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Illece Buckley Weber and John Edelston Win City Council Election

The two candidates will be sworn in on Dec. 6.

John Edelston was re-elected to the while newcomer Illece Buckley Weber also won a seat on the dais on Tuesday.

Buckley Weber earned the most votes with 1,427, while Edelston garnered 1,362 ballots in his favor.

Buckley Weber will replace outgoing Mayor Pro Tem Dan Kuperberg, who opted not to run for re-election.

Edelston told Patch that he is very excited about being re-elected to City Council.

"I want to continue the work that I started," he said. "We've got a lot to do."

He also complimented Buckley Weber on running an effective campaign.

"I'm really very excited," said Buckley Weber. "I'm very proud of my committee. We did everything we needed to do."

She added that both Sue Lepisto and Meril Platzer "did great jobs" and that she was nervous about the race right up until the end.

As the newest addition to City Council, she is looking forward to jumping right in and already has plans. "I want to strengthen the relationship with the school district," she said.

She also wants to meet with the business task force in order to begin a campaign to promote "buying local" for the holidays.

"There's so much I want to do," she said.

Edelston and Buckley Weber will be sworn in during the annual council reorganization ceremony on Dec. 6.

Ballots from the seven precincts were tallied at the Registrar Recorder/County Clerk’s offices in Norwalk. 

Here is how people voted.

Candidate                         Votes                Percent

Illece Buckley Weber           1,427                31.86

John Edelston                     1,362                30.41

Sue Lepisto                        1.242                27.73

Meril Platzer                        448                  10

MIchael Androsia November 9, 2011 at 01:09 pm
John. What work that you started? What have you done for the city. What project bears your stamp? I remember you coming to my door in Hillrise, and telling me that we would get a hospital. What happened to that? Saw your debate, and you seem more interested on money than anything else, especially open space. Didn't you guys purchase land for open space a while ago? Now all you really care about is getting the money back for the property near Chesebro. No wonder a first timer beat you. You are losing voters.
David Stumpf November 9, 2011 at 08:14 pm
Agoura needs to progress into the 21st Century and I certainly hope that whatever work was "started" includes attracting more diverse businesses to Agoura, resulting in a greater tax-base, such that more can be done to improve our community. There clearly is not enough revenue to go around, otherwise we would have better services such as consistent clean-up of Agoura Road, improvements to the roads and streets south of the 101 and in Old Agoura, and a proper interchange and traffic control at Chesebro Road and the 101. Beyond this is the simple fact that we lack many of the other “infrastructure” elements of our more progressive neighbors such as modern retail and entertainment options closer to home. No more office buildings and furniture stores – Please! We can only hope that new blood in the city council will help.
Jill Flyer November 9, 2011 at 11:50 pm
Congratulations to you both! Your public service is appreciated by many who understand that the job requires people who are willing to get involved and take on the demanding, challenging job of trying to meet the community's needs in the most thoughtful, deliberative manner possible. One infrastructure improvement long overdue is the Agoura High School pool facility. At nearly half a century old, it is indeed time to bring it up to contemporary, regulation standards for generations of children, youth, students, athletes and community members to come. The undefeated in league, Varsity boys water polo team begins tomorrow an unprecedented challenge for back to back CIF championships; none of the games will be held at home due to the conditions at the pool.

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