5 commission candidates file together; Bilodeau files for mayor, Washam later this afternoon
Filing for Town Board: Furcht, Johnson, Higgins, Sansbury, Osborne
July 7. By Dave Yochum. As of 12:15 pm today, three sitting commissioners have filed to seek re-election to the Town Board, along with two newcomers. Denis Bilodeau, a sitting commissioner, has filed to run for mayor. He will run
Denis Bilodeau
against Woody Washam who is expected to file later this afternoon.
These people have filed to run for commission:
—Colin Furcht, incumbent
—Susan Johnson, first-time candidate
Woody Washam
—Scott Higgins, first-time candidate
—Michael Osborne, incumbent
—Todd Sansbury, incumbent
Filing closes at noon on July 21, so more people may file to run for five seats on the Town Board.
Michael Miltich
Former commissioners Michael Miltich and Thurman Ross are expected to file next week. They
were two of the four incumbents to lose in the 2021 board upheaval where the town’s rapid growth and resulting traffic issues were the primary focus.
Thurman Ross
Two weeks ago sitting Commissioner Dave Gilroy said, “while I’ve not yet made a final decision, I am unlikely to run for re-election this fall.”
All five seats are two-year terms and commissioners serve at large. The elections are non-partisan meaning candidates do not run with a party affiliation.
Two more weeks remain until filing closes for the Nov. 7 election.
This story will be updated later today as more candidates file.
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Traffic is a real problem for the five neighborhoods, two schools and the Town’s beautiful Bailey Road Park along the eastern section Bailey Road. While the incumbents have made progress in promoting the less traffic and more Rural Preservation Land Use (in the recently approved Land Use Plan), there are still some who want to rezone the lands directly across from the Park and schools as “business campus.” This will add thousands of daily car and truck trips to the mix and further congest Bailey Road. We hope all candidates, incumbent or new, will understand the recreational, residential and educational character of the East side of Bailey Road is very different from the industrial West side. Changes to zoning should not occur without realistic transportation planning.