Lannon Lantern

THE TM

AN UNOFFICIAL NEWSLETTER FOR LANNON, WISCONSIN 53046

“A LIGHT IN THE DARK” VOLUME 1, ISSUE 2 APRIL 14, 2010

Spring Election 2010—The Votes Are In

HOWARD HADLEY RON DUTCHER DARYL FIENE

A cold political wind roared across Wis-
consin on April 6th and many incum-
bents were swept away. Caught in the
gale were Mayors and village officials
alike. Two of Lannon’s Trustees (Gissal
and Daily) were unseated. Two hun-
dred forty-five (245) registered voters
cast their ballots for a record 31% turn-
out at the polls. The most votes went
to Howard Hadley, with 165 votes
(25%), followed by incumbent Ron
Dutcher with 117 Votes (17%) and
Daryl Fiene with 105 votes (16%). The
race for the 3rd Trustee seat was close
with candidate Amy Martin getting 102
votes – (16%) just 4 votes short of a
lead over Daryl Fiene. Considering the
lack of publicity for the two open fo-
rums, attendance at the events may
have played a part in the outcome of
the election. Both incumbent candi-
dates (Daily and Gissal) were not pre-
sent at either of the forums for a vari-
ety of reasons. Despite some issues
with Waukesha County about cam-
paign signs and some minor campaign
sign vandalism, the candidates ended
their campaigns without incident. The
management of Lannon Estates (the
largest concentration of voters in Lan-
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non) initially refused to allow the can-
didates to go door-to-door to canvass Right in our own back yard is
the residents. In fact, two of the can- one of the best managed
didates, Ron Dutcher and Daryl Fiene trails in the county. Spring is
were asked to leave the premises. The here and with much warmer
management relented, however, and weather on the way, it’s time
allowed the candidates access to to get the cobwebs off the
those voters a week or so before the bike or dust off the hiking
election. Lannon Estates did allow boots. Now is the perfect
campaign signs in the common use time to ride or walk off the
areas of the property. We wish the
departing Trustees Daily & Gissal good
luck and success in their future en-
deavors. The new Trustees will start
their 2-year terms of office on April
20, 2010.

2nd Forum Draws More Trustees Than Residents

The second candidate open forum started with 3 Trustees (Newman, Bartelt and winter “excess”. This trail,
Dutcher) in attendance. Candidates Hadley, Fiene, and Dutcher were initially following the old Bug Line
faced by 2 residents of Lannon and several business owners at the forum hosted Railroad, has very mild
by Scott Mattfeld at the Quarry Coffee and Café on Main Street. Candidate Had- grades, lots of shade and
ley noted that several meeting notices were posted almost 2 weeks ago, and he beautiful scenery. You can
mailed nearly 200 invitations to the forum. The forum was not advertised, on the see deer, foxes, and a variety
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electronic sign at Village Hall. A reporter
from the Express News was also present.
Questions to the candidates again fo-
cused on improved communications be-
tween the village government, busi-
nesses and citizens. Steve Payleitner,
President of the newly-formed Lannon
Business Association voiced concern
about retaining businesses in Lannon. It
was generally agreed that the poor
economy and the lack of an increasing
population was a leading cause of village
stagnation, but innovative steps had to
be taken for overall improvement and
growth. Incumbent Candidates Daily and
Gissal and Candidate Martin were not at
the forum due to prior commitments.
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of other wildlife on the 12-mile trail
from Menomonee Falls to Merton. The
Lisbon Community Park is on the way
and has picnic tables, pavilions, water
and provides a great rest stop. The Bark
River cutoff has a great pier and picnic
table for a relaxing diversion. As a re-
ward for the adventurous 12-mile trip,
the Merton Custard Shoppe is at the end
of the trail. It’s a great way to see the
countryside and enjoy all that nature
offers in the area. You’ll definitely see
me out there!
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LANNON LANTERN
Calendar of Events Why Support Your
VILLAGE MEETINGS (Village Hall) Local Businesses?
Apr 29—6:00 PM Quarry Committee Wouldn’t you rather do business
Apr 29—7:00 PM Plan Commission
with someone you know and can
give you personal service? A busi-
May 10—6:45 PM Finance/Personnel
ness that is convenient as well as
May 10—7:00 PM Village Board knowledgeable? I would trust a local
May 19—6:30 PM mechanic to change my vehicle’s oil
May 27—7:00 PM Plan Commission and do it right the first time than a
quick-service place that requires
VILLAGE EVENTS
several visits to get it right. My last
May 18—6:30 PM Cooking Class on
visit to a fast service oil change re-
Mushrooms—Quarry Coffee & Café.
(Reservations 1 Week Prior)
sulted in overspills on my engine and
oil on my garage floor as well as 2
Census Scams trips back to fix it right. I always fa-
The Census Bureau and the US vored the local bakery or coffee
Postal Service issued warnings shop over the chain coffee houses
about census scams. When a with the stale pastry and expensive
Census worker comes to your “designer” coffees. Personal service
door—ask for their Census ID with quality is what I trust and rec-
Badge and take note of the ommend. Visit one of these local
number. A legitimate census businesses and see what I mean:
worker WILL NOT ask for
your full Social Security num-
ber, bank information , PIN
numbers, account numbers or
for any donations. If you are
suspicious of the Census
worker, try to remember their
description and the license
number of any vehicle they
are driving. IMMEDIATELY call
the police (911) and report
them. You can report suspi-
cious Census emails to
ITSO.Fraud.Reporting@census
.gov. The scammers have re-
cently been in our area. The
Census is mandatory, but
Don’t get ripped off!