Albany Village Board
There are six people running for three seats on the Albany village board: incumbents Eileen Althaus, Virginia Detra and Peggy Boeck are being challenged by Michelle Monson, Terry Gould and Emily Malin. Kim Blumer, the incumbent, is unopposed for village president.
Position Sought: Albany Village Board
Age: 34
City/Town of Residence: My family and I have resided in the Village of Albany since 2011.
Family: I have a very supportive husband, Justin Monson. We have three beautiful children, Adelynn, Chase, and Brielle with another blessing on the way and two lovable pups, Bugg and Petey.
Education: I received my Bachelor in Business Administration-Marketing from the University of Wisconsin Platteville and a Master in Business Administration from Columbia Southern University.
Occupation: I work as Marketing Analyst for Healthgrades, Inc.
Top issues facing this district/municipality and how would you work to resolve them?
Downtown parking has been an issue, I would like to work with area businesses to find ways to maximum the parking available to make their businesses easier to access during busy times. I would like to listen to the concerns of the citizens to help understand how I am able to help with other needs throughout the village. We are a small community with so much to offer.
What are other key issues facing this municipality and how would you work to resolve them?
I would like to bring more tourism into town to patronize the wonderful business that we have on our river front. We have beautiful trails and the Sugar River that go through town connecting us with our neighbors. I would like to help find ways to bring more tourism to the area to utilize the unique beauty that Albany has to offer.
Age: 34
City/Town of Residence: My family and I have resided in the Village of Albany since 2011.
Family: I have a very supportive husband, Justin Monson. We have three beautiful children, Adelynn, Chase, and Brielle with another blessing on the way and two lovable pups, Bugg and Petey.
Education: I received my Bachelor in Business Administration-Marketing from the University of Wisconsin Platteville and a Master in Business Administration from Columbia Southern University.
Occupation: I work as Marketing Analyst for Healthgrades, Inc.
Top issues facing this district/municipality and how would you work to resolve them?
Downtown parking has been an issue, I would like to work with area businesses to find ways to maximum the parking available to make their businesses easier to access during busy times. I would like to listen to the concerns of the citizens to help understand how I am able to help with other needs throughout the village. We are a small community with so much to offer.
What are other key issues facing this municipality and how would you work to resolve them?
I would like to bring more tourism into town to patronize the wonderful business that we have on our river front. We have beautiful trails and the Sugar River that go through town connecting us with our neighbors. I would like to help find ways to bring more tourism to the area to utilize the unique beauty that Albany has to offer.