Keith R. Pecka: 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: WheelingWebsite: Candidate did not respond.Office sought: Wheeling parksAge: 52Family: Married, 3 children, 1 grandsonOccupation: estimator for damp proofing companyEducation: 1 1/2 years college, Kankakee Community CollegeCivic involvement: Wheeling Historical SocietyElected offices held: Wheeling Park District Commissioner 2003 - presentHave you ever been arrested for or convicted of a crime? If yes, please explain: NOCandidate's Key Issues Key Issue 1 Maintain open space within the Wheeling Park District boundriesKey Issue 2 Retain fiscal responsibility.Key Issue 3 Keeping the lines of communication open between the residents and the Wheeling Park District.Questions Answers What programs aren#146;t paying for themselves? Would you keep, eliminate or change them? How and why?No specific program comes to mind. If a program is not supporting itself, I would have to look into the reasons before I could recommend change. A program could be beneficial to the community even if it is not paying for itself.Is there any additional open space the park district needs to acquire? Please describe.We are always looking for open space. If it benefits the Park District and the community we would explore the idea.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 in the process of a needs assessment survey, if there are any unmet needs, we would explore the feasability at that time.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?If all of the agencies involved benefitted from sharing resourses, and it saves the tax payers money, I would be in favor.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.- Chevy Chase separation from Buffalo Grove Annexation- Land swap with the Village of Wheeling for the new village hall- St Joes property acquisition- School District 21 initiative- MWRD, Village of Wheeling and Wheeling Park District intergovernm