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Type E Notice of Absentee Ballot for November 4, 2008 General Election
Village of Fontana Sample Ballot - November 4, 2008
Fontana Voters Cast 83 Votes in Primary Election
Village of Fontana voters cast 83 ballots in the Partisan Primary Election held Tuesday, September 9, 2008.
There were 22 residents who cast Democratic Party Preference votes, 34 cast Republican Party Preference votes, one cast a Libertarian Party Preference vote, and two cast Independent Party Preference votes.
In the only contested race on the Democratic ballot was for the Congressional District 1 candidate. In Fontana, there were three votes for Paulette Garin, one for John Mogk, 17 for Marge Krupp and two for Mike Hebert.
In the uncontested Democratic race for State Assembly District 32, Doug Harrod received 14 votes.
On the Republican ballot, uncontested incumbent candidates received the following: District 1 Congressman Paul Ryan, 33 votes; State Assembly District 32 Congressman Thomas Lothian, 30 votes; Walworth County District Attorney Phillip Koss, 27 votes; Walworth County Clerk Kim Bushey, 28 votes; Walworth County Treasurer Kathy Du Bois, 28 votes; and Walworth County Register of Deeds Connie J. Woolever, 27 votes.
The only other candidate who received a vote in the Village of Fontana was Libertarian Joseph Kexel, who received two votes in the race for the Congressional District 1 seat.
Voters Approve Third Avenue Referendum, Elect New Judge
A total of 449 voters turned out in the Village of Fontana for the 2008 Spring Election on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 and approved the Third Avenue Project Referendum with 230 yes votes to 207 no votes.
Voters also elected a new judge, as challenger David C. Jensen received 211 votes and incumbent Fontana Municipal Court Judge Pete Wilson received 154 votes. There were four write-in votes cast for the office. Jensen will take office May 1, 2008.
In the Village Trustee race, where four candidates were vying for three positions, incumbent Trustee Patrick Kenny received 317 votes, incumbent Trustee Bill Turner received 246 votes and Diane Lewis received 242 votes. Lou Loenneke finished in fourth place with 240 votes. There were three write-in votes cast in the Village Trustee race, but only one name was written in – Laurie Kimball.
Lewis will replace Dr. Robert Youngquist on the Village Board. Trustee Youngquist, who was appointed last year to complete the unexpired term of President Ron Pollitt after he took office, filed a Notice of Noncandidacy for the election.
In the contest for the recently redistricted Walworth County Supervisor District 9, Jim Van Dreser received 193 votes from Fontana residents, and Robert Carlson received 169 votes. There were two write-in votes cast in the race, but no names were written in on the ballots. Van Dreser won the election according to the Walworth County website by a total of 819 votes to 440 votes.
In the Fontana School Board Joint 8 District race for the two Village of Fontana positions, uncontested candidates Joseph McHugh received 278 votes and Jennifer Keefe received 242. One write-in vote was cast for Father Dan Sanders. There were two other write-in votes cast, but no names written in.
In the Fontana School Board Joint 8 District race for the Walworth/Delavan Townships position, uncontested incumbent Wes Courier, Jr. received 297 votes. Write-in votes were cast for Barney Fife Olsen and Bob Roberts. There were four other write-in votes cast, but no names written in.
In the Big Foot High School District race for the Fontana position on the School Board, uncontested incumbent David Sharpe received 326 votes. There were six write-in votes cast, but only one ballot had a name written in – Clifford Semmler. No names were written in on the other five ballots that had the write-in oval darkened.
Turner, Kenny, Loenneke and Lewis Seek Three Trustee Positions,
Judge Wilson Facing Challenge from David Jensen
Four candidates are seeking the three Village Trustee positions that are up for election in the Spring 2008 Election, and incumbent Municipal Court Judge Peter Wilson is facing a challenge for reelection by local resident David C. Jensen.
