By Bruce Rolfe
The interim Climax Village Council president who was defeated by 31 votes in the November 5 General Election is thanking his supporters and encouraging village residents to remain engaged with their local government, while the incoming president is emphasizing transparency and bringing the community together.
Challenger Bill Lewis defeated interim Climax Village Council President David Miller by a 31 votes (213-182) for a four-year seat in a much anticipated village president race November 5. There were two write-in votes for the Village president seat.
New trustee Denise Munoz Pyle won a four-year seat with 148 votes, and new trustee Benjerman Moore was elected to a partial term seat with 242 votes over write-in candidate Joshua Fleisher. There were 55 write-in votes for the position, however the county is not revealing who received write-in votes until the Board of Canvassers finalizes the election, which is required by law to be done 14 days after the election.
Incumbents Nicholas Ludwig (233 votes) and Janet Sutherland (156) retained four-year seats.
Also running for four-year trustee seats but falling short was Cathy Weissert (132), and incumbents Alyssa Schwili (105), and Arlene Von Hout (67). There were 18 write-in votes for the trustee position.
Miller, who said he does not intend to ask for a recount, said he would not rule out running for a council seat in the future or some other office.
He said he appreciates the support he received during his time as interim village president and as a council trustee.
“To all my supporters, the people who gave me encouragement, advice, their time, and their vote, I am sincerely grateful. Working on the Council for this community has been a wonderful experience. Voters have hired some new hands to work on their behalf on the Council. Get involved and attend Council meetings or watch them by livestream on the Crescent Facebook page. We will all be the better for it,” said Miller.
Lewis said his vision is one of unity and moving forward.
“I want to bring the community together. I want people to literally have more say in their government. We need an open path for them to get to us to be transparent. Meetings should be very open, cordial. We know we’re going to have a time frame of transition. Transition’s tough. Hopefully I can come in and start right off and see what goes,” said Lewis, who served on the council in the 1980s and 2000s.
The incoming Village president emphasized he can cast just one vote, and hopes the entire board will embrace working together to discuss issues.
“My vision is hopefully, we can have a board that works together, makes good decisions and not necessarily a board that is all unanimously behind the same thing. If there is no opposition, even within your board, you don’t have open, common discussions and that’s what I really want to see happen. If we have something major, bring the people in before we spend money on it,” said Lewis.
The interim Climax Village Council president who was defeated by 31 votes in the November 5 General Election is thanking his supporters and encouraging village residents to remain engaged with their local government, while the incoming president is emphasizing transparency and bringing the community together.
Challenger Bill Lewis defeated interim Climax Village Council President David Miller by a 31 votes (213-182) for a four-year seat in a much anticipated village president race November 5. There were two write-in votes for the Village president seat.
New trustee Denise Munoz Pyle won a four-year seat with 148 votes, and new trustee Benjerman Moore was elected to a partial term seat with 242 votes over write-in candidate Joshua Fleisher. There were 55 write-in votes for the position, however the county is not revealing who received write-in votes until the Board of Canvassers finalizes the election, which is required by law to be done 14 days after the election.
Incumbents Nicholas Ludwig (233 votes) and Janet Sutherland (156) retained four-year seats.
Also running for four-year trustee seats but falling short was Cathy Weissert (132), and incumbents Alyssa Schwili (105), and Arlene Von Hout (67). There were 18 write-in votes for the trustee position.
Miller, who said he does not intend to ask for a recount, said he would not rule out running for a council seat in the future or some other office.
He said he appreciates the support he received during his time as interim village president and as a council trustee.
“To all my supporters, the people who gave me encouragement, advice, their time, and their vote, I am sincerely grateful. Working on the Council for this community has been a wonderful experience. Voters have hired some new hands to work on their behalf on the Council. Get involved and attend Council meetings or watch them by livestream on the Crescent Facebook page. We will all be the better for it,” said Miller.
Lewis said his vision is one of unity and moving forward.
“I want to bring the community together. I want people to literally have more say in their government. We need an open path for them to get to us to be transparent. Meetings should be very open, cordial. We know we’re going to have a time frame of transition. Transition’s tough. Hopefully I can come in and start right off and see what goes,” said Lewis, who served on the council in the 1980s and 2000s.
The incoming Village president emphasized he can cast just one vote, and hopes the entire board will embrace working together to discuss issues.
“My vision is hopefully, we can have a board that works together, makes good decisions and not necessarily a board that is all unanimously behind the same thing. If there is no opposition, even within your board, you don’t have open, common discussions and that’s what I really want to see happen. If we have something major, bring the people in before we spend money on it,” said Lewis.
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