Cathy Nelson: Candidate Profile

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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:BioQA Bio City: MettawaWebsite: www.conservingmettawa.comTwitter: Candidate did not respond.Facebook: Candidate did not respond.Office sought: Mettawa Village Board Age: 69Family: Candidate did not respond.Occupation: Retired Commercial TV Producer 6yrs Village Clerk, MettawaEducation: BA Music PerformanceCivic involvement: Mettawa Village Clerk from 2009 thru 2015.Involved in Lurie Children's Hospital children's cancer christmas cuddle lions program.actively involved in local Costco issue. Volunteer for Midwest therapy handicapped riders.Elected offices held: Village Clerk, MettawaQuestions Answers What makes you the best candidate for the job?Experience in Mettawa government, knowledge of village history, goals, residents and ability to interact w residents to solve their issues.27 years in Advertising as Sr. Tv Producer.Love the village and want a bright future for allWhat is your opinion of your community's present level of local sales and property taxes? Is the tax just right, too low or too high? Explain.local sales tax: n/aMust plan to protect our income and changes in the futureRate the efficiency of your town's police and fire coverage. Are the departments well prepared for the next decade? What, if anything, should be changed? Do you have specific public safety concerns?Private security firm excellent.Lake County Sheriff coverage is average. Our security firm must have LC police scanner back!!! In order to function at a high level.Where, if anywhere, could the current budget be trimmed, and conversely, are there areas the budget does not give enough money to?Administration needs to be restructure. Engineering firm needs closer monitoring.security i.e. Lake county sheriff forced contractWhat is one good idea you have to better the community that no one is talking about yet?Programs to assist residents with such things as dead animal removal .Shared services for residents.What other issues, if any, are important to you as a candidate for this office?Preservation of 5 acre minimum, horse friendly community with solid open lands maintance goals and forward thinking fiscal responsibilityPlease name one current leader who most inspires you.Pope FrancisWhat is the biggest lesson you learned at home growing up?Humility, hard work pays off, Never stop smilingIf life gave you one do-over, what would you spend it on?Animal welfare, spefically horses and helping those less fortunateWhat was your favorite subject in school and how did it help you in later life?Music. Learned dicipline, appreciate beauty and how it is always there for youIf you could give your children only one piece of advice, what would it be?Go for it.