by Joseph Back

Boyd motorists should still remember to let off the gas pedal for kid’s safety, even though they won’t face traffic fines it seems, at least for the time being, it seems.

The temporary ticketing reprieve comes after local part-time officer Tucker Tiege recently tendered his resignation to accept a full-time posting with the City of Mondovi, south of Eau Claire. Tiege was preceded in his post at Boyd by Officer Hunter Imm, who resigned last year to take a full-time position at Neillsville. With no local law enforcer on patrol, the Chippewa County Sheriff will answer calls pending a replacement for Tiege at Boyd, with further resignation details included in a letter submitted to village trustees by Village Clerk Sandi Isaacs at the March 8 village board meeting.

“Please accept this letter as my formal two week’s notice of resignation from the position of Police Officer,” Tiege writes in a letter dated February 24 and addressed to “Chief/Command Staff.” Saying that he has accepted a full-time offer with “another agency” starting March 10, Tiege pays tribute to the knowledge and experience he gained in Boyd, but also Cadott.

“It has been an honor adn privilege to work for these two agencies,” he writes, “with the backing of the Village boards, and department administrations. The knowledge I hazve attained on calls and traffic stops here have been great opportunities, and will benefit me for years to come. I am thankful for the opportunity you have bestowed on me, and to have had the opportunity to better teheCadott and Boyd communities.”

Closing out his letter by saying that he wished nothing but the best for all involved, Tiege closed out the resignation letter, “Regards, Tucker Tiege” With Tiege’s last working day in Boyd on Saturday March 6, the Village Board reluctantly moved to accept his resignation letter, with motion made by trustee Casey Dorn and seconded by trustee Bob Geist.

Speaking last year during the search for Imm’s replacement, current Village President Randy Setzer made the observation that such was not to be unexpected in the part-time officer reality currently experienced at Boyd.

The peril of not having a full-time officer force, Setzer remarked at a village board meeting last year, is that job applicants accept what’s being offered for the time being before leaving later for better opportunities elsewhere.

We wish Officer Tiege the best at Mondovi, understanding that his resignation may temporarily affect the ability to produce local Boyd Police reports, given the otherwise low crime in the Friendly Town—we’re not talking about what may or may not be transported past on Highway 29.