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Election 2013: Three Incumbents, One Challenger Running for Orland Park Village Board

Orland Park Patch's guide to the April 2013 Orland Park Village Board race, where four candidates are going after three open seats.

Three current Orland Park village trustees and one challenger are running for three open seats on the Orland Park Village Board on April 9.

Incumbents James Dodge, Kathy Fenton and Brad O'Halloran are looking to continue serving on the board for another four years, while challenger John Fotopoulos is campaigning to take one of those open seats.

Mayor Dan McLaughlin is running unopposed for what will be his sixth term. Newcomer John Mehalek is running unopposed for village clerk, after David Maher announced he would not be running for re-election.

CANDIDATE BIOS

Early voting begins March 25. Election Day is April 9. When we get closer to the days when you can cast a ballot, we'll post links to biographical and issue-based information about the trustee candidates.

  • John Fotopoulos 
  • James Dodge (incumbent)
  • Kathy Fenton (incumbent)
  • Brad O’Halloran (incumbent)
  • Dan McLaughlin (mayor, incumbent)
  • John Mehalek (clerk)

THE 'MUST-READ' STORIES

Recent articles relevant to the Orland Park Village Board.

  • Orland Trustees Delay Trash Contract Decision
  • More Orland Plaza Demolition Scheduled for Late March
  • Proposed Dog Park Fees and More at Tonight's Village Board Meet (Live Blog Transcript)
  • Mayor Dan McLaughlin's State of Village Address (Live Blog)
  • Mercedes Tax Share Adjusted and More (Live Blog Transcript)
  • New Water Rate Increases Passed by Village Board and More (Live Blog Transcript)
  • John Fotopoulos Running Again for Village Board
  • Orland Park Trustees Approve $19.2 Million Tax Levy for 2013 and More (Live Blog Transcript)
  • What Mayor Dan McLaughlin Wants to do With Another Four Years

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laura March 23, 2013 at 05:28 pm
Current OP Board members, candidates and Mayor: OP taxpayers would LOVE a thorough accounting thus far of the lease rates, demand/interest and future "contingency" plans for the 9750 project. Why hasn't the Village provided more transparency around this $65 million, TAXPAYER-funded construction project? Minus the rhetoric, please; just a serving of actual data. We are intelligent, educated adults who can read earnings or balance sheets and draw our own conclusions from the figures. Anyone who declines to provide full transparency into (or obfuscates the provision of it!) the detailed use of village tax-originated and bond-sourced funding should be censured. Despite promises of disclosure, I saw NO breakdown of the costs around this project and the rates and results to date in the so-called "State of the Village" slides posted earlier this month, other than noting they sold bonds to fund it. We KNOW that. So, WHERE is the accountability, candidates? It is OUR $65 million that's at risk. It's not just a "pet" project that the Board and McLaughlin decided to undertake to try to emulate Naperville's RiverWalk. Soooo... candidates.... WHAT are your positions/responses/ plans? What say ye all?

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