Politics & Government
Frazer, Fonstad Retain Fox Point Village Board Seats
Challenger Terry McGauran garnered 23 percent of the votes Tuesday, but that wasn't quite enough to unseat incumbents Douglas Frazer and Eric Fonstad.
In one of three local contested elections on Tuesday in Fox Point and Bayside, the race to fill two seats on the Fox Point Village Board ended with both incumbents retaining their seats.
Frazer, 55, is a tax and estate planning lawyer who has lived in Fox Point for 19 years. He said the biggest issue facing the village is the 45-year-old swimming pool.
"This will be a large capital project that will require a lot of thought, planning, and creativity on the part of the village board," he said before the election. "I would encourage the board to take the matter up in our next budget deliberations with an eye to beginning work in 2014."
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Fonstad, 65, is a retired corporate attorney who has lived in the village for nearly 11 years. He said the most important issue facing the village is the hiring of a new village manager.
"This person will have a major impact on Fox Point," Fonstad said. "I will use my experience and familiarity with the village to make sure that we hire an excellent individual. Longer term, we must resolve the footbridge issue and address the aging pool and library. I hope that a combination of public and private funding will make it possible to retain these unique village amenities."
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Here's how the votes break down:
Candidate Name Vote Total Percentage Douglas Frazer 875 44% Eric Fonstad 650 33% Terry McGauran 454 23% Write in 8 0.4%There were also two other local contested races:
- Fox Point-Bayside School Board, with four people running for two seats.
- Bayside Village Board, with four people running for two seats.
Christopher Soyke was unopposed for the lone open seat on the Maple Dale-Indian Hill School Board. Ellen Redeker was also up for re-election on the Nicolet School Board, however, no challengers surfaced this year.
Here is a look at how Fox Point voted in other contested races:
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Candidate Name Vote Total Percentage Ed Fallone 787 48% Pat Roggensack 858 52% Write in 2 0.12%State Superintendent of Schools
Candidate Name Vote Total Percentage Tony Evers 838 59% Don Pridemore 582 41% Write in 4 0.28%Milwaukee County Circuit Court (Branch 45)
Candidate Name Vote Total Percentage Rebecca Bradley 894 57% Janet Protasiewicz 675 43% Write in 0 0%Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.