The Best of Patch: December

As the year comes to a close, we all tend to look back at what exactly we've accomplished over the past 365 days. 

We ended the year with news from our elected leaders as the village president indicated he will seek another term and the school board president calling it quits.

Shorewood Village President Guy Johnson made it official that he will seek re-election to the Village Board in the spring election. Johnson, who was elected to the board in 1998 as a trustee, will seek his third term as village president.

With landing a new job and wanting to spend more time with his family, Shorewood School Board President Paul Zovic said it's time to call it quits and filed papers stating he wouldn't seek re-election in the April 3 election. 

Shorewood native David Zucker, who has directed, produced and written some of the most successful comedy films over the past three decades, was back in Wisconsin to direct a TV commercial he hopes drives tourists to the state. Production began on the commercial, which will depict both indoor and outdoor fun, with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Thursday at the Riverside Theater. 

Shorewood's Community Development Authority approved revisions to the developer's agreement with the Mandel Group for its retail and apartment development.  The revisions in large part reflect the Mandel Group creating the Kenmore Place 4041 Corp. to receive grant funds from the village and, as a result, avoiding a federal tax liability.  

With the district looking to get the best bang for its buck, school officials approved a two-year, $72,000 contract with a health insurance consultant to examine health care options for employees.