From Tribune staff reports

Low numbers of voters turned out for township elections Tuesday, but officers still conducted government business.

Following is a rundown of election results.

– Albert Lea Township had 19 voters, approximately 3.6 percent of 520 registered voters. Marilyn Roche was elected to the position of clerk and Larry Lestrud supervisor. Roche had 18 votes and Lestrud had 17. A $100,000 levy for road and other improvements was passed by residents at the annual meeting.

– Alden Township had seven voters, approximately 3.7 percent of 188 registered voters. George Wichman was elected clerk and Ebenezer Howe supervisor. Wichman and Howe both received all seven votes. A $60,000 levy for roads and bridges was passed by residents at the annual meeting.

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Bancroft Township turned out 40 voters, or nearly 6 percent of 727 registered voters. Jirah McCornack was elected supervisor; Judith Hellie was reelected clerk. The levy was postponed until September.

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Bath Township turned out 13 voters, or nearly 5 percent of 260 registered voters. Neil Anderson was elected supervisor; Everett Jensen was reelected clerk. The levy was postponed until September.

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Carlston Township turned out 10 voters, or nearly 5 percent of 205 registered voters. The township voted to retain the current levy of $64,000.

The forced expenditure by the state for a voting machine was discussed. The cost of $2,000 was an issue as well as the actual need for such a machine since there are less than 300 people who would be utilizing it.

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Freeborn Township turned out 12 voters, or nearly 7 percent of 184 registered voters. Stanley Stenzel was reelected supervisor, James Klocek was reelected clerk. The levies remained the same.

Pay for temporary township workers was discussed and raised to $15 an hour.

– Freeman Township had 20 voters, approximately 5.6 percent of 352 registered voters. Lori Reyerson was elected clerk and Dave Claussen for supervisor. Both candidates received 18 votes for the position they ran for and one vote for the position the other was running for. A $53,000 levy for roads and bridges and fire was passed by residents at the annual meeting with $32,000 going to roads and bridges and $18,000 going to fire.

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Geneva Township turned out 7 voters, or nearly XX percent of 265 registered voters. Robert Phillips was elected chairman, Christine Carlson was reelected clerk. The levy was increased by $5,000 and is now $105,000.

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Hartland Township turned out 16 voters, or nearly 9 percent of 169 registered voters. Dennis Anderson was elected supervisor, Allen Batt was reelected clerk. County Board Chairman Glen Mathiason spoke to the township members on roads, the courthouse and the Shell Rock River Watershed. It was the first time the township had a county commissioner visit.

– Hayward Township had 12 voters, approximately 4.3 percent of 278 registered voters. Daniel Johnson was elected clerk and Keith Iverson supervisor. Johnson had 12 votes and Iverson had 11. A $90,000 levy for roads and bridges, fire and the general fund was passed by residents at the annual meeting.

– London Township had 16 voters, approximately 7.5 percent of 213 registered voters, who elected Karen Davis for clerk and Paul Hansen for supervisor. Davis had 15 votes and Hansen had 16. A $42,000 levy for roads and bridges, $9,500 levy for the general fund and $8,000 levy for fire was passed by residents at the annual meeting.

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Manchester Township turned out 37 voters, or nearly 12 percent of 310 registered voters. Tom Venom was elected supervisor, Dale Christopherson was reelected clerk, Scott Morreim was elected treasurer and Casey Soost was elected for a three-year supervisor term.

The township raised their levy for road and bridge by $5,000 to $45,000. n Mansfield Township had 20 voters, approximately 10.3 percent of 194 registered voters. Voters elected Ross Schmidt for clerk and Lynn Wasmoen for supervisor. Schmidt and Wasmoen received all 20 votes each. A $40,000 levy for roads and bridges, $9,200 levy for fire and $1,400 levy for the town fund was passed by residents at the annual meeting.

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Moscow Township turned out 33 voters in the township elections Tuesday night, or nearly 9 percent of the 371 registered voters. Brad Bena was elected supervisor and Michael Taylor was reelected clerk.

The levy remains the same as last year at $97,000.

More people turned out this year, according to Chairwoman Karen Brand.

&uot;This (has been) one of the better meetings.&uot;

The good turn-out may be attributed to a newsletter distributed, or to the two new items discussed at the meeting: the new dog ordinance and the consideration of a land use ordinance.

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Newry Township turned out 13 voters, or nearly 6 percent of 235 registered voters. Larry Helgeson was elected supervisor, Brenda Johnson was reelected clerk. The levy remains at $90,000.

– Nunda Township had 14 voters, approximately 5.8 percent of 240 registered voters,. Pam Christensen was elected as clerk and Curt Honsey for supervisor. Christensen and Honsey both received all 14 votes. A $50,000 levy for roads and bridges and $8,000 levy for the general fund was passed by residents at the annual meeting.

At the meeting, which was held at 4 p.m., immediately before voting, residents decided to change the future annual meeting time to 8 p.m.

&uot;We might get a lot more people to participate,&uot; said Christensen.

– Oakland Township had 33 voters, approximately 13 percent of 254 registered voters, with Eileen Reese elected to the position of

clerk and Don Davidson for supervisor. Reese and Davidson both received all 33 votes. A $95,000 levy was passed by residents at the annual meeting.

– Pickerel Lake Township had 11 voters, approximately 2.2 percent of the 489 registered voters elect Kathleen Toenges was elected to the position of clerk and Nordean Krueger for supervisor. Toenges and Krueger received all 11 votes. A $49,000 levy for roads and bridges was passed by residents at the annual meeting.

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Riceland Township

turned out 23 voters, or nearly 8 percent of 288 registered voters. Wes Tennis was elected supervisor and Karen Nelson was reelected clerk. The levy was postponed until August.

Issues discussed included the possibility of building a new town hall with the city of Hollandale.

– Shell Rock Township had 78 voters, approximately 29 percent of its 265 registered voters. Winston Hammersly was elected for clerk, beating Leland Johnson with 58 votes.

For the supervisor position, Bradley Nelson defeated write-in candidate Mark Thompson by one vote, 39 to 38. A $65,000 levy for was passed by residents at the annual meeting.