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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2016
New Village President will be elected in 2017 Current President Deborah Bullwinkel won’t seek reelection
By Paul DelGuidice FOR THE VILLA PARK INDEPENDENT
Cheering up the Village
PAUL DELGUIDICE PHOTO Villa Park Independent
The Villa Park Warriors 7th grade cheerleading team recently placed third in the stet at the Illinois Recreational Cheerleading Association championship competition held in Hoffman Estates. The team was honored at the Villa Park Board of Trustees meeting at Village Hall on Monday, Dec. 19. Front row (left to right): Grace Roscoe, Maggie Siegler, Sarah Ball, Madison Orlowski and Jazzmin Carmona; (back row) junior coach Jocie Trausch, Grace Van Dyke, Maddy Plebanski, Kalia Igelman, Katie Corsini and junior coach Paulina Kapica. The team’s head coach (not pictured) is Julie Van Dyke.
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The deadline for candidates seeking to get on the ballot in Villa Park for the April 4, 2017 election was Monday Dec. 19. With three Trustee seats as well as the Village President position to be decided, the choice of current Village President Deborah Bullwinkel to not seek reelection was the big surprise. Three candidates have filed to run for the four-year Village President’s term. Current Trustees Al Bulthuis and Robert ‘Bob’ Taglia will be on the ballot for Village President as will resident Charles Pickerill. Bulthuis was first elected to the Board of Trustees in 2007. He won again in 2011 and 2013. Bulthuis’ current Trustee term won’t expire until 2019, so if his bid for the Village Presidency fails he will still serve on the Board. Taglia has been a Trustee since 2009. His term is set to expire in 2017, so if he fails to gain the Village Presidency Taglia will be off the dais. Pickerill is a well-known business owner and long-time resident of Villa Park. Four candidates have entered their names for the three expiring Trustee seats (out of six total). Incumbent Nick Cuzzone won election in 2015 to fill the remaining two years in Trustee John Davis’ term after Davis stepped down due to health reasons. Incumbent Robert Wagner first won a seat on the Board in 2013 and is seeking a second term. Residents Cheryl Tucker and David Cilella will also be on the ballot for Village Trustee. Village Clerk Hosannah Korynecky’s term is also expiring. Korynecky was the only person to file for the ballot, guaranteeing her of a third term as she will run unopposed. Four candidates will be running for the four expiring seats on the Library Board of Trustees, assuring a seat for each. Current Library Board President Adelaide ‘Pat’ Hubbard and fellow incumbent Dianne Luebker will join residents Steve DeLaRosa and Wanda Koeller on the Library Board.
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