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Change coming to NC council, mayor’s office

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Traffic was brisk Tuesday to the New Cumberland fire station, where voters cast their ballots on everything from the city’s new mayor to a park levy renewal. Unofficial results were released before 9 p.m. Tuesday. (Photo by Stephanie Ujhelyi)

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NEW CUMBERLAND, W.Va. - Some new faces found their way to municipal government Tuesday night when the votes were counted.

Will White defeated David "Boe" Cline, 77-59, to become the city's new mayor for the next four years, as former mayor Dick Blackwell won the nod as a Ward 1 councilman (seat C).

Anne Blankenship was successful in her candidacy to win Ward 2 (seat B) over longtime imcumbent Judith Takach Bartley, 47-31. Also earning their Ward 2 council seats were Donald E. Blankenship (seat B), Anne's father-in-law and a longtime incumbent, and Larry Binkoski (seat C). All the race were four-year terms except Binkoski, who has to run again in two years.

Two other Ward 1 seats aren't up for election at this time.

New Cumberland voters also overwhelmingly approved a five-year park levy by a 100-22 margin. The levy will generate $231,615 for five years between 2024 and 2028.

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