School District referendum passes, Bresler re-elected
By Tracy Ouellette
Editor
The East Troy Community School’s facility needs referendum was approved by the voters Tuesday, paving the way for the district to begin construction on a new Pre-K through second-grade school and major improvements to the High School.
“I would like to express my sincere thanks to the School Board and administration for all their hard work in putting forth the referendum questions and deep gratitude to the voters for their support of this building solution,” School Board President wrote in a statement Tuesday night. “I would also like to thank Gina Dingman for her unwavering support in chairing the Yes Squared committee in helping this get approved.
“Be assured that we will continue the hard work of supporting the educational priorities of the district, especially our district goals, and we will make the most of every dollar invested by the residents in their schools. Stay tuned for many more good things to come in our schools and in our community. Thank you again for your support.”
The two-question referendum, asking for a total of $24.7 million, went to the voters five months after the last failed referendum with the most significant change being the $14 million new elementary school in place of an $11 million addition to Doubek Elementary.
According to unofficial results:
Referendum Question 1
Yes 1957
No 1494
Referendum Question 2
Yes 1809
N0 1633
School Board election
In the East Troy School Board race, incumbent Martha Bresler was re-elected to her third term, narrowly beating newcomer Gina Dingman with 51 percent of the vote. According to unofficial results:
*Martha Bresler 1621
Gina Dingman 1488
Write-in Votes 23
Town of Troy chairman
In the Town of Troy chairman race, incumbent John Kendall brought in almost 80 percent of the vote, beating former town chairman Allen Curler. According to unofficial results:
*John Kendall 568
Allen Curler 140
Write-in Votes 4
Town of Troy supervisor
Incumbent Town of Troy Supervisor Kathleen Tober was re-elected and will be joined by newcomer Richard “Dick” Calland. According unofficial results:
*Kathleen Tober 526
*Richard Calland 291
Jeff Trapp 201
Michael C. Jones 127
Write-in Votes 3
Michele Stute ran unopposed for Town of Troy clerk-treasurer and was re-elected.
Village of East Troy trustee
Chris Gultch lost his seat on the East Troy Village Board to Scott Seager. Incumbents Dusty Stanford and Fred Douglass were re-elected. According to unofficial results:
Fred Douglass 597
Scott Seager 550
Dusty Stanford 506
Chris Gultch 469
Write-in Votes 13
Village President Randy Timms ran unopposed and was also re-elected.
Town of East Troy
In the Town of East Troy, Town Chairman Joseph Klarkowski and Supervisors Clayton O. Montez and Barbara Church all ran unopposed and retained their respective seats along with Municipal Judge Daniel J. Heidelmeier.
Walworth County Circuit Court Branch 3
Kristing Drettwan was elected to the Walworth County Circuit Court Branch 3. According to unofficial results:
*Kristine E. Drettwan 8391
John W. Peterson 5054
Write-in Votes 44
