In Chippewa County, the only November election issues before voters are local, in Kinross Township and on Drummond Island. A previous move by some Trout Lake officials to recall some of the officials was withdrawn.

Elections will be held on Tuesday, November 8, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Kinross Township Hall and Drummond Island Township Hall.

The voters of Kinross Township will determine whether Supervisor Jason Oberle and Trustee Dan Mitchell will be recalled from the Kinross Township Board.

The ballot language calling for Mr. Oberle’s recall states that he has not performed “job duties correctly or adequately for/in the best interest of the people of Kinross Township. In so much as he made decisions without board approval outside the scope of ‘day to day’ operations. Also, limited access of township residents to special meetings by failing to post notice of change of venue.”

Mr. Oberle’s official reply on the ballot calls the recall a “witch-hunt,” and he asks voters to end it “with your vote of no, today!” He calls the reasons demanding his recall “untrue and an attempt to negate the majority decision of November 2004.”

The ballot language recalling Mr. Mitchell states that he has not performed his duties “correctly or adequately for the best interest of the people of Kinross Township. As in so much that he has provided false information to township residents.”

Mr. Mitchell’s official reply denies providing false information, and he states that “I have asked repeatedly, publicly, and privately what was the ‘false information’ that I supposedly presented? Since the information was not given, I have to assume that there was no false information.”

If allowed to continue in his elected position, he pledges to “work to make responsible improvements at the golf course, research alternative funding for recreation center programs, and to find a way to offset the cost of ‘charge backs’ the DPW bills to take care of township infrastructure.”

He added that he is “willing to stick my neck out and make the hard decisions.”

Drummond Island voters will be asked to approve a new one-mill levy for five years to provide more operational money for the township.

The new millage will generate $87,570 in the first year (2005), and will be levied each year through 2009. The money will be used for general township operating expenses.