See New Alderpersons In The Wauwatosa 2022 Spring Election

Wauwatosa WI

05 April, 2022

9:43 PM

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WAUWATOSA, WI — Andrew Meindl, Joseph Maklouf II and David Lewis are among alderpersons elected for Wauwatosa districts Tuesday. Meindl won with 653 votes over his opponent Chris Kemble, who has 275, data from the Milwaukee County Clerk showed. Maklouf II was ahead of Patricia Stone by a tens of votes: Maklouf II had 394 votes while Stone had 324. David Lewis led Ian Beck with 561 votes, clerk data showed. Beck had 308 votes. Wauwatosa had a major turnover for its common council in 2022: six members have opted to not run again. Residents will also vote in a referendum to reduce the common council's size from 16 to 12. Here are the results for school board and alderperson races. Alderperson District 1 Results as of 9:02 p.m. Results are from the Milwaukee County Clerk. Andrew Meindl: 653Chris Kemble: 275 Alderperson District 3 Patricia Stone: 324Joseph Makhlouf II: 394 Alderperson District 4 Ian Beck: 308David Lewis: 561 Alderperson District 5 Sean Lowe: 491Rob Gustafson: 508 Alderperson District 6 Joe Phillips: 643Margaret Fritsch: 663 Alderperson District 8 John Larry: 333Melissa Dolan: 486 Patricia Stone, a first-time candidate, is passionate about diversity and inclusion. "Having studied post-WWII housing patterns during my graduate program, I understand the enormous impact governments can have in creating inclusive or explicitly exclusive communities," she told Patch. Stone also discussed appropriate zoning of land. "I would propose a review of all zoning classifications to make certain that the classifications are consistent with the character of the community and review the specific restrictions within those classifications to confirm that no legal aberrations are possible," she said. Joseph Makhlouf is a first-time candidate. He said a big issue is crime in Wauwatosa. "I have noticed a decline in many aspects of Wauwatosa. There has been an increase in car thefts, reckless driving, and a decline in our highly respected schools," he said. Tim Hanson has been an alderman for 16 years. An important issue for Hanson is providing the police department with what they need to make Wauwatosa safer. Hanson shared his philosophy on development with Patch. "I want to stress that developments should stand on [their] own merits and do so without adding to our TIF districts. I have voted against most projects that request TIF money in all but 2 times in 16 years," he said. John Larry is a former member and chairperson of the Wauwatosa Government Affairs Ad-Hoc Committee on Policing and Systemic Inequalities. Patch reached out to this candidate several times but has not yet heard back. Melissa Dolan is a first-time candidate. She told Patch the most important issue facing Wauwatosa is crime, particularly in schools. "Crime has increased seemingly everywhere, on our streets, with car thefts and especially with criminals stealing delivered mail and packages off of citizens front porches whether it be an apartment or house dwelling." Jessica Free is a first-time candidate. Free believes the most important issue facing Wauwatosa is misinformation about the big problems and small. Her interests include nature and preserving "what is left of our "wilds" and all topics of greener living are likely to perk my enthusiasm."