Posted: 12:09 a.m.Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015

Fresh faces elected to Middletown City Council

By Ed Richter

Staff Writer

NewcomersTalbott Moon and Steve Bohannon were the leading vote-getters Tuesday for twoopen seats on Middletown City Council.

Accordingto final, unofficial results from the ButlerCounty and Warren Countyboards of elections, Moon, 34, received 4,556 votes and Bohannon, 56, received4,165 votes. Incumbent Councilwoman Anita Scott Jones, 52, collected 3,760votes and first-time candidate Roy Gordon, 44, got 1,312 votes.

Nearly5,000 paper absentee ballots were not included in the Butler Countytotals as of press time Tuesday night. The Butler County Board of Electionsreported technical issues with the scanning process of the paper ballots.

Oncethose votes have been counted, it could impact the result of some races. VisitJournal-News.com today for the latest election results.

Bohannontold the Journal-News that he ran for a council seat because he wanted to givesomething back to the city. He said he wanted to “thank all of the folks in Middletown who voted forhim, and especially his wife Kay for all of her hard work and support.”

“Thiscity has helped me raise and educate my children, start and run a successfulbusiness and allowed me to live the American dream,” Bohannon said. “It’s timeto give back.”

Hesaid he was going to do the best job he can for the city.

Bohannonis the past chairman of the Middletown Cemetery Board and is the chairman ofthe Middletown Real Estate Investors Group representing the city’s landlords.He is also a board member of the Middletown Safety Commission and the RotaryClub.

Moonsaid via email that he is “honored and humbled by the support of the Middletown voters.”

“I’dlike to thank all the residents of Middletown,my family and friends for the help and encouragement these last several months.I’d also like to congratulate Steve Bohannon on his election,” Moon said.

Hesaid that he got to know Jones and Gordon throughout this process.

“They’regood people and I know they’ll both stay engaged serving our city and itsresidents,” Moon said. “Specifically, I’d like to thank Councilwoman AnitaScott Jones, she’s given freely of her time and talents for many years inservice to Middletownand she deserves our appreciation. Changes won’t come easily, but I lookforward to getting to work for and with our residents to build a better Middletown.”

Moonhas been active in the community as a board member and chairing committees ofThe Chamber of Commerce Serving Middletown, Monroeand Trenton; as a volunteer leader and committeemember at the Oaks Community Church;and as committee member with The Business Alliance.

MiddletownCity Council members serve four-year terms and receive salaries of $5,000 ayear.