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Village of Eden caucus nominates three candidates for trustee positions
Summary
At a Jan. 20, 2026, caucus, the Village of Eden nominated Matt Bonen, Owen Gellings and Joe Preston for three trustee seats. Each nomination motion and subsequent procedural motions carried unanimously; the caucus then closed nominations and adjourned.
The Village of Eden caucus on Jan. 20, 2026, nominated three candidates for trustee positions and adjourned after completing the slate of nominees. President Kevin Goebel called the caucus to order and announced those present.
Nominations were opened for three trustee seats. The caucus recorded the three nominees as Matt Bonen, Owen Gellings and Joe Preston. Jay Baumhardt moved and Henry Guell seconded a motion to nominate Matt Bonen; the motion "carried. Unanimously." Shea Stahl moved and Henry Guell seconded a motion to nominate Joe Preston; that motion "carried. Unanimously." Joe Preston moved and Shea Stahl seconded a motion to nominate Owen Gellings; that motion "carried. Unanimously."
Following the nominations, Jay Baumhardt moved and Matt Bonen seconded a motion to close nominations for Village Trustee; that motion "carried. Unanimously." Shea Stahl then moved and Henry Guell seconded a motion to adjourn the caucus, which also carried unanimously.
The caucus transcript lists those present as Kevin Goebel, Kari Schlefke, Jay Baumhardt, Henry Guell, Shea Stahl, Joe Preston, Matt Bonen, Ed Costello, Ann Geiger, Cal Hermann and Mike Hermann. The record does not state any further business or next procedural steps in this transcript.
