Brooklyn Village Board
Incumbent Sue McCallum and newcomer Zach Leavy are running for three seats on the Brooklyn village board.
Name: Susan McCallum
Position sought: Village of Brooklyn trustee
Age: 58 at time of election
City/town of residence: Brooklyn
Family: Married for 25 years to Douglas, two children adults, Amy and Chad
Education: High School in central Wisconsin, Electronics Technician Associates degree, many other independent courses, accounting, supervisory skills, small business entrepreneur classes
Occupation: Self-employed for 20 years, deputy clerk part-time, parking cashier part-time, events food coordinator part-time.
Previous elected positions held: Been village trustee since 1996, gaps of several years during road construction at my business location in Brooklyn- 2004, when working as local decennial census administrative manager 2009/10. Also village president - forget the term of two years dates.
What are the top issues facing this district/board and how would you work to resolve them?
We need to make sure our new business park meets its grant deadlines and criteria so that more of the development expense is not born by our residents. I hear from many of my constituents that they cannot afford to live in Brooklyn. I believe that networking will bring businesses to the location, but we must balance affordability with responsibility to residents. I was a founding member of the local chamber and we are revitalizing our role in bringing businesses together in the community.
What are other key issues facing the district/board, and how would you work to resolve them?
I try to keep in contact with local residents and their concerns and needs, in this respect I am working to bring new ideas and concepts that don't expand our financial commitments. I believe in long-range planning without added expense and am concerned that our current sewer utility was built too large and is having issues maintaining due to lack of flow. I will continue to speak to conservative spending goals.
Position sought: Village of Brooklyn trustee
Age: 58 at time of election
City/town of residence: Brooklyn
Family: Married for 25 years to Douglas, two children adults, Amy and Chad
Education: High School in central Wisconsin, Electronics Technician Associates degree, many other independent courses, accounting, supervisory skills, small business entrepreneur classes
Occupation: Self-employed for 20 years, deputy clerk part-time, parking cashier part-time, events food coordinator part-time.
Previous elected positions held: Been village trustee since 1996, gaps of several years during road construction at my business location in Brooklyn- 2004, when working as local decennial census administrative manager 2009/10. Also village president - forget the term of two years dates.
What are the top issues facing this district/board and how would you work to resolve them?
We need to make sure our new business park meets its grant deadlines and criteria so that more of the development expense is not born by our residents. I hear from many of my constituents that they cannot afford to live in Brooklyn. I believe that networking will bring businesses to the location, but we must balance affordability with responsibility to residents. I was a founding member of the local chamber and we are revitalizing our role in bringing businesses together in the community.
What are other key issues facing the district/board, and how would you work to resolve them?
I try to keep in contact with local residents and their concerns and needs, in this respect I am working to bring new ideas and concepts that don't expand our financial commitments. I believe in long-range planning without added expense and am concerned that our current sewer utility was built too large and is having issues maintaining due to lack of flow. I will continue to speak to conservative spending goals.