Delguyd Eager to Join Mayfield Village Council

, winner of the Mayfield Village Council at large race on Tuesday, said one of his goals will be to encourage more civic involvement.

"I want to get more involvement in the community as a whole," he said. "I want to start making real change."

A certified public accountant with Skoda Minotti and a 1999 graduate of Mayfield High School, Delguyd attributed his election to the efforts of supports and to listening to residents and being opened to ideas.

"There were a lot of different people involved (in the campaign)," he said.

Delguyd defeated by a vote of 612 to 557, according to final, unofficial results from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections.

"I would think this is definitely more about Nick than it is about me," said Saponaro, an attorney who has been on council since 2004. "The Delguyd name is very well known about the Mayfield school district. He grew up here. It wasn't a campaign of me against him in any respect."

Saponaro said supporters wanted Delguyd in office and didn't target his race, but it was the only choice since Delguyd doesn't live in Wards 1 and 3, the other positions on the ballot in Tuesday's election.

"There was a group that wanted to see other people in office," he said.

As far as his political future, Saponaro said he's uncertain as to whether he'd run for council again in two years.

"We'll have to see where things are at," he said.