Hello Mercer Constituents, I want to first, thank you all for your support and vote in the February Town Board Supervisor Primary, allowing me to move to the April 2 election. I want to recap some of my concerns I have with moving Mercer forward and after attending the Town Board meeting February 22, some of the issues I have outlined sparked lengthy discussions. The first topic was presented at 5:00 pm discussing the PRAT Tax that our town chairman proposed. The basis of this tax is to fund Road Repairs! The claim is it will tax the “Tourists” however fuel along with other items us locals will purchase are included in this tax, NOT just “tourist related” purchases! At the onset of this discussion I attempted to ask the Board what their plans are for utilizing our Industrial Park and what they are doing to encourage businesses to come to Mercer? This would be a direct tax base supporting our town. Chairma...
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BIOGRAPHY OF CHRISTA REINERT I was born and raised in Iola, WI, and upon graduation I attended UW-Madison where I graduated on the Dean’s list with my Bachelor of Science degree in both Wildlife Ecology and Natural Resource Management. I researched the impacts PCBs and Dioxin have on Osprey in WI, and I assisted with Bald Eagle monitoring for reproduction rates. I secured a position with the WI DNR, reintroducing Trumpeter Swans to Iron County and working on Jerry’s, Methylmercury study on the common Loon. At the completion of these projects and with little work available for full time employment, Jerry and I decided to purchase the bait shop 19 years ago (this summer is our 20th year). We have operated the bait shop and after renovation added our Looney Beans Coffee shop while raising our twins, who are graduating from high school in June 2019. I have participated in Mercer over the years in the following capacities; Active member of Mercer...
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Christa Reinert’s Re-election to the School Board I am running for reelection to Mercer school board because I care about the state of our school and our community. I want to continue to strive for higher academic achievement for our students, promote a positive staff environment, address the management of our school and the budgetary concerns that face the district of Mercer School. Reaching higher achievement will only happen when the School Board along with the Administration actually discusses state test results and addresses what we can do for our students. The below average ACT scores at Mercer School are a concern and I feel that with our near one on one teaching in Mercer we can work harder to improve these scores. Also, with our community friendly, small school we could utilize more of our retired professionals to establish programs to get these retirees into our school and enrich our students. education further. I have ...
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ABOUT MERCER ELECTION NEWS This blogsite was created to provide Mercer Town and School Board election news and information from the candidates about themselves, the issues as they see them and possible solutions. It is the only social media source available with independent and impartial election and candidate information. Read this blogsite for indepth information and tell your friends and neighbors about it.
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Statement by Opal Roberts as a Candidate for Election to the Mercer Town Board As a resident of Mercer since 1980 I have observed our local government for a number of years. In 2003 I was elected as your Town Clerk and served in that position until I retired in 2013. During that time, I observed the Town Board in operation and, although I personally agreed with most of their decisions, there were some I did not think were all that intelligent. As clerk, I had no vote in the matter. Since 2008 to the present I have been elected Iron County Supervisor for District 12. During this time, I have advocated for more programs for the Mercer area and the hiring of Mercer residents for county jobs. As the chair of the Finance committee and also of Human Services I am well aware of the financial problems facing our local governments. In 2013 I ran for Town Chairman and lost by 12 votes so almost half ...
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JIM HANNEMANN'S PROPOSALS FOR SCHOOL BOARD REFORM · Review all Mercer School Board Policies to ensure applicability and compliance. · Conduct a forensic audit of school finances for the previous 7 years. · All so called negative issues that have been raised on social media will be addressed and resolved one by one in front of the public. · Develop a comprehensive plan to maintain the school physical plant to include long term funding. · Conduct a comprehensive review of Fund 80 programs to identify duplication of services. · Prepare a more robust agenda with meaningful actions items. · Ensure that minutes accurately and comprehensively reflect Board meeting ...