Village of Fontana Trustee William Turner filed his Nomination Papers December 13, 2007 and Trustee Patrick J. Kenny filed his papers December 20, 2007 for the Spring Election. The other incumbent trustee up for election this spring, Dr. Robert Youngquist, filed a Notification of Noncandidacy for the April 1, 2008 Election.
In the newly created Walworth County Supervisory District 9 race, longtime Supervisors Robert Carlson and Jim Van Dreser are the only two candidates. Former Supervisor Allan Polyock is not seeking election.
Turner, 393 North Lakeshore Drive, is the chairman of the Community Development Authority. He served as Village President from May 1983 to April 1995, and served as a Trustee from April 1976 to April 1980 and from September 1999 to the present.
Kenny, 785 Indian Hills Road, was appointed October 15, 2007 to complete the term of former Trustee Joseph Bidwill, who moved to Linn Township. Kenny served on the Village of Fontana Board of Appeals and Police and Fire Commission prior to accepting the trustee appointment.
Lou Loenneke, 925 Shabbona Drive, filed his Nomination Papers for Village Trustee on December 31, 2007. Loenneke is a member of the Village of Fontana Finance Committee and is the Village representative on the Geneva Lake Use Committee.
Diane Lewis, 650 S. Main Street, filed her Nomination Papers for Village Trustee on January 2, 2008. Lewis is a current member of the Village of Fontana Board of Appeals.
Youngquist, who was appointed in April 2007 to complete the term of current Village President Ron Pollitt, filed the Notification of Noncandidacy on Wednesday, December 19, 2007. Youngquist previously served as a Village Trustee from April 1989 to April 1999.
Fontana Municipal Court Judge Peter Wilson filed his Declaration of Candidacy December 14, 2007 and his Nomination Papers on December 28, 2007. Judge Wilson, 813 Van Slyke Drive, has been the Fontana Municipal Court judge since 1990.
David C. Jensen, 738 Adahi Way, filed his Declaration of Candidacy Wednesday, December 26, 2007 and his Nomination Papers on January 2, 2008 for the Municipal Judge position. Jensen has been selling insurance for 20 years and has been living in the Village of Fontana since 1978. He has been a registered voter in Fontana since November 1978. Jensen has been offering health, life, disability and Annuity insurance policies for the past 20 years. His wife, Lynn Gable, was born in the Village of Fontana.
Candidates may file a Declaration of Candidacy between December 1, 2007 and January 2, 2008. Nomination Papers must be filed by January 2, 2008 at 5:00 PM in the Village Clerk’s Office.
The election is scheduled for Tuesday, April 1, 2008. Polls will be open from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm. If necessary, the Spring Primary Election will be held Tuesday, February 19, 2008.
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Village Board Certifies April 1, 2008 Referendum Question
The Village Board voted at its monthly meeting on February 4, 2008 to certify the Third Avenue Reconstruction Project referendum question to be placed on the April 1, 2008 Spring Election ballot.
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Primary Election Draws 40 Percent Turnout in Village
There were 510 ballots cast in the Village of Fontana for the Presidential Preference Primary Election held Tuesday, February 19, 2008, which is about 40 percent of the Voter List.
Fontana voters favored Democratic candidate Barack Obama, who received 180 votes. Republican candidate John McCain received 153 votes, and Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton received 121 votes.
Other Democratic candidates who received votes in Fontana were Dennis Kucinich, 1; and John Edwards, 4.
Other Republican candidates who received votes in Fontana were Fred Thompson, 1; Mitt Romney, 11; Ron Paul, 8; Mike Huckabee, 29; and Uninstructed Delegate, 2.
A sample section of the wrought iron fence to be installed along the Village beach was erected at the north end of the beach area.
Village Approves Fence Referendum in September 11 Referendum
The 268 voters who turned out for the Village of Fontana referendum election Tuesday, September 11, 2007 approved the $225,000 fence proposal by a margin of 165 yes votes to 103 no votes.
