Dan Tackett
Special to The Courier
Last Saturday, I offered praise to Lincoln voters who produced a healthy turnout in the city’s consolidated election. Naturally, I also congratulated the winners, mayor-elect Tracy Welch and Wanda Lee Rohlfs, who will represent Ward 3 on the city council.
But I also signaled out Rohlfs’ opponent, Aimee Bulthuis Galvin, who lost by a 22-vote margin. An Independent, Galvin based her campaign on promoting local tourism and addressing issues with affordable housing, empty lots and revitalization of dilapidated properties.
The latter, referring to parts of our town that seem to be crumbling right before our eyes, is an issue the city council has pretty much ignored. I’m unsure why demolishing or fixing up these properties has not been addressed by aldermen, but I suspect the legal mine field the city might have to navigate in doing so keeps City Hall from venturing into this mess.
Staff report
Logan County voters went to the polls Tuesday to make their voices heard. In the Consolidated Election voters will choose for those running in the following races: Municipalities, Park District Commissioner, Library Trustee,Township, Multi-Township, School Board Member, Community College Trustee, Educational Service Region Trustee, Fire Protection District Trustee, Propositions for:Schools to use Sales Tax for School Resource Officers and Mental Health Professionals and Lincoln Rural Fire Protection District.
The races in Lincoln include choosing a new City of Lincoln Ward 3 Alderman which included Republican Wanda Lee Rohlfs vs. Independent Aimee Galvin.
Rohlfs edged out Galvin by earning 123 votes representing 54.91% of the votes compared to Galvin s 101 or 45.09% of the 230 votes cast.
Lincoln Courier
Dear Editor and Citizens of Lincoln,
Vote! Vote! Vote! This is so important for this upcoming election on April 6th, 2021. Our candidate Wanda Lee Rohlfs has so much to offer this community that we call home. We all want our community to be the best that it can be. We want to make Lincoln the community it once was and to flourish again. We’re in a perfect location with short commutes to larger cities, our great schools, and more importantly we have something that the big cities don’t have, a home-town feeling. This is something to be proud of, and we know our candidate, Wanda Lee feels the same way.