Teresinski holds job in Hobart after controversy Mysterious fliers likely had an impact, opponent said By Patti Zarling News-Chronicle Hobart Town Chairman Len Teresinski said it's time for the town to work through its differences and plan for the future. Teresinski soundly defeated write-in opponent Ben Vieau with 91 percent of the vote in Tuesday's race. Teresinski garnered 1,472 votes; Vieau drew just 132. Teresinski's win came on the heels of a write-in effort led by Michlyn Zagar, who has been campaigning in Hobart of behalf of three Oneida candidates - Vieau and Artley Skenandore and Earl Metoxen, who ran for Town Board positions. The voter turnout was unusually high for Hobart. "The people became aware of what was going on, and they wanted to make their voices known," Teresinski said, adding he is already looking to the future. "I have some things I have to do," Teresinski said. "I'm working with the (Central Brown County) Water Authority, I've got to get going with that." Zagar, who said the town chairman and Town Board played on people's racial fears, was not surprised by the loss or the large voter turnout. She and husband, Bruno, last week filed a complaint with Brown County District Attorney John Zakowski charging "false representation pertaining to elections" in response to fliers that were found in residents' mail boxes earlier in the week. The fliers warned the Oneida candidates were put up as candidates by the tribe and that the tribe essentially would take over town government. Terensinski said he wasn't involved with the fliers. He also denied accusations that comments he made to the press were racist. "Racism - that isn't what this is about," he said. "But I have some information, some sound, scholarly stuff, that has to do with conflict of interest, which I plan to bring forth to the press and the public. "We have to move beyond this and work together as a town." Zagar believes the fliers brought townsfolk to the polls. She also said the fliers should have had a disclaimer indicating who had sent them. "It's kind of sad the people jump into (the fears)," she said. "They've been winning this way for years. "This wasn't about a tribal takeover. They turned it into an 'us vs. them' thing, and I find that very distressing."