The following village board members are running for re-election this year. Voting is set to take place March 18.

Fayetteville

Mark Olson, Mayor

Since being elected in 2004, Olson has overseen the creation of Canal Landing Park, the expansion of the
village’s sidewalk system, deer culling, work on infrastructure improvements and rebuilding endeavors for sites
around the village.
“We’ve done all that with less than 45 cents in tax increases over that 16-year span,” Olson said.
Olson said his goals for his next four-year term would include completing the final phase of Canal Landing
Park, revitalizing Fayetteville’s Main Street, lowering taxes to a greater degree and enhancing the village’s
financial well-being.
Olson said he seeks to improve the quality of life even more in Fayetteville with projects like the
implementation of mountain bike trails in Duguid Park.
Previously, Olson had been a village trustee from 1996 to 2004.
He has also helped out with Fayetteville-Manlius Little League in addition to serving as a board member of
the Fayetteville Fire Department.
He is currently the president of the Onondaga County Mayors Association, and he contributes to several
boards, including that of the Samaritan Center.

(VOTE FOR TWO):

Dan Kinsella, Deputy Mayor

Kinsella is a lifelong resident of Fayetteville, and he has been a village trustee for 40 years. He and his wife
Joan have three sons. They have lived in the same home on Spring St. for 56 years.
Kinsella said he is always available to help village residents with any problems, concerns, or questions that
they may have.
“We must preserve the excellent services, parks, committees, and celebrations that are currently provided
by the Village while maintaining a reasonable tax rate,” Kinsella said. “Moving forward, we must find and
provide suitable and beneficial projects that will continue to enhance living in Fayetteville. With the support of
our residents and employees, we will continue to enjoy all that our village offers.”

Dennis Duggleby, Trustee

Duggleby has lived in Fayetteville for 20 years and has spent eight years as a village trustee.
He said he plans to spend his next term maintaining and improving the quality of life in the village.
Duggleby, who possesses a degree in political science and works as a business manager, said he enjoys
serving the residents of Fayetteville and having input on the direction the village is heading.
He is married and has twins currently attending Fayetteville-Manlius High School.

Minoa

William Brazill, Mayor

Elected as Minoa’s mayor in 2016, Brazill had been a village trustee for the prior 14 years, with 12 spent as
deputy mayor under Dick Donovan.
Brazill said he has helped the village make headway in the realm of energy efficiency.
In 2017, the village was one of four municipalities—along with DeWitt, Canastota and Marcellus—to receive
a $100,000 non-matching grant from New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
(NYSERDA) for progress related to clean energy.
Under Brazill, the village upgraded the pole barn in Lewis Park to make it usable year-round.
Brazill considers his “Pizza with the Mayor” events crucial to resolving various issues in the village.
Brazill said his involvement with the New York Conference of Mayors for close to 20 years has also helped
him learn how to lead the village.
From 2002 to 2013, he had been the village’s fire commissioner.
He served as the village justice from 1991 until 2001.
“I’m ready to continue on and keep making Minoa as great as we can make it,” Brazill said.

(VOTE FOR TWO):

John Abbott, Incumbent Trustee

Abbott has been a trustee with the Village of Minoa for eight years.
A life member of the Minoa Fire Department, he has worked at the station for 35 years, fulfilling roles as the department’s president, its vice president, an active firefighter and a driver.
He also serves as the fire and EMS commissioner and has been a resident of the village for over 50 years.

Eric Christensen, Incumbent Trustee

Christensen, who has occupied his trustee seat for eight years, said he plans to continue not to raise taxes if re-elected.
He also hopes to find alternative ways to potentially reduce taxes.
Christensen works as Minoa’s liaison for all celebrations, including the yearly tree lighting.
He also serves as the race director for the annual Hope for Heather Teal Ribbon Run, which will take place
in the village on Sept. 24 this year.
Christensen said the residents of Minoa help their neighbors in need.
“It’s a bedroom community,” he said. “We all get along. You don’t see many disagreements.”
Christensen has been married to his wife for 36 years, and he has an adult son.
Christensen is a Resource Party “Row B” candidate.

Matt Cushing, Challenging Trustee

Born and raised in the village of Minoa, Cushing was schooled in the East Syracuse-Minoa Central School
District from kindergarten to 12th grade, and he later graduated from SUNY Albany.
Cushing said his interest in local government has been passed down from his father, who is the Town of
Manlius’ highway superintendent, and his mother, who is the Minoa Postmaster and also on the ESM school
board.
“I hope to inspire residents to engage in the many fantastic community events that Minoa offers,” Cushing
said. “I want to ensure that the voices, ideas and concerns of the residents are heard. As a trustee, I would
provide a fresh perspective and offer new ideas to the village board.”

Bob Schepp, Challenging Trustee

Schepp said his decision to run for a village trustee spot is based on a desire to follow in the footsteps of his
grandfather Russell, who served as Minoa’s mayor in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
If elected, Schepp said he hopes to build fiscal integrity, promote small business growth as well as
responsible development, lower the taxes in the village and increase the level of open communication between
the residents and the village board.
“I see a lot of opportunity to develop the village residentially and commercially, but I think we also need to do
it responsibly at the same time,” Schepp said.
After graduating from Fayetteville-Manlius High School in 2012, Schepp moved to Minoa.
He has been working for the Manlius Highway Department for the past five years, experience he said could
overlap with the village’s public works department and additional foundations of the village when it comes to
purchasing equipment and making other decisions.