10/06/17 – 5:05 P.M.
A majority vote from the Hancock County Commissioners pulled Issue 3 from the November ballot. This Issue was set aside for a quarter percent sales tax for flood mitigation. Commissioner Tim Bechtol said that this doesn’t mean that they’re giving up on flood mitigation.
The commissioners were urged by Blanchard River Watershed Solutions and Hancock United for a Better Blanchard to remove the levy. Bechtol said that they want to take a step back and work on a compromised solution.
Commissioner Gazarek was unable to attend the meeting but left a comment stating his belief that this was a bad idea.
Issue 3 will still appear on the ballot since it has been printed. No votes will count for it since the commissioners pulled it.