(10/26) Municipal elections are quickly approaching, and local candidates in Adams County are gearing up. This year, Election Day is being held on November 5. Within our local municipalities, there are open seats for Supervisors and Borough Council members.

Primary elections held in May pitted seven candidates against one another, all vying for four seats on the Carroll Valley Borough Council.

The seats up for election are currently held by Jared Huster, Bruce Carr, Sarah Skoczen and Beth Cool. Candidates listed on the election ballot are: Beth Cool, Bruce Carr, Jessica Craft, Michael Wight, John Schubring and Steven Sites. Sarah Skoczen is running as a write-in candidate on the ballot, hoping to resume her role as Council member. Members on the Borough Council are elected for four-year terms.

In Hamiltonban Township, only one Supervisor’s seat is up for election this year. Eddie Deardorf’s term has ended and he will be running again for re-election against newcomer James Grinder. Past Supervisor, Coleen Reamer, will also be running as a write-in candidate this year to resume her seat as Supervisor. Reamer has continued her service on the Hamiltonban Joint Parks and Recreation Committee since her position resumed on the Board of Supervisors. Hamiltonban Supervisors are elected for six-year terms in office.

Liberty Township also has a single seat up for election this year. Supervisor Chairman, John Bostek, is not running for re-election this year, after serving the township for twelve years. His seat is open with a single candidate, Robert Keilholtz, running for the position, unopposed. Liberty Township Supervisors are elected for six-year terms.

Within the Fairfield Area School District, seven positions on the school board are up for election. These seats are currently held by: Greg Murray, Rebecca Bequette, Jennifer Holz, Joshua Laird, Earl Shutt, Ian Strahler and Lionel Whitcomb. Running for a four-year term on the school board are: Rebecca Bequette, Lauren Clark, Lashay Kalathas, Jennifer Holz, and Greg Murray. Josh Laird and Earl Shutt are running for two-year terms.

All candidates across the municipalities in Adams County hope to be elected in order to serve their community. For more information regarding your local polling place, or ballot, please visit www.adamscounty.us. Polling places are open for voting from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Election Day.