Dale Kehr: 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: LindenhurstWebsite: Candidate did not respond.Office sought: Lake County board District 3Age: 52Family: Married, three childrenOccupation: TrainerEducation: Bachelor of Science in Business Management, University of Maryland, Asian Division, 1993 MBA, Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, 2008Civic involvement: Assistant Girl Scout Leader, Sunday School Teacher- St. Gilbert, VFW, Lindenhurst-Lake Villa Chamber of Commerce, Previous- Den Leader for Cub ScoutsElected offices held: Candidate did not respond.Have you ever been arrested for or convicted of a crime? If yes, please explain: NoCandidate's Key Issues Key Issue 1 Fiscal responsibility and due diligence are my number one concerns.Key Issue 2 Ensure that all residents in my district are represented on issues that concern them.Key Issue 3 Ensure that residents in my area are aware of resources that are available to assist them in everyday issues.Questions Answers The county remains in the black, but property taxes across the region are high. Should programs be cut to save taxpayers money? If so, which ones and why?First, its imperative to review programs and the impact that these programs have before any cuts are taken.One way to ensure that the program is looked at in-depth would be to do a SWOT analysis on each program. A SWOT analysis takes a look at the Strength of the program, the Weakness of the program, Opportunities and Threats to the program.What should be done with the Fort Sheridan golf course? If no building or management proposals come back from vendors, do you propose abandoning golf? If so, are you concerned about a lawsuit? If you propose building a course, how should it be funded?Since review and decision making regarding this is already in process I would restate the importance of environmental concerns and fiscal responsibility for all resident of Lake County.The Winchester House nursing home recently was turned over to a private company for operation. Should other county or forest district departments be privatized to save taxpayers money? Please explain.When you privatize it can look good on paper.However, not all the facts go into the picture.Money was spent first on reviewing all the proposals and then on field trips to review facilities as well as other expenditures.Then an outside of the county company was hired to administer the operations.This means local tax dollars are going to the out of state company.There was a review on employees' salaries and adjustments were made, usually downward.If this were your job would you want to do it for less'Also do we now need to provide other county resources to help these employees pay their rent, electricity or other needs'I personally have been involved in jobs that were privatized and the turn over rate in one particular job was extremely high at least three people have left that job in the last two years.The cost of training and hiring makes it hard to keep the quality and the service at an optimal level. On paper it can balance a budget but what about the costs that haven't been considered. Further investigation and study is needed.Is there a specific type of service or amenity that is lacking in your district? If so, how do you propose to provide and fund that?I'd like to hear directly from the residents of district 3 on the issues they feel are needed or missing.Should the county continue to pursue open space policies' Why or why not?I enjoy the open spaces and I was in favor back in 2008 when the cost was pennies a day.Now that taxes have gone up significantly in the past few years to pay for these decisions, it is imperative, that voters should have a say if we continue to buy open spaces and know the costs that this entails.