Monday, December 17, 2012
The deadline to submit petitions is Dec. 26.
Editor's note: This article was updated at 2 p.m. Dec. 18 to include candidates who have filed so far for the Plainfield Fire Protection District Board of Commissioners race. Filing began Monday morning for the April 9, 2013 consolidated election, and some early bird candidates were the first to file for Plainfield races. Candidates have until 5 p.m. Dec. 26 to file. READ: NEW FILING DATE FOR APRIL ELECTIONS As of late morning, the following candidates had filed their petitions: As of Monday, clerk Michelle Gibas said incumbents Jim Racich, Margie Bonuchi and Garrett Peck have filed petitions to seek re-election to the three trustee seats up for grabs in April. Local developer Mike Guinta has also tossed his hat into the ring for the …
Monday, December 3, 2012
Deadline was extended for candidates for village, library, school board, park district offices.
Candidates won’t have to rush to get their nominating petitions in by Christmas Eve. The deadline to file for the April 9, 2013 consolidated election has been extended to Dec. 26. Originally, the deadline was set for 5 p.m. Dec. 24. Now, the last day to file petitions is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 26. The first day to file is Dec. 17. In Plainfield, nominating petition packets became available Sept. 25 for the following offices: RELATED: Plainfield Trustee Race Could Be Heating Up The process for running for township offices is a bit different than for other local governing bodies. Political parties in Plainfield and Wheatland townships will caucus to choose their candidates: The parties will choose their candidates for supervisor, …
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
The recessionary economy is wrong time to be approving the per-meeting stipend from $100 to $125, one board member says.
Despite having approved an $8,000 pay raise for the mayor's job in July, Plainfield Village Board members opted to reject a much smaller trustee raise Monday night. With a 4-2 vote, the board rejected increasing the per-meeting fee from $100 to $125, an increase that would not have gone into effect until after the April 2013 election for three board seats and after the April 2015 election for the remaining two seats. The proposal was voted down by Trustees Dan Rippy, Garrett Peck, Margie Bonuchi and Bill Lamb. Trustees Paul Fay and Jim Racich voted in favor of it. Trustees are not allowed to approve a pay raise for themselves, according to state law. They can only OK increases that go into effect after an election. The same applies to the …
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1:03 pm on Wednesday, December 19, 2012
From what I see Margie just posted on here a congrats, and a good luck post to those who are trying to run for office. You may not like those who are running, or the lack of newer choices. If that is true maybe you should run, or have one of your friends try to invest in our community and run? Why not invest your extra time to try and make a difference in the things you oppose, and the views you … more ›