ROSS TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Two trustee-elects attended the first Ross Township trustee meeting since the election that brought them into office and foretold the end of incumbent candidate David Young's tenure after he used racial slurs online and in person at a meeting in July .

Russ McGurrin, the only trustee whose seat wasn't up in the election, said he was confident newcomers Andrea Hatten and Don Bennett would be able to navigate the challenges that the Township would face.

"The confidence comes from their years of experience," he said.

Hatten has been chief administrator at the Hamilton County Coroner's Office, a position she will keep, and Bennett was previously fire chief in Fairfield.

The failure of the town's fire levy will be one of the first major hurdles trustees will face.

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