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LANNON, WISCONSIN
“A LIGHT IN THE DARK” VOLUME 2, ISSUE 2 FEB1, 2011

LANNON SPRING ELECTION

T he names have been placed on the ballot for the April
5th Election. Initially, the 3 incumbents had only one per-
son registered as a candidate for a Trustee position; Janice
Manor-Schmidt. The field has been widened to add FOUR
WRITE-IN CANDIDATES to the race. Their names won’t ap-
pear on the ballot, and must be written on the ballot in the
blank spaces provided. Shown below are the WRITE-IN can-
didates for Village Trustee: Amy
Martin, a resident and member
of the Lannon Fire Department.
Amy was a candidate in the last
election, losing the election by
the narrowest of margins;
Jeanne Crosby, a 42-year resi-
dent of Lannon, currently a vil-
lage Poll Worker; Dave Nagler,
a resident, recently returned
from Colorado, is also running
for the Village President seat; AMY MARTIN JEANNE CROSBY
and Diane Daily, formerly a
Trustee on the Village Board.
The candidates have platforms
that include supporting more
transparency in government,
autonomy for the Fire Depart-
ment, equal enforcement of
the ordinances and positive
business and residential growth
in the village. The time for
change is now. These are our
neighbors - let’s give them our DAVE NAGLER DIANE DAILY
support!
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WHERE’S THE FIRE, CHIEF? omy of this department a bad thing? The
F or many months, the Village Board
has known that veteran Chief Gary
Georgenson would be retiring at the end
of 2010. The board was quick to change
the ordinances so that they could manage
the selection of a new chief.
So what is the result - no
new chief as of this date.
The Lannon Volunteer Fire
Department has been op-
erating since it was char-
tered by Wisconsin in 1917.
Lt. BRENT BIEDENBENDER
The system of organization and chief se-
lection has worked for 93 years! And now
we have a group of Trustees who think
they know more and can do it better.
How could they forget that this is a Volun-
teer Fire Department? Why is the auton-
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fire department just recently voted for
and selected as their choice for Fire Chief,
a current member of their department,
Brent Biedenbender. Brent is a Butler
resident who has been a member of the
fire service since 1992. He has been with
Lannon since 1/10 - has been a Lt. in Lan-
non since 07/10 and has been a WI Certi-
fied Level II firefighter since 2/96. Brent
has been a WI State Certified MPO since
7/04 and an EMT since 6/95. He became
an IV-Tech in 6/03 and is a WI State Certi-
fied Level I Instructor. He currently
teaches at WCTC for Fire and EMS Certi-
fied Officer 1. Additionally, Brent is a basic
mechanic on the Fire Department Vehi-
cles. Fully certified and highly qualified,
we believe that Brent would make an ex-
cellent Fire Chief for this department. <
WHO’S MOVIN’ ON?
A fixture in Lannon since around
1969, our branch of Associated
Bank is closing its doors at the end of
March. The friendly staff has given us
exceptional service for many years. The
current employees will be moving on to
other Associated branches. We thank
you for all the great service! <
 EDITORIAL COMMENT WHERE’S THE JUSTICE?

T ake a look around Lannon. What

physically has changed in the past
year? For starters, a few miscellaneous
signs have been removed from some
buildings. A few more For Sale signs
have appeared. A new fence appeared
on one property (under threat of litiga-
tion). A new building on Good Hope
Road appeared (still empty?). Did any-
one see a Welcome to Lannon sign? No
new housing developments were ap-
proved by what I’ve observed to be a
mostly negative Village Board and Plan
A t the January Village Board meeting,
it was proposed that Lannon and
Menomonee Falls create a joint munici-
Commission. And so it continues. < pal court. The idea of reducing costs by
consolidating operations could benefit
WHERE’S THE BEEF? both communities. This action would
have to be completed by May 2011 to
coincide with an election year necessity.
Inexplicably, the board, prompted by
Trustee Newman, decided that there
was not enough time to coordinate
these actions and delayed this cost-
saving measure for another 2 years. The
delay was voted on and without dissent,
T hat is an easy one to answer! At
Mibb’s & Viv’s of course! They have
one of the best burgers in the area. A
approved unanimously. The big question
now remains - is saving our money worth
the effort to make it happen quickly? <
local establishment for many years, they
excel in the art of preparing a thick, juicy, SMALL BUSINESS
mouth-watering burger. Try one now! <

GO PACK GO!!! T he Village Plan Commission on

January 27th approved Plans of Op-
eration for two new businesses. Caliber
Fleet Services 19876 Edgewood Drive
and CS Motorsports LLC located at 7136
Town Line Road. Truck repair and Vehi-
cle sales. A few details like landscaping
and retention ponds are in the works by
July 1st. Welcome and good luck! <
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 The Attorneys...

IS HE WAVING I HOPE NOT,

GOODBYE AND WE COULD USE ALL THE
COMING OUT WORK THAT HE SENDS
TO PASTURE? OUR WAY!

FOR
PRES

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WAKE UP!!
The Citizen Heard from a resident...
comments are
over! “If you’re that thin-skinned, perhaps
you should reconsider being in public
office.”

ME

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