A press release from Lake County Board member Steven Mountsier:

Lake County Board Member Mountsier Announces
He is Not Running for 2012 Re-election
Endorses Nick Sauer to replace him

Lake Barrington, Ill., Aug. 15, 2011 – Lake County Vice-Chairman and Board Member Stevenson Mountsier, representing District 17, has announced his decision not to seek re-election next year. When his term ends Nov. 30, 2012 he will have served Lake County for 16 years.

“I feel its time for a new generation of Republican leaders to engage and serve their local government” said Mountsier. “

To that end, I’m pleased and proud to endorse Nick Sauer to represent District 17 on the Lake County Board. Nick currently serves on the Barrington District 220 School Board and brings a wealth of experience.

Nick Sauer participated in the Crystal Lake 4th of July Parade.

“In addition to the School Board, Nick served as a political appointee at the Department of Commerce in the George W. Bush administration, has been instrumental in numerous community non-profit initiatives, and embodies entrepreneurialism, working in the family business, Sauer Kitchen Solutions.”

In addition to his position as Lake County Board Vice-Chairman, Mountsier also serves on several County Board committees including vice-chair of Planning and Building, as a long-time member of Finance and Adminstration, and chairman of the Lake County Stormwater Management Commission. On the Lake County Forest Preserve Board, Mountsier served as chairman of Finance & Administration and currently is chairman of Land Acquisitions.

After his Lake County Board term ends in 2012, Mountsier and his wife Sylvia will remain in Lake Barrington and plan to continue their work on the board of the Coordinated Transportation Committee, developing borderless transportation for seniors and persons with disabilities. Mountsier will also continue serving on the Barrington Area Conservation Trust Board and as a volunteer with various community projects.