Former Democrat candidate again takes aim at Brenner
To the extent that Richard Bird is known in Delaware County, it’s largely because of what he’s said about Andrew Brenner.
To the extent that Richard Bird is known in Delaware County, it’s largely because of what he’s said about Andrew Brenner.
The leader of the local Democratic Party criticized Republican State Rep. Andrew Brenner for his association with a Powell business that owes more than $43,000 in unpaid federal payroll taxes. “It gets down to these things where people say one thing in their campaigns, and in their personal lives, they’re 180 degrees opposite,” said Ed Helvey, chair of the Delaware County Democratic Party.

Some elected officials in Delaware County have chosen to bow out of public office at the end of the year, while other familiar faces are seeking to make a return to the ballot this November. In total, 101 people filed paperwork with the Delaware County Board of Elections to run for 62 various township, school board and village and city council positions. The deadline for candidates wishing to run for local offices expiring at the end of this year passed at 4 p.m. Wednesday.

Powell City Council will use Key Bank as its primary depository after having used Fifth Third Bank for the past five years. The decision was made Tuesday in accordance with the Ohio Revised Code, which requires the city to designate its active, interim and inactive funds to public depositories.