George Dave Garbutt, 6 years: 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: Candidate did not respond.Office sought: Wildwood parks, 6-year termAge: 69Family: Married, four children, five grandchildrenOccupation: RetiredEducation: Associate DegreeCivic involvement: Wildwood Improvement AssociationWildwood Park DistrictElected offices held: Current Wildwood Park District CommissionerWildwood Park District Commissioner 1986-1993Have you ever been arrested for or convicted of a crime? If yes, please explain: Candidate did not respond.Candidate's Key Issues Key Issue 1 Maintain and protect our Lakes Parks. We must protect our park Shorelines from errosion.Key Issue 2 Make sure we have reserve funds available to cover emergencies like we""ve had the last few years.Key Issue 3 Make sure we stay finacially sound.Questions Answers What programs aren't paying for themselves? Would you keep, eliminate or change them? How and why?When we have programs that are not paying for themselves, we work hard to correct the difficiency or if all else fails we don't offer that particular program again.Is there any additional open space the park district needs to acquire? Please describe.This is not an option at this time. When I was a WPD commissioner from 1986 to 1993 I was very instrumental in aquiring the six acre Rule Property for the Park District.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?We are always looking for new programs to offer for our residents. The programs would be on paid basis.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 currently share programs with other Park Districts in the area.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.Purchase of the six acre Rule property for WPD.Installing three hundred feet of Seawall at Sunset Park. Renuvate Gazebo make it Handicap assesable with a walking path. We added two Fishing Piers, one is handicap assesible with a walkway from the parking lot Beach to the Piers.