Anzia chosen to be village president

He retains position by beating Gottsacker after being appointed in June

Pete Anzia
By 
MITCH MAERSCH
Ozaukee Press Staff

Voters in the Village of Belgium overwhelmingly chose Pete Anzia to remain as village president in Tuesday’s election.

Anzia beat Trustee Clem Gottsacker, 361-152 (69% to 29%). Both were elected to trustee positions last April. Gottsacker remains a trustee.

Anzia was appointed to president last June after Vickie Boehnlein resigned to seek the village treasurer job. It took three votes and two meetings for trustees to reach the required four votes to pick a president. Anzia received votes from himself, Josh Borden, Rose Sauers and  Dale Pfeifer. Gottsacker received votes from himself and Don Gotcher.

Anzia, who served as trustee for five years before being appointed president, said he wanted to help keep the village affordable.

“I grew up in this village and I like to know where everything is being spent, try and keep taxes down. We have a lot of elderly people in this village. We’re getting kind of high priced in taxes. We have to hold back a bit. We don’t want to run anybody out because they can’t afford it,” he said.

Gottsacker, a trustee for the past 16 years, said he has one goal for the village.

“I’ve always wanted to see Silver Beach Road paved. I think that would open up that industrial park. Right now it’s not going anywhere,” he said. “That road would make a big difference. I know it would. Even if I don’t get elected, I’m still going to push for that.”

Anzia doesn’t see an urgent need to pave the road.

“To spend $3 million, I don’t think we’re going to gain a whole lot. Maybe we could gain some businesses, I don’t know. I guess if we start getting businesses out there, we’d have to take a look at it again,” he said. “We just spent quite a bit of money on Main Street, now we have to hold back a little bit.”

Anzia and Gottsacker also differed on a petition to remove Pfeifer last October over his attendance. Pfeifer, who at one point missed a stretch of 15 of 17 Village Board meetings because he works second shift, was petitioned to be removed by Gotcher. Anzia voted against removing Pfeifer, while Gottsacker voted for removal. The petition was defeated, 3-2. Pfeifer and Gotcher were not allowed to vote.

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