.

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