RE-ELECT GALEN WIRTH FOR VILLAGE PRESIDENT! My name is Galen Wirth and I am running for another term as the Milledgeville Village President. Currently I have been the Village President for almost twelve years. Prior to this I was a village trustee for thirty-one months. It was very important to have been on the board prior to becoming the president as much knowledge was gained. I think it is essential to have been in management prior to becoming a village president. This knowledge has allowed me to know how to make a meeting agenda, run a meeting, deal with lawyers and engineers, how to read and understand legal documents as well as other issues on a continuing basis. It is also imperative to have knowledge of how a budget works. Employee raises and understanding how to set a working budget each year are also important to having the village run successfully. It is imperative that the village president be available during the day to talk to employees, engineers, the grant writer, lawyer and other people that the village deals with on a daily basis. Most financial business is conducted during the day. The board and I have worked on several items that have occurred during my time as the village president. They are as follows: 1. Worked with our local state legislative representatives and taxing bodies to extend TIF for another twelve years when the original TIF expired in 2018. The extension will generate $5,000,000.00 or more during this time for necessary village improvement. 2. nvolvement with the water looping project. This connected dead end water lines so that the residents who lived at the end of the water line would have fresher water. 9. Adding video games at four businesses has generated a nice additional income for the village general fund. 10. Started the quest to acquire a Dollar General in town. This has formed a new avenue of shopping for our citizens that was sorely needed. This will generate many tax dollars of income for years to come. 11. We think that we have the best roads of any town in Carroll County. This has been through the effort of village employees Greg Miller, Jeff Hackbarth and Jim Hacker. 12. We have exhibited foresight to save money ahead for the following: A. 8. Equipment replacement. Police cars as they age and need to be replaced. B. C. Pick-up trucks as they age and need to be replaced. D. E. Other future projects. Of course all of this would not have been possible without the board working together. Currently we have five great employees. They are very knowledgeable in their areas of work. They keep in mind that tax dollars must be used wisely when purchasing items or planning projects. They have saved us money repeatedly. Of course I have appreciated the opportunity to have served on the village board as both trustee and president since September, 2016 and would like to continue as president for another four years. As you may know there are three trustees on the board who are up for re-election. They are Trevor Fransene, Todd Ewers and Chad Schmidt. All of them have shown great insight and have contributed greatly to the board. Trevor is new to the board and Todd and Chad have been on a little longer. All four of us are property owners who pay property taxes and have raised children in Milledgeville. Being a property owner definitely gives each a vested interest in decisions that need to be made for the betterment of the community. Your vote will be deeply appreciated on April 6th for the following: Galen Wirth, Village President Todd Ewers, Village Trustee Trevor Fransene, Village Trustee Chad Schmidt, Village Trustee Water tower repairs that will need to be done about 2029. Paying off early the TIF 2 that was formally known as the industrial park saved a lot of interest money. This was eventually sold to BioAg. 3. The start of BDD which will generate an estimated $1,300,000.00 or more in a twenty-three year time frame. 4. Negotiated two contracts with JCWIFI to place their antenna on our water tower. This will generate $33,000.00 during the first fifteen year period and may be extended beyond this time frame. Worked with NiCor Gas to formulate a contract for them to place an antenna on our water tower for twenty-five years. This will generate over $218,000.00. Worked extensively on the Main Ave project. The road, sidewalks and drainage issues were tom out and reconstructed. New street lights were also added. The road in front of the library was done as part of this project. Had money not been set aside and saved it would have been impossible to complete. 7. The water tower is approximately three years ahead of schedule in getting the loan paid off. 5. 6. Milledgeville Village President and Board Trustee Race Tuesday, April 6, 2021 RE-ELECT GALEN WIRTH FOR VILLAGE PRESIDENT! My name is Galen Wirth and I am running for another term as the Milledgeville Village President. Currently I have been the Village President for almost twelve years. Prior to this I was a village trustee for thirty-one months. It was very important to have been on the board prior to becoming the president as much knowledge was gained. I think it is essential to have been in management prior to becoming a village president. This knowledge has allowed me to know how to make a meeting agenda, run a meeting, deal with lawyers and engineers, how to read and understand legal documents as well as other issues on a continuing basis. It is also imperative to have knowledge of how a budget works. Employee raises and understanding how to set a working budget each year are also important to having the village run successfully. It is imperative that the village president be available during the day to talk to employees, engineers, the grant writer, lawyer and other people that the village deals with on a daily basis. Most financial business is conducted during the day. The board and I have worked on several items that have occurred during my time as the village president. They are as follows: 1. Worked with our local state legislative representatives and taxing bodies to extend TIF for another twelve years when the original TIF expired in 2018. The extension will generate $5,000,000.00 or more during this time for necessary village improvement. 2. nvolvement with the water looping project. This connected dead end water lines so that the residents who lived at the end of the water line would have fresher water. 9. Adding video games at four businesses has generated a nice additional income for the village general fund. 10. Started the quest to acquire a Dollar General in town. This has formed a new avenue of shopping for our citizens that was sorely needed. This will generate many tax dollars of income for years to come. 11. We think that we have the best roads of any town in Carroll County. This has been through the effort of village employees Greg Miller, Jeff Hackbarth and Jim Hacker. 12. We have exhibited foresight to save money ahead for the following: A. 8. Equipment replacement. Police cars as they age and need to be replaced. B. C. Pick-up trucks as they age and need to be replaced. D. E. Other future projects. Of course all of this would not have been possible without the board working together. Currently we have five great employees. They are very knowledgeable in their areas of work. They keep in mind that tax dollars must be used wisely when purchasing items or planning projects. They have saved us money repeatedly. Of course I have appreciated the opportunity to have served on the village board as both trustee and president since September, 2016 and would like to continue as president for another four years. As you may know there are three trustees on the board who are up for re-election. They are Trevor Fransene, Todd Ewers and Chad Schmidt. All of them have shown great insight and have contributed greatly to the board. Trevor is new to the board and Todd and Chad have been on a little longer. All four of us are property owners who pay property taxes and have raised children in Milledgeville. Being a property owner definitely gives each a vested interest in decisions that need to be made for the betterment of the community. Your vote will be deeply appreciated on April 6th for the following: Galen Wirth, Village President Todd Ewers, Village Trustee Trevor Fransene, Village Trustee Chad Schmidt, Village Trustee Water tower repairs that will need to be done about 2029. Paying off early the TIF 2 that was formally known as the industrial park saved a lot of interest money. This was eventually sold to BioAg. 3. The start of BDD which will generate an estimated $1,300,000.00 or more in a twenty-three year time frame. 4. Negotiated two contracts with JCWIFI to place their antenna on our water tower. This will generate $33,000.00 during the first fifteen year period and may be extended beyond this time frame. Worked with NiCor Gas to formulate a contract for them to place an antenna on our water tower for twenty-five years. This will generate over $218,000.00. Worked extensively on the Main Ave project. The road, sidewalks and drainage issues were tom out and reconstructed. New street lights were also added. The road in front of the library was done as part of this project. Had money not been set aside and saved it would have been impossible to complete. 7. The water tower is approximately three years ahead of schedule in getting the loan paid off. 5. 6. Milledgeville Village President and Board Trustee Race Tuesday, April 6, 2021