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New London needs a city council candidate

Alderman Rob Way declares non-candidacy

By Scott Bellile


New London needs a write-in candidate in one aldermanic district before a city council member steps down following the spring municipal elections.

Fourth District Alderman Rob Way will retire from the New London City Council after two decades.

“I first ran for alderman because I felt the knowledge and experience I could bring to the office from my job as a county employee would add a different perspective to the council,” Way, who works as Winnebago County’s parks director, said in an email. “That motivation stayed with me throughout twenty years of serving as an alderman and I am departing from that role with the real sense that I have made a difference in helping improve the community.”

Way also chairs the New London Parks and Recreation Committee.

The spring municipal elections will take place April 2.

No residents stepped forward to run for Way’s soon-to-be vacant seat in the Fourth District. The deadline for candidates to file their paperwork and be listed on the ballot was Jan. 2 at 5 p.m.

The city is still working to find a write-in candidate, Mayor Henke said this week.

Fourth District residents interested in running for the vacancy as a write-in candidate must register at City Hall by March 29, according to City Clerk Jackie Beyer.

New London’s Fourth District is located in the southwest part of town. Residents who vote at Trinity Lutheran Church live in the Fourth District.

To access a map of the city’s voting districts, including the Fourth District, click here.

The Fourth District is also represented by Ron Steinhorst, who is not up for re-election this year.

Four incumbents will run for re-election unopposed this spring: Robert Besaw, First District; Tom O’Connell, Second District; Lori Dean, Third District; and David Morack, Fifth District.

City council races are the only municipal elections on New London’s ballot this year. Voters elect one representative based on the district in which they live.

 

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