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Philip Stanko: Candidate Profile

Cary parks

Note: Answers provided have not been edited for grammar, misspellings or typos. In some instances, candidate claims that could not be immediately verified have been omitted. Jump to:BioKey IssuesQA Bio City: CaryWebsite: Candidate did not respond.Office sought: Cary parksAge: Candidate did not respond.Family: MarriedOccupation: High School Biology TeacherEducation: Master of Science in Environmental Studies, Northeastern Illinois University, 1994Master of Science in Biology, Northeastern Illinois University, 1985Bachelor of Science in Biology, Illinois State University,1975Civic involvement: The Land Conservancy of McHenry CountyMcHenry County Environmental DefendersCary-Grove Historical SocietyCary-Grove Food PantryFriends of the PrairieElected offices held: Cary Park District Commissioner 1989 - presentHave you ever been arrested for or convicted of a crime? If yes, please explain: No.Candidate's Key Issues Key Issue 1 Controlling our debt and limiting our spending. Key Issue 2 Continuing to provide excellent parks and recreation experiences.Key Issue 3 Maintaining open space.Questions Answers What programs aren't paying for themselves? Would you keep, eliminate or change them? How and why?The park district provides services and programs that we believe best meet the needs of our residents. Our staff does an outstanding job of providing programs and services that are generating revenue to support themsleves and we try to make programs and services pay for themselves. Whether a program pays for itself or not is only one facter in determing if a program is kept, eliminated or changedIs there any additional open space the park district needs to acquire? Please describe.Whenever open space becomes available, the park district takes the time to investigate the potential of that open space with respect to our needs and available resources.Are there any unmet recreational needs? If yes, what are they and how would you propose paying for them? Or, should they wait until the economy improves?I would like to see a teen center and more programming for teens along with an expansion of our senior center. Until we see a stronger, more consistent improvement in our economy major initiatives will have to wait.Would you support sharing/pooling resources (i.e. printing, vehicles) with other local governments (school districts, village, etc.)? If so, what areas would you consider combining or merging to save money or improve efficiency?We presently work closely with School District 26 for the use of their facilities. I would support the sharing/pooling of resources with other entities, not just units of local government, provided the money saved or the improvement in efficiency did not critically compromise availability or quality.If you are a newcomer, what prompted you to run for the park board? If you're an incumbent, list your accomplishments or key initiatives in which you played a leadership role.Cary Park District Trail SystemSupported the remodeling of the Community CenterSupported the Acquisition and Development of Hoffman ParkSupported the Acquisition and Development of Cary-Grove ParkRewrote the Village of Cary Subdivision Control Ordinace regarding Park DonationsWrote the first Park District Comprehensive PlanSpearheaded the Acquisition of Sands-Main St. Prairie