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player ready...Voters in Montgomery will have four candidates to choose from for three seats on the Village Board in the April 7 election.
While seven people took out petitions, only four turned them back in to be on the ballot.
Pete Heinz said he decided to give it “another try after I was asked by several people to run again.” The long-serving trustee is in the last year of his seventh term on the board.
“I vote the right thing. If I don’t think it’s right for the people I serve then I don’t vote for it,” he said regarding his decisions as trustee.
Also asking voters for another nod is Stan Bond, who was first elected to the board four years ago.
“As an incumbent trustee I can hit the ground running in service to Montgomery,” he said.
Mayor Matt Brolley appointed Doug Marecek to his current post in May of 2013. Brolley was left with the task of appointing someone to serve out his final years as a trustee when he took over as mayor.
“I am looking forward to this election cycle and the prospect of serving village residents for another four years,” Marecek said.
The fourth and final candidate whose name will appear on the April 7 ballot is Will Nanzer of 129 S. River St. He is 68 years old and moved to the village in 1983.
He has worked for Aurora Pump Company and served in the U.S. Navy. He is a member of VFW Post 7452 in Montgomery.
He said that “village services seem adequate but there is always room for improvement.”
He said his top priority if elected would be to address issues concerning revenue into village government.
“Without the needed resources, nothing can be accomplished. While I don’t have all the answers, if elected, I would bring a fresh set of eyes and ears to the board, unencumbered by the debate and decisions of the past,” he said.
Heinz said he took a try at running for mayor in 2005 but just wants to complete another trustee term.
“The people and the board call on me and have my input and knowledge that is useful for the future board,” he said as to why he should serve another term.
Bond said his top priority is business and economic development. He said local residents made him proud when they voted for the sales tax hike in the last election.
“We will make those monies work efficiently and equitably, according to a scientific plan, throughout the entire village,” he said.
Marecek said he strives to keep business growth within the framework residents have approved in the past.
“Within the village we have a limited amount of open space, planning for the possible uses was part of the comprehensive plan that was completed this year. As a trustee it is part of our job to make sure we are monitoring the long-term effects from development and how village land is used.”
Judy Pochel is a freelance reporter