Nomination deadline nears

With a little more than a day to go, almost half of those who took out nomination papers for the mayor and Common Council races have filed voter signatures with the City Clerk.

As of 4 p.m. Monday the following candidates had filed signatures:

FOR MAYOR

Paul Esslinger
John Daggett
William Castle

FOR COMMON COUNCIL

Meredith Scheuermann
Mike Domke
Bryan Bain
Rob Abitz
Cheryl Hentz
Bob Poeschl
Michael Norton

(The names are listed in order of when the candidates took out nomination papers.)

All candidates have until 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 4., to return the necessary paperwork.

One candidate, Common Member Frank Tower, has opted not to run for mayor, according to an item in the Northwestern.

Assuming that all the signatures are accepted as valid, the number of candidates means that there will be a primary election, on Feb. 15, as well as a general election, on April 5.