The Village of Akron, NY
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03/16/05 - Village Elects Two Trustees and Police Justice
The Village of Akron held its biennial election yesterday, March 15, 2005 to elect two Village Trustees and a Police Justice. There were five candidates who were seeking the two Village Trustee seats and one candidate seeking the Police Justice seat.
Incumbent Trustee E. Peter Forrestel, II was re-elected to his third term as Trustee and newcomer William P. Kaufman was elected to the other Trustee position. Trustee Charles P. Yaeger, after 8 years on the Village Board did not seek re-election. Police Justice Dennis R. Freeman ran unopposed and was re-elected.
The voting results are as follows:
| Village Trustee | Police Justice | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| E. Peter Forrestel, II | 295 Votes | Dennis R. Freeman | 438 Votes |
| William P. Kaufman | 221 Votes | ||
| Gregory A. Brown | 212 Votes | ||
| Cynthia L. Schilling | 143 Votes | ||
| Erik M. Polkowski | 137 Votes |
A total of 542 voters of the 2,021 registered voters in the Village of Akron (26.82%) turned out to cast ballots in the election.
The newly elected officials will be sworn into office at 12:00 o’clock noon on Monday, April 4, 2005.
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