By Patricia Bogumil
Staff Writer
Candidate filings for 2012 local elections feature one school board primary contest and plenty of other races with little or no challenge to the status quo.
A primary will be held Tuesday, Feb. 21, to determine which four of the five candidates seeking election to the Waterford Union High School Board of Education will advance to the Tuesday, April 3, spring election.
A listing of local seats up for election follows.
• VILLAGE OF WATERFORD trustee (three seats)
Incumbent Ron Kluth faces challengers Tamara Pollnow, Don Houston and Steve Denman.
Incumbent trustees Don Hewitt and Randy Harrington are not seeking re-election.
The two-year positions pay $5,400 annually plus $40 per meeting.
• VILLAGE OF ROCHESTER trustee (three seats).
Incumbents Christopher Bennett and Christian Johnson face challengers Steve Fladwood, Charlie Pietrowski and Russ Kumbier.
Incumbent trustee Robert Lancour is not seeking re-election.
The two-year positions pay $3,500 annually plus $25 per meeting.
• TOWN OF NORWAY supervisor (two seats)
Incumbent supervisors Ralph Schopp and Timothy Hansen are unopposed.
The two-year positions pay $6,000 annually.
• TOWN OF WATERFORD supervisor (two seats)
Incumbents Dale Gauerke and Timothy Szeklinski face challenger Jeffrey Klyzub.
The two-year positions pay $7,375 annually.
• WATERFORD UNION HIGH SCHOOL (two seats)
Incumbents Don Donengler and Kevin Malchine face challengers John Gultch, Daniel Jensen (also seeking re-election to the Waterford Graded School District Board) and Deanna Stever.
A primary election will be held Feb. 21. The top four vote getters will then advance to the April 3 spring election.
The three-year positions pay $3,800 annually.
• UNION GROVE UNION HIGH SCHOOL (two seats)
Incumbents Paula Craven-Jasperson and Steve McClelland are unopposed.
The three-year positions pay $2,500 for board members and $3,000 for board president, positions that are determined by board vote after the election.
• WATERFORD GRADED SCHOOL DISTRICT (three seats).
Incumbents Daniel Jensen (who is also seeking election to the Waterford Union High School Board), Blaine Nicholls and Douglas Schwartz are all unopposed.
The positions pay $3,400 annually.
When former board member Chuck Poole moved out of state, Nicholls was appointed to Poole’s position.
As a result, the top two vote getters in this election receive full three-year terms; the third position runs for one year.
• WASHINGTON-CALDWELL DISTRICT (two seats)
Incumbent Todd Bluhm is unopposed.
Incumbent Bill Kieckhefer is not seeking re-election.
A candidate for the second position could be written in on ballots. If no write-in candidate is elected, the board will then appoint another member.
The three-year positions pay $1,050 for board vice president and director, $1,150 for board treasurer, and $1,250 for board president and clerk.
These board positions are determined by board vote after the election.
• MUSKEGO-NORWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT (three seats)
Salary: $4,073 annually for board members and $4,413 annually for the board president
Term: 3 years
Incumbents Eric Schroeder, Mike Serdynski and Lisa Warwick are unopposed.
The three-year positions pay $4,073 annually for board members, $4,413 for board president. Board positions are determined by board vote after the election.
• NORWAY-RAYMOND (DROUGHT) SCHOOL DISTRICT (two seats)
Incumbent Lindsey Drought is unopposed for board vice president. Incumbent Don Walter is unopposed for board president.
The three-year positions pay $830 annually.
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