Another candidate to vie for Carpentersville village president

A third candidate will appear on the April 7 ballot for the position of Carpentersville village board president.

Local business owner Jim Krenz this week announced his intention to run against Village President Bill Sarto and Trustee Ed Ritter, both of whom have declared their candidacies for village president.

Krenz, who has lived in the village for about three years and owns Amy Plumbing, Heating and Cooling, says he will bring local government back on track.

The vacillation and behavior of a few board members, Krenz said, has tarnished the village's reputation and driven residents, as well as businesses, away.

"The focus of our village board and president must be to manage our tax dollars and the delivery of public services with diligence, honesty and prudent oversight," Krenz said in a prepared statement. "Our current village board, president, village manager and management staff seem locked into a world of utter confusion and indecisiveness."

That trend needs to cease, said Krenz, who was unsuccessful last year in his primary bid for the Republican nomination in the 49th Illinois House District.

"The situation in Carpentersville along with the compounding pressures of our state and federal economic dilemmas make the next four years a time when we must have experienced, proven leadership on our village board and throughout our Carpentersville village government," Krenz said.

Ritter, an English teacher at Westfield Community School in Algonquin, said his nomination would ensure residents are given a choice on election day.

For Sarto, various projects that remain in the works are at the forefront of his campaign. Sarto said he would like to oversee the continuation of the village's capital improvement program and the redevelopment of Route 25, entice economic growth and see a new Fox River bridge.