Joshua Bishop: 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: WildwoodWebsite: http://www.facebook.com/bish4commishOffice sought: Wildwood Park Board (6-year Terms)Age: 36Family: Married with 4 ChildrenOccupation: Senior Investment Recovery Warehouse SupervisorEducation: Bachelors Degree, Columbia College 2010.Civic involvement: Deacon at Wildwood Presbyterian ChurchElected offices held: noneHave you ever been arrested for or convicted of a crime? If yes, please explain: noneCandidate's Key Issues Key Issue 1 Number 1: make sure the park disrict continues to provide residents with meaningful activites, and deliver on the mission, and vision statement that the park district has set.Key Issue 2 Number 2: make sure the park district continues to act in a fiscally responsible manner.Key Issue 3 Number 3: see if the park district can provide parents with some educational resources on internet safety, social media, and how to spot fraudulent emails.Questions Answers What programs aren't paying for themselves? Would you keep, eliminate or change them? How and why?If any program, continues to have low enrollment, and the park districit is losing money for that program. Then the approiate job is to eliminate the program.Is there any additional open space the park district needs to acquire? Please describe.To the best of my knowledge, I don't believe there is any additional open space the park district needs to acquire.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?If there are unmet needs, and the park district has programs that have low enrollment. Then it might behoove the park district to elimnate the low enrollment activities, and replace it with the unment needs.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?Currently the park district does share facilites with other park districts, and should continue this.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.My family and I have lived in Wildwood for over 10 years, and we enjoy using the park district's resources. So the best thing for me to do is help serve on the park district board, and keep the mission and vision of the park district alive.