Wayne Woodward: 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: West ChicagoWebsite: Candidate did not respond.Office sought: West Chicago City Council Ward 4 Age: 71Family: Wife=Sandra, 4 daughters=Holly Hays,Jill Marble, Amy Woodward, Wendy Mikson, brother= Paul Woodward, Sisters in law=Eileen, LaurelOccupation: RetiredEducation: one semester of college, many tech schools seminarsCivic involvement: Volunteer at local food pantry, Masonic lodge,American LegionElected offices held: AldermanQuestions Answers What makes you the best candidate for the job?Life long resident, have time to be available, concerned about water bill issues, enjoy listening to people I still get calls from when I was an alderman, was involved in business decisions at IBM Corp for over 35 years, have been self employed for many years since early retirement.What 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.I believe taxes could be lower more than the present amounts and revenue spent better.Rate 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?I believe the present police department does a very good job. The fire department is a seperate government body and does a very good job also.Where, if anywhere, could the current budget be trimmed, and conversely, are there areas the budget does not give enough money to?I believe more concerns should be given street maintenance and less money toward new buildings.What's one good idea you have to better the community that no one is talking about yet?We need more information about issues with the city, everything seems to be hidden behind closed doors. There was no notice that our ward had a vacantcy and I believe it should be open to the public.What other issues, if any, are important to you as a candidate for this office?I would like to know what happened to our police chief and what is going on with the water bills, they have not been right since 2 years ago when I ran for mayor? Why are these issues buried, what's going on?Please name one current leader who most inspires you.Rauner, he had the courage to try against long odds and win.What's the biggest lesson you learned at home growing up?Keep trying, don't give up.If life gave you one do-over, what would you spend it on?I might have accepeted an offer to work for the CIA or NSA because of security clearance I had in Army.What was your favorite subject in school and how did it help you in later life?I took 5 years of math classes, geometry. one postulate states "Things equal to each other are equal."If you could give your children only one piece of advice, what would it be?You can do anything.