Donald Kirchenberg: 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: Downers GroveWebsite: protectourforestpreserves.comOffice sought: DuPage Forest Preserve District 2Age: 59Family: Divorced, no childrenOccupation: Consulting and sales of logistic services including warehousing, transportation and the related technologies.Education: BA Political Science, Northeastern IL University 1976 Continuing education in distribution, transportation and logistics.Civic involvement: IL Prairie Path not-for-profit Corporation Friends of the Great Western Trails The Conservation Foundation Assist Boy Scouts with their Eagle Scout achievement award for projects (over 12 as of date) associated with improvements to the trails in DuPage County. Advocate for the protection of open space including trails and trail users. Ongoing board member and current President of the CSCMP Chicago Roundtable for 2012-2013. www.cscmpchicago.org CSCMP is the largest nonprofit educational organization dedicated since 1963 to improving logistics for the benefit of student, consumers and companies involved with logistics.Elected offices held: NoneHave you ever been arrested for or convicted of a crime? If yes, please explain: No arrestsCandidate's Key Issues Key Issue 1 As the Forest Preserve Commissioner for District 2, I will work to protect our forest preserves and tax dollars. To protect our tax dollars I will work to reduce the annual salary for the Part-Time Commissioners from more than $53,000 to $25,000. With less money spent on salaries we can acquire more land and/or run additional programs on the acreage we currently control.Key Issue 2 As the Forest Preserve Commissioner for District 2, I will work to protect our forest preserves and tax dollars. To protect our tax dollars I will work to reduce the number of single bid contracts awarded by our forest preserve district.Key Issue 3 As the Forest Preserve Commissioner for District 2, I will work to protect our forest preserves and tax dollars. To protect our tax dollars I will oppose Forest Preserve District employment of Commissioners? family members.Questions Answers Do you support continuing the effort to acquire County Lakes Golf Club in Naperville? Why or why not?I am uncertain of whether we should continue to have a public government agency competing with private businesses running golf courses. The public golf courses are subsidized with taxes. Per Crain's Chicago this is not a top quality golf course. I have yet to see any good reasons as to why the County Lakes Club is a value for inclusion in the acreage protected by our forest preserve district.Should the district be in the golf course business? If so, please explain the benefit. If not, please detail why. Should the district consider selling any of its holdings?I am uncertain of whether we should continue to have this public government agency competing with private businesses running golf courses. The public golf courses run by the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County are subsidized with taxes.Comment on the forest preserve's current land acquisition policy: Too aggressive? Too passive? Just right?In the many meetings I have attended it appears that the DuPage County Forest Preserve District's current land acquisition policy is more reactive than proactive. I would like them to be more proactive and I would like to see a specific survey of all open space left in DuPage County with a definition of the specific landscape qualities for each parcel.This field intentionally left blank.Candidate did not respond.This field intentionally left blank.Candidate did not respond.