Schomas For Sugar Grove

04/17/2021

Good day Sugar Grove!

The recent election has created some openings within our local government for opportunities of service. The positions include:
Village Trustee
Planning Comission
Police Pension Board

Though I cannot/should not comment, answer any specific questions, or have a direct conversation with any potential candidate since I will be able to comment and discuss in upcoming board meetings, the information for the positions are posted on the Village's website, and instructions to "throw your hat in the ring" are given there as well.

These are great positions for anyone looking to be directly involved in village government and be able to set direction of the village for years to come. I had been serving on the Police Pension Board for the past 5 years, and found it to be incredibly edifying.

I absolutely encourage anyone interested to please consider this great opportunity!
https://www.sugargroveil.gov/village-seeks-applicants-for-open-board-and-commission-positions/

As a result of the recent municipal elections, the Village is looking to fill vacancies on the Village Board, Plan Commission and the Police Pension Board. To learn more about the functions of each bo

04/07/2021

Good Day Sugar Grove,

I have had a couple of queries about what I will do with this page, and the similarity named FB group that my wife Niki and I manage, now that the election is over. Right now my plan is to maintain both locations for continued news, information and activity about the happenings within the Village during my tenure. My intent is for these locations to be a conduit to the board, especially for those unable to attend the village board meetings either in person, or virtually.

I plan on posting periodic videos further informing the community, links to my Trustee Reports, and the like.

If I have learned anything about this community during the election, it's that we have a very informed, and educated, voter base here, and I want to make sure these opportunities for engagement grow.

Thank you again for your continued support,
Michael Schomas

04/07/2021

As the election results continue to be released from Kane County, it appears that I have earned the privilege of serving Sugar Grove for the next 4 years. I am humbled by the faith the voters have put in me to be a dedicated and conservative fiduciary for the Village.

Thank you to all who have supported me in earning the trust of the voters. Thank you to my wife Niki, my kids (Jaden and Lucas), President Sean Michels, Trustee Ted Koch, friends like Jon Zahm, Dave Paluch, my Mom Carol, my Siblings (Blake, Sessie, Dave, Jason, Mandy, Nathan, Brad & my father Les... who, I am sure, have been looking down and chuckling watching this whole thing play out, their spouses and children) and others within this extended community too numerous to count.

I look forward to "rolling-up-my-sleeves" in the coming months and years to continue to move the Village forward in a responsible and reasoned direction.

I would also like to extend my congratulations to incoming President Jen Konen, existing Trustee Sean Herron, and new Trustee Jamie White on their election wins as well.

Peace and God Bless to all of you.

Sincerely,
Michael Schomas

03/24/2021

Good day all...

As we get closer to the event on Saturday, noon, at the Sugar Grove Ace Hardware, please take a moment to see more about this amazing organization and what they are doing to help our greatest citizens, our veterans. Please bring a bag of dry dog food or treats by April 19th.

If you are not available, then please see their website for other ways to help.

http://k9sforveteransnfp.org/index.html

K9s for Veterans mission is to help veterans with post traumatic stress disorder transition back to civilian life once their military service has ended with the help of trained service dogs.

03/16/2021

What can I say about this? Vets and Pets? Good work Sean Michaels!

I will be attending March 27th, will you?

03/14/2021

As the only candidate who has addressed the Covid pandemic and the effects on our local businesses, I addressed the need for getting a site running in Sugar Grove to make sure our business workers and citizens have confidence in patronizing our local businesses, using some of our under-utilized commercial space. I then saw the below on the news this morning. There is absolutely no reason why we can't do this in our village:
https://abc7chicago.com/aurora-mass-vaccination-site-vax-one-day-johnson-and-vaccine/10414379/

"We're going to have these events week after week, as long as we can find the vaccine," said Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin.

03/13/2021

To my Facebook friends: Thank you for your help, love and support throughout these years. As you can see, I'm running for local office here in Sugar Grove. You may have gotten 2 separate invites from my account over the last few days. This is deliberate. I have started both a FB page & a FB Group. They are linked together, but are separate to allow me to communicate my thoughts and goals for the village in the coming days and weeks before the election and to have an open dialogue for my followers. Please, like, follow and forward as you see fit. No pressure, no bias. I understand the the political discourse over the past years has gotten...I will say tense. This won't happen here. We will moderate the dialogue closely. This is not for throwing dirt on my opponents. Let them do that to each other.

Many of you don't live in Sugar Grove, so I ask you this: If you lived in Sugar Grove, would you vote for me? If your answer is "Yes", then all I ask is that you simply help me get the word out by Liking, following and forwarding. I'm hoping that as the network grows, that more Sugar Grove voters will be included in the discussion.

Please, love, grace and hope to you all, and thank you for getting the word out on my behalf for the April 6th election.

03/12/2021

03/12/2021

03/12/2021

Michael Schomas

A Technical & Operations Executive with more than 16 years as resident of Sugar Grove and faithfully serving as a Trustee of the Sugar Grove Police Pension Board since 2015.

Currently, a Software Engineering Manager for the agricultural industry, earned my Masters degree in Industrial Technology & Operations Management, graduating with honors from the Illinois Institute of Technology, and previously earned a Bachelors degrees in Electrical Engineering and Physics & Mathematics from IIT and North Central College in Naperville respectively.

Married for 17 years to Niki, a public school special education teacher, we are parents to 2 amazing boys, Jaden and Lucas, one of whom with special needs.

The family has been active members of our local church where we share our musical talents volunteering for the Worship Team personally as a vocalist, guitarist and bass player, in addition to assisting with the Children’s Choir.

Volunteer experience for both The Ronald McDonald House, and currently for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society personally involved pursuing a multi-thousand dollar fundraising goal.

As a long time active voter, this is my first venture into elected office, though as you will see, there is nothing within the responsibilities of a Village Trustee that I have not encountered with my experiences to date in the private sector.

As a Sugar Grove Trustee, I would bring analytics, logic, and a mathematical mind to the Board, softened by my love of music, community involvement, and experience as a parent with kids attending our public schools.

Considerme for your vote on April 6th, 2021 for Sugar Grove Village Trustee.

03/12/2021