A. John Korn: 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: Mount prospectWebsite: www.korn-mp.comTwitter: ------------------------Facebook: -----------------------Office sought: Mount Prospect Village Board Age: 73Family: My wife of 52 years Linda, son Chuck and his wife,2 girls,1 son, daughter Kathy and her husband , 2 girlsOccupation: BarberEducation: Barber CollegeCivic involvement: Village Trustee 10 years ,Village Finance Com.10 years,7 as chairman ,Sister City Com. 10years ,baseball coach, football coach, Cub Scout Leader, Boy Scout LeaderElected offices held: Village Trustee 10 yearsQuestions Answers What makes you the best candidate for the job?10 years as a Trustee, 10years on the Finance Com.,local business man for 55 years, LINDA and I have lived in Mount Prospect for 49 years.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.Property Taxes are about 75% schools 10% county,5% mis. the village only has control of 10%,of the total. I would love to be able to lower the sale taxes.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 police and fire Dept. are doing a good job, but we have out grown the downtown station and will have to do something about that.Where, if anywhere, could the current budget be trimmed, and conversely, are there areas the budget does not give enough money to?even though I have worked on 20 years of Village budgets I have been out of office for 2 years and do not feel that I have enough current information to make cuts.What is one good idea you have to better the community that no one is talking about yet?I think we enhance Fire Dept. E.M.S. service.What other issues, if any, are important to you as a candidate for this office?I want to make sure the new TIF district represents what the voters really want.Please name one current leader who most inspires you.Mike Zadel, we have worked together and many times we think the same ,but not always.What is the biggest lesson you learned at home growing up?10 kids in one house is to much.If life gave you one do-over, what would you spend it on?nothing I like my life and familyWhat was your favorite subject in school and how did it help you in later life?math ,although I don't use trig or a lot of the higher math,but my bookkeepinglooks great.If you could give your children only one piece of advice, what would it be?save your money and love your family