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2 win school seats
Janice Kiger, Eric Peacock win four-year terms on board
By Brian Cox, Staff Writer
PUBLISHED: May 10, 2007
Janice Kiger and Eric Peacock are excited and ready to get started serving on the Milan school board after they were elected Tuesday to four-year terms.
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Peacock and Kiger each collected just below 30 percent of the 1,411 ballots cast. Voter turnout hovered just under 18 percent.
Peacock pulled three more votes than Kiger, gathering 402 votes to Kiger's 399.
Kiger and Peacock attributed their wins to their roots in the community.
"I feel like through my (dental) practice and stuff I've gotten to know a lot of people," Peacock said. "It gives you a nice feeling that people see you as someone who is responsible and as someone who is willing to devote the time and energy to the job."
Kiger said she was anxious to do a good job on the board.
"I want to be worthy of people's trust," she said. "Our current board works well together and I'm honored to be a part of it."
Both said they planned to join the board with "freshman" attitudes.
"There is a huge learning process," Kiger said. "There's a ton of material to read over."
"We have to go in there as freshmen and learn the ropes," Peacock said. "I don't think you want to be too aggressive too early making decisions. I'm looking forward to getting an idea of how things are run."
Candidates John Leacher received 294 votes, or 21.7 percent, and Lynn Greer 257 votes or 18.9 percent.
In the Milan City precinct, Peacock drew 174 votes and Kiger 151 compared to Leacher's 137 and Greer's 118. In Monroe County, Kiger's 146 votes outpaced Peacock's 101, while Greer and Leacher gathered 75 and 76 votes, respectively.
The quiet and well-mannered campaign of the four candidates reflected residents' overall satisfaction with the district, Peacock said.
"I think people feel things are running pretty smoothly," he said.
Both Kiger and Peacock praised the existing spirit of cooperation on the current board and look forward to continuing it.
"The board reflects the community, I think," Kiger said. "This is a wonderful, caring community."
Kiger, who graduated from Milan High School, said she has been impressed by staff, who, she said, "truly want to see students succeed."
"When I was in Milan High School, I remember my government teacher Carol Reed, who taught us service, taught us to give back to their community."
Kiger said she loves the Milan Area School District.
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