Grapevine City Council: Place 3
Mike Lease (incumbent) 817-401-2829 [email protected]m
Resident for: Moved to Grapevine originally 1985-1991. Moved back in 2002.
Day job: co-owner and President of Structures and Interiors, Inc.
Top priorities:
- I want to work to see through the completion of some very important projects in Grapevine: the DFW Connector; expansion of our Community Activity Center; and our new Public Safety complex.
- I want to continue to work with this council to bring new retail development into Grapevine and enhance and improve existing retail developments that have declined.
- It is my desire to continue to bring more quality of life projects to completion in Grapevine.
Leon Leal 214-536-0004 Leon@ voteleonleal.com
Resident for: 22 years
Day job: small business owner; serves on the Grapevine-Colleyville ISD school board
Top priorities:
- To be a voice for our community. I think it is important for our community to be comfortable and assured they can approach their elected officials and address issues or concerns.
- We have some challenges ahead with the opening of the DFW Connector Project in Grapevine. It will be important we do not lose revenue because traffic will not be passing through Grapevine.
- Being a small business owner, I would like our city to do a better job of supporting our local small business owner.
Grapevine City Council: Place 4
Darlene Freed (incumbent) 817-480-6434 (c), [email protected]
Resident for: 29+ years (September 1983)
Day job: real estate broker in Texas, 1981-present
Top priorities:
- Continue to be fiscally responsible. This is accomplished by being good stewards of the taxpayers' money — by reviewing the expenses of each department annually as part of the budget process and by evaluating new programs to make sure that they make good financial sense when implemented.
- Continue balanced quality development that benefits citizens as well as generates revenue to the city.
- When I was first elected, I promised the citizens to always be accessible and open minded to any concerns, suggestions and questions. I have stayed true to that promise.
Marc Blum 915-208-2528 (o) 915-319-9904 (h) [email protected]
Resident for: Could not be reached
Day job: project manager
Top priorities:
- Could not be reached
Grapevine–Colleyville ISD: Election cancelled
Incumbent school board members Karen Deakin and Lisa Pardo drew no opposition.
Terms are for three years with no term limits.
The other members of the board are: Jorge Rodriguez, board president; Kimberley Davis,; Leon Leal; Becky St. John; and Jesse G. Rodriguez.
Colleyville City Council: Election cancelled
Incumbents: Mayor David Kelly will continue for another three-year term, as will City Council member Carol Wollin. Neither drew opposition. There are no term limits in Colleyville.
Besides Wollin and newcomer Chuck Mogged, below, the council members are: Stan Hall, Tom Hart, Jody Short and Mike Taylor.
Fills expired council seat of Michael Muhm, who did not run for re-election.
Chuck Mogged 817-851-6408 moggedcgjr@ msn.com
Resident for: First moved to Colleyville in August 2002.
Day job: retired engineer and operations executive with John Deere, Peerless Manufacturing, and Overhead Door Co.
Top priorities:
- Update the comprehensive long-term master plan to support our quality of life without incurring debt or higher tax rates.
- Ensure that smart growth and appropriate development projects are brought into Colleyville with no additional taxpayer burden.
- Improve public safety. Although Colleyville now has the lowest crime rate in Tarrant County, maintaining that achievement is not automatic. I am currently enrolled in the Citizen's Police Academy. School safety needs to be ensured though good cooperation with the Grapevine-Colleyville ISD.
Southlake City Council: Election cancelled
Incumbents Al Zito and Jeff Wang chose not to run for re-election, and the candidates running for their positions face no opposition. Incumbent Brandon Bledsoe drew no opposition. Terms are for three years and are limited to two successive years.
New members fill expired council seats of Al Zito and Jeff Wang, who did not run for re-election.
Place 4
Randy Williamson [email protected]
Resident for: 7 years
Day job: pharmaceutical sales/marketing
Top priorities:
- Conservative decision-making with a priority to maintain the strong financial health of Southlake.
- Protect resident property values by supporting only high quality business and residential development.
- Partner with our schools to enhance safety and security utilizing existing funds.
Place 5
Laura Hill 817-797-0782 Lhill@ downeypublishing.com
Resident for: 18 years
Day job: co-owner, Downey Publishing
Top priorities:
- The safety of our kids. In 2007 I founded Students and Parents Against Risks to Kids, SPARK.
- Fiscal transparency. It is a priority that the citizens have access to easy to find, easy to understand information about how their tax dollars are being spent on the local level.
- Shared savings opportunities. Whether it is between the city and the school district, businesses or other cities, I think there is tremendous opportunity to share facilities, streamline duplicate operations and to explore more efficient ways of doing things.
