Voters in Innsbrook will be asked to choose three candidates for open seats on the village’s board of trustees. The candidates are incumbents Jeff Thomsen and Jerry Rust, Trish Dunn and Diane Moyerman. A fifth candidate, Ken Hanne, originally filed but later withdrew from the race and did not campaign. However, since ballots already had been certified when Hanne withdrew, his name will remain on the ballot. Profiles of the candidates appear below in the order in which each person’s name will be listed on next Tuesday’s ballot.

JEFF THOMSEN Thomsen, who is completing his second two-year term on the board of trustees, said he would like to continue the work the board has accomplished over the past four years. “During that time, we’ve strengthened the financial stability of the village and we’ve increased our presence in the community,” he remarked. Thomsen, who currently serves as the chairman of the board of trustees, also noted that he has attended a number of organizational meetings and meetings involving representatives of local governments throughout the county in an effort to enable Innsbrook to take an active and positive role in the community. The village currently is working to have shoulders built along Highway F from Highway M south through the village. “We in the early stages of that project, and I’d like to see that completed,” he said. Thomsen said another of his priorities includes “keeping government intrusion into our lives to a minimum.” Noting that Innsbrook has offered a variety of services such as flu clinics and recycling to its residents in the past, Thomsen expressed a desire to see that continue. Thomsen also stated that he would like to see more households become part of the village through voluntary annexation, and if he is re-elected, Thomsen said he would urge the board to work more actively on that effort.

JERRY RUST Rust is completing his second two-year term on the Innsbrook board. A “vested interest in the Innsbrook community and its residents” are what inspired him to seek a new term on the board. “I am committed to the homeowners and what is in their best interest in regard to issues such as building codes, the Highway F project and any other issues affecting their home or investment in the Innsbrook community,” Rust commented.Rust, a journeyman carpenter, plumber and electrician who owns his own construction firm, said his experience is his best asset as a memeber of the board of trustees. He noted that he is familiar with government regulations at the local, county and state level. Rust added that he also is familiar with the operations of the Missouri Department of Transportation and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Rust said he would like to help educate Innsbrook residents about the consequences of “allowing ‘big’ government and building codes into the community. Additionally, he said that since the majority of the board voted to proceed with the Highway F improvement project, he would like to see the project completed and be involved in securing needed easements to allow the work to proceed.

TRISH DUNN Dunn said she filed as a candidate for trustee because she would like to have a voice in the growth of the community. If elected, she said her main priority will be maintaining the openness of communication between all of the residents of the Village of Innsbrook. In terms of issues facing the village and its board, Dunn stated that she feels Innsbrook is “on a good path to growth while maintaining the way of life most of our residents have moved here to maintain.”

DIANE MOYERMAN Moyerman, who is running for an elected office for the first time, said she was urged to file as a candidate by several people in her community. “I care about Innsbrook and I want to see good things happen,” she remarked. If her election bid is successful, Moyerman said she would work to maintain and increase property values by making the village a more desirable place to live. Additionally, she said she would seek to help responsibly manage the village budget with the same care I take with my family budget,” she said. Over the course of the coming year, Moyerman said the village board should put its focus on community improvement and “increasing awareness throughout the region about what a great community Innsbrook is so we can attract more residents. “I really feel Innsbrook is the best-kept secret in the St. Louis area,” she stated.