Letter: Bocek, Johnson, Ottenheimer deserve your vote
There is an election for Buffalo Grove Village Board looming on April 1st (this is NOT an April fool’s joke). The race for three 4-year Trustee terms is contested, with three incumbents - Joanne Johnson, Lester Ottenheimer, and Denise Bocek - pitted against one challenger. I know all four candidates well. Over the years, I have seen people seek seats on the Village Board for a variety of reasons. I believe experience shows that candidates who run for office out of spite or anger, in an effort to return to the “good old days,” or otherwise with a narrow focus driving their ambitions, are seldom well-suited to become productive members of the board. Additionally, organizations that stay static do not succeed. The mindset of "we have always done it this way" is not a pathway to vitality. The ability to embrace innovation is critical in an evolving world. That is where our current board members ...