Donald R. Jessen: Candidate Profile

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: AddisonWebsite: Candidate did not respond.Office sought: Addison parksAge: Candidate did not respond.Family: Married,3 Children 9 GrandchildrenOccupation: Senior Marketing RepresentativeEducation: Associate Degree Management Triton CollegeCivic involvement: LIFE TIME JAYCEE,IL.ASC. OF PARK DISTRICTS,NATIONAL RECREATION AND PARK ASC.PAST PRESIDENT ADDISON POLICE FIRE MERIT REVIEW BOARDElected offices held: COMMISSIONER ADDISON PARK DISTRICTHave you ever been arrested for or convicted of a crime? If yes, please explain: NOCandidate's Key Issues Key Issue 1 CONTINUE TO BE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE AND YET MEET THE RECREATIONIAL NEEDS OF OUR RESIDENTSKey Issue 2 CONTINUE TO SEARCH FOR MORE GRANTS FOR CAPITAL PROJECTSKey Issue 3 TO CLOSE OR NOT TO CLOSE OUR 35 YEAR OLD POOLQuestions Answers What programs aren#146;t paying for themselves? Would you keep, eliminate or change them? How and why?THEB POOL. PROPGRAMS ARE RUN BY STAFF AND IT'S THERE DECISION WHEATHER TO CANCL THEM OR KEEP THEM GOING.THEY DO A GREAT JOB .Is there any additional open space the park district needs to acquire? Please describe.NOT REALLY BUT IF IT WHERE POSSIBLE THE DRISCOLL PROPERITY WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE FOR OUR RESIDENTS.WE DO HAVE A PLAN FOR IT.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?Candidate did not respond.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?YES ,WE PARTNER WITH MOST TAXING BODIES ALREADY AND ALSO USE STATE POOLS.I DON'T BELIEVE MANY VILLAGES PARTNER AS MUCH AS WE DO IN ADDISONIf 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.I'M THE INCUMBENT,I WAS THE LAEDER IN GETTING OUR BONDING AUTHORITY BACK IN 1994 THIS HAS BROUGHT THE ADDISON PARK DISTRICT OVER 20 MILLION DOLLARS SINCE PASSED IN1994.I ALSO TOOK THE LEAD IN GETTINGB THE CPI PASSED IN 2009.BUILDING A WORLD CLASS FITNESS CENTER AND DOME .