Congratulations to Dist. 1 BOCC elect Deb Butterfield!
 

Congratulations to Dist. 1 BOCC elect Deb Butterfield!

Outspent 82K to 8K! You broke up the trifecta. Against all odds....you did it. Thank you for your independence!

Congrats. So we have one official not supported by developer.

A good woman with a fantastic background. In fairness to the developers et al candidate (Miss Lazich) she was very impressive as well. The first female President of the Wisconsin State Senate. IMO she didn't need the 82K with such an impressive resume. I hope she stays active and we see her name on a ballot in the future!

Is this not a political post? Geeesshhhh.....

OK, so the voters made one mistake. Two out of 3 ain't bad

We agree on most things but think it is better to have at least one member who is not beholden in any way to the developer. Money always talks.

.....and the other "Congrats DW" isn't!:shrug:

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I don’t believe Don is beholden to the developer, they weren’t going to support Miller so they threw their money behind Don. So it seems we have one , Coon that will follow the wishes of the developer, Deb and Don will be impartial, follow the facts and use common sense. A divided government is usually a good thing.

What is a BOCC - I know what a CDD is. BOCC does not appear on TV's list of commonly used acronyms.

Board of County Commissioners

Board of County Commissioners..... anyone know what SMH is? :rolleyes:

General social media acronym for "Shaking My Head"

Your last sentence may be the most impartial since this became a topic. So there are a few free thinkers left in TV. Phew!

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If money doesn’t talk, then the commissioners could always be jailed.

Wow. Doc wanting a total tilt towards autonomy ....for a developer and ‘his’ elected board. Now I know I’ve seen it all!:1rotfl:


Just kidding GE. If we ever run into each other at the The Anglers Club....drinks and apps are on me!

Look forward to it!!! You are one of the few that realize 80% of my posts are playing "Devil's Advocate".

Yes sir!

:oops: That was SARCASM Sheldon...... but I'm sure you knew that. :wave:

Money does talk especially in local contests. I read the candidate with the largest “war chest” wins 95% of the time.

Has she been officially declared the winner??

Everything is in. Lazich conceded late last night so I guess ‘officially’...like the others, November is the coronation (stand to be corrected)

This is the latest from the Board of Elections.

There were supposed to be 19,265 votes by mail and it says the mail vote is partially reported.

Do you have final numbers?

That’s everybody combined in the Sumter elections....not District 1 specifically. 99% of the vote is in.

Remember, although not legally binding, Lazich conceded to Butterfield. Do you honestly think a former President of the Wisconsin State Senate....with her vast experience in elections.....would concede if she thought two hundred and something votes would shift her way at a later date?

That said, I am always mindful of a Joseph Stalin passage....’It’s not who votes that counts....it’s who counts the votes’! :1rotfl:

Don’t know her but I like her. You can tell a lot about a person when they can gracefully lose.

But doesn’t the entire county vote for every commissioner?

If votes are out, I thought they are out for everybody.

I voted in all three elections!

My understanding, the number that was posted was total mail in ballots cast in Sumter County yesterday. It was non specific as to how many ‘mail in’ ballots were still in play and yet to be factored in ....to ALL offices contested (if applicable). I’m guessing that with 99% of the votes in....that the remaining mail in votes are nominal in the final analysis. I’m sure there are others on here that can confirm or correct this assumption....

Both of these ladies were excellent candidates to serve on the county commission. That's why the race was so close. Congratulations to Deb for your success, and thank you to Mary for showing true kindness and class throughout the entire race.

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Where did Don's large amount of campaign funds come from and are these donators associated in any way to the Developer?

So what?????? REPEAT, SO WHAT???????

Do you think people donate to candidates that they DISAGREE with????? ANYWHERE??????

We can't discuss anything beyond local politics, but on a larger scale who do we think donates what to whom and why?????

Developer and their subs

I so agree. I SO agree. Golfing Eagles sees, as I do, that people are gonna believe what they want to. I will add that I/We have lived here for eighteen years and freely communicated with the communities, read the paper, were and are active in several activities at the rec center and know and enjoy many, many residents as friends and rarely do I run into "Bad Developer Speak". I see the opposite. People buy here in droves because of how this place is run, among many other things. Sometimes people call it a "Benign Dictatorship" but they do it understanding how a CDD works and why there are rules. If a person is unhappy here, please don't try to change the excellent framework. Just sell your home and make a huge profit and go somewhere where YOU can run things if that is what you want to do.

wise words :agree:

I might also add, if you hate where you came from please don't try to turn this place into that place. You came here for a reason, relax and enjoy yourself.

Well said!