The question that received approval in the referendum is: “Shall the Village of Fontana on Geneva Lake be authorized to spend Tax Incremental District (TID) funds in an amount not to exceed $225,000 to install a new fence along the boundary of the municipal beach, which includes the area known as Country Club Beach?”
Residents Elect Two Incumbents, Plan Commissioner
A new Village President, two incumbent Village of Fontana Trustees and a Plan Commission member were elected by Village of Fontana residents who cast 610 ballots in the Spring Election Tuesday, April 3, 2007.
As one of his first points of business, Village President-elect Ronald Pollitt, who received 392 votes, will have to appoint a Trustee to complete the last year of his current term on the Village Board.
There were 129 write-in votes cast for the Village President race, with former Village President and current Trustee William Turner receiving 101 votes, outgoing Village President Tom Whowell receiving 15 votes, Bob Youngquist receiving three votes, Brandon Marvin receiving two, and eight others receiving one vote each according to the Board of Canvassers report.
Winning the race for the three positions up for election on the Village Board were incumbent Trustees Arvid Petersen, 327 votes, and Micki O’Connell, 283 votes, and Plan Commissioner George J. Spadoni Jr., 282 votes. Challengers Michele Teale received 273 votes, Don Roberts received 270 votes, and Jan E. Whitler received 248 votes. There were eight write-in votes cast for the Village Trustee race, with Turner receiving three votes, Jon Kemmett receiving two, Jerry Pollack receiving two, and Barney Olson receiving one.
On the Walworth County referendum question, “Shall the board of supervisors of Walworth County be decreased from 25 members to 11 members,” 318 Fontana residents votes yes, and 256 voted no. The referendum question was approved overall, with 8,061 yes votes, and 6,956 no votes (according to the unofficial results posted on the Walworth County website). The entire county will have to be redistricted and an election for the 11 supervisor will have to be held because of the referendum. The entire county will have to be redistricted again in 2010 because of US Census requirements.
The six candidates for the three Village Trustee positions up for election were pared down from eight candidates after 297 residents voted in the Primary Election on Tuesday, February 20, 2007.
The primary election totals were as follows: Don Roberts, 151 votes; Jan E. Whitler, 143 votes; George J. Spadoni Jr., 80 votes; Micki O’Connell, 88 votes; Arvid Petersen, 101 votes; and Michele Teale, 142 votes. Candidates who were eliminated were John Lopeman, 28 votes, and Jon Kemmett, 75 votes. There were two write-in votes cast, one for Ron Pollitt and one for Russ Ceschi.
In the other race on the Primary Election ballot for State Justice of the Supreme Court, 120 Fontana residents voted for Annette K. Ziegler, 46 voted for Linda M. Clifford, 51 voted for Joseph Sommers, and one resident marked the write-in but did not write down a name.
Village of Fontana Trustee candidates (from left) Don Roberts, Jan Whitler, George Spadoni, Jon Kemmett, Micki O'Connell, Arvid Petersen and Michele Teale are pictured at the February 10, 2007 candidate's forum at the Fontana Village Hall. John Lopeman was not able to attend the event, so he is not pictured.
Jerry Sjoberg Moderates February 10 Candidate's Forum
A Town Hall Meeting was held Saturday, February 10, 2007 at the Village Hall to give residents an opportunity to meet the eight candidates who filed Nomination Papers for the three Village Trustee positions to be elected this spring. The moderator for the Candidate's Forum was Geneva Lake West Chamber of Commerce Board member Jerry Sjoberg.
After six years of service as the Village President, Tom Whowell announced he would not seek a fourth-consecutive term in the Spring Election.
Whowell, 384 N. Lakeshore Drive, filed a Notification of Noncandidacy Friday, December 22, 2006. President Whowell served for four years as a Trustee from April 1973 to April 1977. He was elected Village President in April 2001.
