Greendale Candidate Forums for School Board, Village Board Planned

GREENDALE, WI — Voters in Greendale will get the chance to learn about Village Board and School Board candidates in person with two candidate forums planned before the Spring Primary election in late February.

The Greendale Chamber of Commerce will once again conduct annual Greendale Candidate Forums moderated by the League of Women Voters of Milwaukee County to educate voters on the upcoming local Greendale elections. Two separate candidate forums will be held this year, one for Village Board candidates, and one for School Board candidates.

The date of the Spring Primary Election is Tuesday, February 21, 2017. The date of the Spring Election is April 4, 2017.

School Board Forum

The School Board Candidate Forum will be held on Thursday, February 9, 2017 from 6:30-8:30 pm in the Hose Tower Building (5699 Parking Street). The Forum will be for the Greendale School Board (3 candidates for 1 seat). Since there are 3 candidates running for 1 seat, there will be a primary election held for School Board on February 21, 2017. All of the candidates have been invited and are expected to participate.

Village Board Forum

The Village Board Candidate Forum has not been scheduled yet. The forum will be for the Greendale Village Board (3 candidates for 2 seats). A forum for Village Board candidates will be held in March. All of the candidates will be invited.

Village Board Candidates

• Jeff Birmingham
• Carl Genz
• Donna M. Ouellette

School Board Candidates

• Mary L. Grogan
• Kathleen Wied-Vincent
• Tina Zamjahn

The Candidate Forums are an open format to allow the candidates to answer questions posed by the audience and non-biased questions through a moderator. Each question will be directed to all candidates. All moderation, timing and sorting of questions will be done by the League of Women Voters to ensure impartiality to the proceeding.

The Chamber of Commerce will once again organize and host these events. The public is welcome to attend and the local media will also be invited. Residents can enjoy these events and have an opportunity to personally meet and discuss concerns with the candidates following the Forums.

The purpose of the Forums is to introduce and educate Chamber members and the citizens of Greendale to the issues facing their community. As an organization, the Greendale Chamber of Commerce will remain non-partisan and will not endorse any of the candidates. Persons requiring additional information may contact Todd Michaels at (414) 423-2100 x3110.

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