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Voters remove one Merrill alderman from office, keep four others in recall election
MERRILL - Voters in Merrill threw just one alderman out of office on Tuesday, as four incumbents survived a recall election defined by property taxes and city spending.

Steve Sabatke beat out incumbent Tim Meehean by 18 votes in District 8.

But other than that, sitting aldermen held their seats in the first recall election in at least two decades in Merrill.

"I'm glad the constituents chose me to lead their district down the right path for the next generation," said Merrill Common Council President Rob Norton. "We have to work together. We have to unite. Everybody is going to hav...
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