Trustee Ronald E. Pollitt, 442 Harvard Avenue, filed his Nomination Papers on December 19, 2006 to run for the Village President's position. Pollitt was serving his second two-year term as a Trustee after being elected in April 2004 and reelected in April 2006.
Village of Fontana Trustees John Bromfield, Merilyce "Micki" O'Connell and Arvid "Pete" Petersen also faced reelection.
Bromfield did not file a Declaration of Noncandidacy by December 22, 2006, or a Declaration of Candidacy by January 2, 2007, so the Nomination Period for the Trustee positions was extended to Friday, January 5, 2007, at 5:00 PM.
Pete Petersen, 351 E. Waubun Drive, filed his Nomination Papers on December 18, 2006 for a fourth two-year term as Village Trustee. Petersen was first elected in April 2001 and earned reelection in April 2003 and April 2005.
Micki O'Connell, 611 Agaming Road, filed her Nomination Papers on December 15, 2006 for a third two-year term as Village Trustee. O'Connell was first elected in April 2003 and earned reelection in April 2005.
Donald R. Roberts, 1056 Jenkins Drive, filed his Nomination Papers on December 28, 2006 for Village Trustee. Roberts, a retired systems analyst for the McHenry County Court System, has been a resident of the Village for 10 and a half years.
George Joseph Spadoni, Jr., 540 Oak Street, filed his Nomination Papers on December 29, 2006 for Village Trustee. Spadoni is a former Village Trustee, having served from April 1997 to April 2003.
Michele Lynn Teale, 436 Waubun Drive , filed her Nomination Papers on December 29, 2006 for Village Trustee. Teale is the current chairman of the Village of Fontana Zoning Board of Appeal and is a licensed practical nurse. She has been a volunteer Emergency Medical Technician on the Fontana Rescue Squad since September 2005.
Jan Evan Whitler, 164 Fontana Avenue, filed a Declaration of Candidacy on December 29, 2006 and his Nomination Papers on December 30, 2006 for Village Trustee. Whitler has lived in Fontana since 1993. Previous to that he was Manager/ Director at Wesley Woods Conference Center in Williams Bay. He moved to southeast Wisconsin from southern California "to raise his children in a better environment." His wife, Laura and he currently own and operate a small business, J & L Electrical & Remodeling in Fontana. Jan has been involved in the construction/ development industry for 25 years. He has 3 children who attended Fontana Elementary School and Big Foot High School. His youngest will graduate this year. He also served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1976 to 1981.
Village of Fontana Fire Chief Jon A. Kemmett, 844 Featherstone Drive, filed a Declaration of Candidacy on December 27, 2006, and his Nomination Papers on January 2, 2007 for Village Trustee. Kemmett has been a member of the Fontana Fire Department since 1983.
John Lopeman, 154 Fontana Avenue, filed a Declaration of Candidacy on January 3, 2007 and his Nomination Papers on January 5, 2007 for Village Trustee. Lopeman has been a resident of Fontana for the past 20 years. Prior to moving to Fontana, Lopeman was a member of the Hebron Village Board for about five years and a member of the Board of Directors for the Hebron State Bank for about eight years. Lopeman formerly worked as a manager for the Abbey Resort; was the general manager at Lopey's Place, Elkhorn; was the banquet and dining room manager at Interlaken Resort, Lake Geneva; was an assistant hotel manager at The Hilton, Lake Geneva; and was the store manager of Lopeman's Grocery, Hebron, IL. Lopeman grew up in the family grocery store in Hebron. When he retired about 10 years ago, Lopeman and Lee Raymond began a grocery store demo business, and he recently began working with Rollette Oil at the Fontana Gas Station. He has three grown children who no longer live in the state, but enjoy bringing their families back to the lovely resort area.
Since seven or more residents filed Nomination Papers for the three Village Trustee positions that were up for election, a primary election was held February 20, 2007. The six candidates who received the most votes in the primary advanced to the ballot for the Spring Election.
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