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Village Council Elections: “When Valley gets their three candidates voted in things will change”
So Which ones are there three “Valley” candidates?
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That would be (1) Gwenn Hauck, Valley Auxiliary officer or past officer and ongoing booster, and (2) Russ Forenza, outspokenly so.
As for (3), could be either Albert Pucciarelli, who is in favor of the expansion but says he would recuse himself because his law firm has represented Valley, which would not necessarily be a good thing (who would make the deciding vote in case of a 2-2 council tie?), or in a stealth way, Paul Aronsohn. In fact, wouldn’t Hauck also need to recuse herself for the appearance of potential conflict even though she has not received $$ from Valley?
Only Mayor Killion and Jane Shinozuka are exempt here. Residents who are adamantly opposed to the Valley expansion might consider “bullet voting” for the two of them to help make sure they win. You don’t have to vote for 3 candidates just because there are 3 open seats. This procedure is often recommended by people who are politically savvy.