Candidates for Brookfield trustees (two to elect):

Wade Foltz

AGE: 60

HOME: Broadway Avenue, Brookfield

OCCUPATION: Self-employed real estate broker and appraiser

PREVIOUS ELECTED POSTS: None

MAIN PRIORITIES: Expand infrastructure and promote strengths of community and public services.

NOTABLE QUOTE: ''I would like to enhance our community by promoting the strengths of our residents and public services and to work within our budget to expand and develop our infrastructure, thus enticing new commercial and residential expansion.''

Gary P. Lees

AGE: 61

HOME:?Lorain Street S.E., Masury

OCCUPATION: Juvenile probation officer for Trumbull County Family Court

PREVIOUS ELECTED POSTS: Township trustee since 1998

MAIN PRIORITIES: Create a joint economic development district with Hubbard City to provide revenue sharing; to see continued property maintenance; to have a real estate fair in which Realtors, bankers, home buyers and sellers could come together to showcase what Brookfield has to offer; and to create a township neighborhood master plan.

NOTABLE QUOTE: ''Now that we have a property maintenance code, I would like to see us build on our assets, especially with the new school being built.''

John P. ''Phil'' Schmidt

AGE: 70

HOME: Custer Orangeville Road, Masury

OCCUPATION: Retired, formerly self-employed

PREVIOUS ELECTED POSTS: Township trustee since 1994

MAIN PRIORITIES: Maintain first-class township services without further tax increases; be responsive to needs and requests of township residents; and attempt to achieve consolidation of services and equipment with other entities.

NOTEABLE QUOTE: ''The current board has been able to work together to provide improvement and services to residents without asking for additional funding. The board has also been able to disagree on issues without resorting to personal attacks and holding of grudges as has happened with many other boards.''

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