July 27, 2022 – Town of West Bend, WI – It was July 7, 2022, when word spread across the Town of West Bend, WI about the death of Town Board chairman Jim Heipp.
Heipp entered eternal life peacefully July 7, 2022 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, West Bend, WI.
Heipp had been on the Town of West Bend Board for 36 years and, with respect to his passing, there were plans made on how to move forward with his replacement.
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According to Town Supervisor Troy Zagel, Heipp made a statement after the last election that if something happened to him Zagel was tabbed to replace him as chairman.
During the last Town Board meeting in June 2022 a discussion took place on filling Heipp’s seat.
“Supervisor Mark Wagor will make a motion at the next meeting that we follow through with the appointment of myself as chairman and then I will appoint a Town Supervisor to fill my seat until the next election,” said Zagel. “We’re not going to have a special election.”
According to Zagel “quite a few people have inquired” about the open seat. “I’ve been talking to several of them, and I won’t make the names public until the night of the meeting,” he said.
The appointee, according to Zagel, “will be someone who has been involved in the town, been to meetings and involved.”
“I want someone who can step in know what is going on,” he said.
Zagel was first elected in April 2019. He is currently the senior member of the Town of West Bend Board.
The West Bend Town Board will meet Tuesday, August 16, 2022, at 6:30 p.m. That’s a week later than normal because of the Tuesday, August 9, 2022, primary election.
The agenda will be posted shortly. Click HERE for details.
The Town Board met July 26, 2022 to take care of some housekeeping regarding committee appointments.
