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Wintersville welcomes Degenkolb to council

Mayor Bob Gale, right, swore in the newest member of Wintersville Council, Bradford Degenkolb during Thursday’s council meeting. Degenkolb replaced longtime councilman Tom Bottorf, who resigned in January. — Contributed

WINTERSVILLE — Bradford Degenkolb is the newest member of Village Council.

He was sworn into office by Mayor Bob Gale during Thursday’s bi-monthly meeting.

Degenkolb, who was born and raised in the Ohio Valley, has been a village resident for the past nine years. He said he is looking forward to working with the village employees and the citizens of Wintersville.

Degenkolb replaces Tom Bottorf, who resigned last month.

“During the past six to eight months, I have been attending council meetings as I have always had an interest in becoming involved in the community,” he explained. “After the announcement of Mr. Bottorf’s retirement at the beginning of the year, I felt this was the perfect opportunity to apply for the open seat. During the time I observed council meetings, I could tell there is a great working relationship between the council members, the mayor and administrator. Everyone has the same objective: To keep the village safe, remain fiscally responsible and most importantly, to listen to the residents of the village, answer their questions and assist in solving issues.

“After observing this, I felt that I would be a perfect fit to the team that is currently in place.”

He noted he believes he is a good fit for the position due to his career experience in the hospitality industry.

“I want to cross over my career experience of working with budgets, business plans, sales and marketing to the village,” he noted.

Mayor Bob Gale said he believes that Degenkolb is an outstanding selection.

“He was chosen for the seat by council and myself, and I feel he will provide a lot of knowledge and work ethic to help the village move forward,” Gale said.

Degenkolb noted his is excited to build on the team that is in place.

“The No. 1 priority is to keep our village safe and secure,” he stated. “As I continue to learn the processes, I hope to help find ways to help the village become more efficient without sacrificing services and safety to those whom live in the village. I want to keep the village a welcoming place to live, grow and do business.”

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