Carroll ISD: Place 6
Four candidates are running for two seats on the Carroll ISD School board. Members John Thane and Sherri Williamson decided not to seek re-election after their terms expired this year. Thane announced in a February letter to taxpayers that he would not run.
Matt Kormann 817-360-1175 [email protected]
Resident for: 7 years
Day job: vice president, sales, for a privately held, Dallas-based company.
Top priorities:
- Safe learning environments
- Fiscal responsibility
- Improved partnership with the City of Southlake
Sam Torolopoulos 817-807-3045 [email protected]
Resident for: 12 years
Day job: president/chief executive officer, ATI Capital Group
Top priorities:
- balanced budgets
- fiscal transparency
- term limits
Carroll ISD: Place 7
Chris Archer 817-481-4636 chris@ archer4cisd.com
Resident for: 15 years
Day job: vice president/shareholder of Associated Time & Parking Controls
Top priorities:
- Kids first: All decisions as a school board trustee must take into account the impact to children in the classroom.
- Financial integrity: We must be fiscally responsible and strive to a balanced budget with as little impact to our kids and maintaining extracurricular activities.
- Working together: Education is not just a CISD issue, it is a community issue. The City of Southlake must be part of the equation and CISD and the city must be at the table together.
James Palazzo 817-716-4726 jimpalazzo1@ gmail.com
Resident for: 7 years
Day job: health care manager/consultant
Top priorities:
- Preserve academic excellence
- Balance the budget
- No new real estate taxes
Westlake: Special election
Council member Michael Barrett's position is up for a one–year term because he was elected in a special election. The other candidates are running for two–year terms.
Michael Barrett (incumbent) 469-586-2452 mbarrett@ westlake-tx.org
Resident for: 3 years
Day job: managing director, new market development at GE Capital Equipment Finance
Top priorities:
- Continue to execute of the strategic pillars of the Westlake vision, values and mission: A strong sense of place, built on the foundation of a community caring society.
- Fiscal stewardship and educational leadership based on transparent government. Continue to strive for Westlake to be a premier knowledge-based community.
- Foster a community of engagement and connectivity amongst the citizens. Family-friendly, inclusive and welcoming.
Gregg Malone 817-905-2835 (h) 817-337-1477 (o) loriandgregg@ hotmail.com
Resident for: 3 years
Day job: chief financial officer and vice president of Malone Radiology.
Top priorities:
- Ensure that the Town Of Westlake remains the best and most viable town in Texas by promoting responsible growth and neighborhood vitality while preserving the larger landscape, both pastoral and agricultural.
- To reduce the property tax burden.
- Continue developing Westlake Academy into one of the most prestigious International Baccalaureate institutions in the nation.
Westlake Town Council
Carol Langdon (incumbent) clangdon@ westlake-tx.org
Resident for: 8 years
Day job: retired; certified master gardener, Gallery Night co-chair; town council for 5 years.
Top priorities:
- Continue to make myself available to listen to all of our citizens and incorporate their input into our legislature process.
- I will ensure that Westlake remains a great small town with solid infrastructure, great services and a renowned school.
Michael Crowe 682-549-0011 (h) 732-610-7582 (o) [email protected]
Resident for: 8 months
Day job: senior vice president supply chain, Caris Life Sciences, Irving.
Top priorities:
- Ensure careful, considered growth in developments is approved by the council to preserve the uniqueness of Westlake.
- Ensure that the town council enacts conservative fiscal policy.
- Create more transparency in local government and ensure a more inclusive role for the community in shaping the strategic vision for the town.
Greg Goble 214-906-0621 (c) 972-550-1900 (o) [email protected]
Resident for: 1 year
Day job: president and owner of Trice Marketing Corp. in Irving.
Top priorities:
- Aid in the further development and improvement of the quality of education offered at Westlake Academy including maintaining or enhancing the current teacher to student ratio.
- Adhere to the traditional master plan as it relates to the growth of the Town of Westlake. My main goal will be to maintain the rural landscape and setting.
- Continue to improve the level of security and safety of our residents with a proactive and professional police and fire department.
Rick Rennhack (incumbent) [email protected]
Resident for: 12 years
Day job: consultant
Top priorities:
- Could not be reached
Wayne Stoltenberg 817-562-1636 [email protected]
Resident for: 6 years
Day job: chief financial officer of Cinco Resources.
Top priorities:
- To make sure that the development that is going to occur in Westlake is going to be aesthetically pleasing and financially beneficial.
- Westlake Academy: Make sure that the school is adequately funded, continues strong academics and work to increase the number of students who live in Westlake.
- Ensure that the town delivers essential services in a cost-effective manner and doesn't deliver services that aren't essential.
