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Two incumbent Parkville aldermen face opposition

Ivan Foley by Ivan Foley
January 22, 2021
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Two of the four aldermen positions up for grabs at the City of Parkville will see contested races in the April 6 election.

Filing for municipal candidates ended at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 19.

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CITY OF PARKVILLE

There are four incumbent aldermen up for election at Parkville. Philip Wassmer, incumbent alderman in ward one, and Douglas P. Wylie, incumbent in ward three, will face opposition.

Here’s how it shakes out.

Ward one aldermen filings: Philip Wassmer, Emily Boullear, Patricia S. Robinson.

Ward two: Brian T. Whitley, incumbent, unopposed.

Ward three: Incumbent Douglas P. Wylie and John Carter, a physician who resides in Parkville.

Ward four: Incumbent Greg Plumb unopposed.

CITY OF WESTON

The mayor position, currently held by Steve George, is up for grabs in April. George did not file for re-election. Kent Stelljes filed for mayor, the only person to do so.

Ward one filing is Steve Unfred. Incumbent Joyce Priddy originally filed also, then on Wednesday morning the Weston city clerk notified The Landmark that Priddy has withdrawn

Ward two incumbent Michael Goentzel will be challenged by Mark Seymour.

CITY OF PLATTE CITY

No contested races at Platte City. Incumbents Vickie Atkins in ward one; Steve Hoeger in ward two and John Higgins in ward three are each seeking re-election and each is unopposed on the ballot.

CITY OF RIVERSIDE

Riverside voters will have a choice in one of the three wards that have seats open.

Ward one filings: Incumbent Al Bowman will be challenged by Mike Fuller.

Ward two: Robert N. Milner was the only candidate to file. Incumbent Aaron Thatcher is not seeking re-election.

Ward three: Incumbent Salvatore LoPorto was the only filing.

Six candidates for two Park Hill positions

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Ivan Foley

Ivan Foley

Ivan Foley is owner/editor/publisher of the Platte County Landmark. Foley has been on the news beat in Platte County with The Landmark for 38 years, specializing in local government issues and accountability journalism. He has penned multiple award-winning investigative pieces. He provides weekly observations and editorial commentary in his Between the Lines column and serves as host of Landmark Live, a light-hearted videocast featuring newsmakers and events in the Northland. During his time at the helm of The Landmark, the newspaper has been awarded on multiple occasions for General Excellence in the Missouri Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest. In 2016, Foley won the Tom and Pat Gish Award, a national honor given by the School of Journalism and Media at the University of Kentucky for displaying courage, tenacity and integrity in rural journalism. A big fan of the Chiefs and Royals, Foley resides in Platte County not far from KCI Airport.

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