Tim Ryan, tryan@wolfrivermedia.com
It is an off-year for high-profile races, but voters throughout Shawano County will have important choices to make in Tuesday’s spring election, including deciding the fate of several referendum questions.
Voters in the city of Shawano will be asked for their opinion in a non-binding advisory referendum on whether the city should approve $1.85 million in additional borrowing for park improvements to Franklin and Smalley parks and a splash pad at Memorial Park.
If subsequently approved by the Common Council it would add 25 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value to the tax bill, or $25.00 per $100,000 home.
Voters in the city’s aldermanic District 1 will also decide whether that seat should go to incumbent Bob Kurkiewicz or to challenger Jessica Van Buren.
Other contested races and referendum questions on the ballot Tuesday include the following:
TOWN OF ANGELICA
Two supervisor seats: Mike Kurzynske, James Lloyd Przybylski, Wilbert Lewis (incumbent), Greg Van Asten (incumbent)
Clerk: Connie Lynn Przybylski, Janet Powers (incumbent)
TOWN OF BIRNAMWOOD
Chairman: Mike Fandrey, Pete Stewart (incumbent)
Supervisor 1: Frank Groh Dennis Van Prooyen (incumbent)
Supervisor 2: Steven Steinke, Mike Fandrey (incumbent)
TOWN OF HERMAN
Supervisor 2: Howard J. Schultz (incumbent), Clayton D. Arndt
TOWN OF HUTCHINS
Two supervisor seats: Paul Reichert (incumbent), Jeremy Metko, Daniel Wolf (incumbent)
TOWN OF LESSOR
Supervisor 2: Jeff Nass, David Owen
TOWN OF MAPLE GROVE
Treasurer: Bonnie Taylor, Steven Holewinski
TOWN OF MORRIS
Chairman: Guy Murdock, Kurt Klinner (incumbent)
Supervisor 1: Kenneth Weisnicht (incumbent), Dale C. Clark
TOWN OF RICHMOND
Two supervisor seats: Ricky Brockman, Matt Hietpas, Ken Damveld (incumbent)
TOWN OF WASHINGTON
Two supervisor seats: David Korth, Daniel Sumnicht (incumbent), Steve Wegner (incumbent)
Constable: Charley Fritsch, Marvin Gehm (incumbent)
TOWN OF WAUKECHON
Supervisor 2: Alan Beyer (incumbent), Jim Bahr
TOWN OF WESCOTT
Chairman: Donald Anker, Mike Schuler (incumbent)
VILLAGE OF CECIL
President: Jeff Nolan (incumbent), Eric Thomas
VILLAGE OF ELAND
Two trustee seats: Carol Welker (incumbent), Shane Larson, Dee Dorow, Linda Spaude (incumbent)
VILLAGE OF GRESHAM
President: Lyle Grosskopf, Kenneth Beyer (incumbent)
VILLAGE OF MATTOON
Three trustee seats: Corey Zarda, Donald Fuller (incumbent), Rachel Torres Rodriguez, Paul Beck
VILLAGE OF PULASKI
Three trustee seats: Robert Gajewski (incumbent), Richard Styczynski, Roger Brzeckowski (incumbent), Chris Smith (incumbent)
VILLAGE OF TIGERTON
Three trustee seats: David Herb Dent, Holly Weatherwax (incumbent), Angela Jensen (incumbent), Bonnie Clark
BOWLER SCHOOL DISTRICT
Town of Almon representative: Shannon Thiex, Jane Schultz
MARION SCHOOL DISTRICT
Two Shawano County representatives: Bill Schoen, Lynn Tober-Steinke, Jerry Ahlers
MENOMINEE INDIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT
Keshena area representative: Randal Chevalier, Toni Caldwell
SHAWANO SCHOOL DISTRICT
At-large representative: Mart Grams, Bruce Milavitz
TIGERTON SCHOOL DISTRICT:
Town of Fairbanks/Wyoming: Jill Brown, Tara Hoppe-Schmidt
CLOVERLAKE SANITARY DISTRICT (Town of Belle Plaine)
Commissioner, District 1: Dennis Thornton, Dennis Krubsack
BONDUEL SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENDUM
Asks whether the district should be allowed to exceed its revenue limit by $1 million annually for school years 2017-2018, 2018-2019 and 2019-2020, for a total of $3 million, for the purposes of the operational needs of the school district as determined by the school board from time to time.
CLINTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENDUM
Asks whether the Clintonville School District should borrow up to $24.9 million for the purpose of paying the costs of constructing and equipping a new elementary school on the existing Rexford-Longfellow school site, razing and removing the existing school building and making site improvements related to said project.