Election 2017: All but two charter issues pass in Huber Heights

Six of eight charter amendment issues passed in Huber Heights during a spring election Tuesday, according to unofficial results.

A local option to expand liquor licenses at a proposed shopping development, The Heights, easily passed.

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Issues 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10 — all changes to the city’s charter — passed the muster of voters, most with sizable margins. Issues 7 and 11 failed.

Issues 4 and 10 changed the way public officials in the city are removed from office. Issue 5 changed the requirement for posting ordinances in the city. Issue 6 changed requirements for the mayor to return vetoes to council. Issue 9 clarified the city does not have authority over the Bethel School District.

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Issue 8, which removes the requirement that the Director of Public Safety be charged with enforcing weights and measures laws, narrowly passed 50-49 percent.

Issue 7 — a proposal to revoke the requirement that the city manager live in the city — failed 60-40 percent. Had the measure passed, the city’s charter would have been brought in line with state law banning residency requirements.

Also failing 59-40 percent was Issue 11 — a proposal to change citizen referendums.

Additional liquor licenses will be available in Huber Heights with voters approving a local option establishing a community entertainment district at The Heights. The option passed 63-36 percent. Officials hope the project near Rose Music Center will become a bustling mecca of restaurants, hotels and retail stores.

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