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The make up of the Mower County Board of Commissioners will remain unchanged after wins Tuesday night by incumbents running for another term.

Polly Glynn, District 2’s current commissioner, defeated challenger Steve Reinartz with 51.43% of Tuesday’s vote. She won with 2,000 votes compared to Reinartz’s 1,874 votes, good for 48.19% of the vote.

“Relieved. I’m delighted,” said Glynn, who secured her fourth term on the board with Tuesday’s win. “When you look at the numbers, when I see that, I need to work harder to make sure everybody knows I’m on their side.”

A good example of that was Glynn’s work in helping bring to the front the struggles LeRoy businesses faced in terms of the Highway 56 construction project in the heart of the community.

Now that the project is completed businesses still need help and a short-term loan program through the county is helping to do just that, something that Glynn had advocated for.

“I’m really pleased with it and pleased with the responses of the businesses in LeRoy,” Glynn said. “It’s not the answer, but it certainly puts a band aid on the bleeding they’ve been feeling down there.”

Glynn said she’s looking forward to the work ahead of her and the other board members and added that there’s more work for the board in terms of communicating with constituents about the issues the board is considering.

“I think it’s always communication,” Glynn said. “I think so many people are misinformed about so many things. I think always we need to work on communication and make sure everybody understands the issues because there’s always two sides.”

Reinartz, who also served a term as Mower County Auditor/Treasurer in the past, said he was comfortable with the way things turned out.

“I’m satisfied with it,” he said. “It’s just one of those things. I was hoping to get more involved in the county and stuff, but I’m fine with it. Polly, for the most part, has done a good job as commissioner.”

He also said that he would consider another run at the position after these next four years if it works out.

“I thought I did all right,” he said. “Probably should have got more into her area, but it was close.”

Meanwhile, Board Chair John Mueller who was running unopposed, won another term with 2,817 votes (98.67%).

“I’m looking forward to four more years of serving Mower County,” Mueller said. “Even though I represent District 1, the decisions we make affect all of Mower County and sometimes beyond.”

“Hopefully running unopposed means that District 1 residents are satisfied or happy with the job I’ve done the last four years,” he said.

Mueller said he is looking forward to continuing work in a number of areas including the trend of responsible spending by the county, economic development, housing development, “and to be good stewards of the the taxpayer’s money.”

“Looking forward, it is my intention to continue asking questions so I can make informed decisions,” Mueller said. “I will continue to support Mower County staff so they can provide good service to the public and I will continue to try to be a good steward of the tax payers’ money as the board works to fulfill the many mandates counties face. I look forward to continuing to talk and work with Mower County residents and business owners and operators to make Mower County a great place to live, work, and visit.”

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