Kevin Allen: 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: Pingree GroveWebsite: N/ATwitter: Candidate did not respond.Facebook: Candidate did not respond.Office sought: Pingree Grove Village Board Age: 38Family: Wife - Debbie AllenDaughter - MadisonOccupation: Real Estate Broker Sales ManagerEducation: Bachelor Degree in Business AdministrationCivic involvement: I play Santa for my Community Center yearly for milk and cookies with Santa.Elected offices held: N/AQuestions Answers What makes you the best candidate for the job?I feel that I am the right candidate for the job because I am not like a traditional politician. I have no hidden agendas and only have my community's best interest at heart. I plan to bring more Truth, Trust and Transparency to our local office. I also feel that having never held a position within a public office; I can bring a new found and fresh eyed approach to the position.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 that with some better planning and working closely with CMAP; Pingree Grove can become a place that businesses look at to make their base of operations from. I also believe that with new businesses coming to town; that can help with some of the higher taxes we are paying on our own properties.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?Our towns efficiencies are better than initially anticipated. I feel that they all just need a little polishing up around the edges. I believe our police department needs to focus on more speeders and moving violations throughout the village.Where, if anywhere, could the current budget be trimmed, and conversely, are there areas the budget does not give enough money to?Candidate did not respond.What is one good idea you have to better the community that no one is talking about yet?Candidate did not respond.What other issues, if any, are important to you as a candidate for this office?Candidate did not respond.Please name one current leader who most inspires you.Candidate did not respond.What is the biggest lesson you learned at home growing up?To not give up and to be adaptable to many different situations.If life gave you one do-over, what would you spend it on?I would not change anything that I have done on the past because all of those things made me the man I am today.What was your favorite subject in school and how did it help you in later life?My favorite subject was math. I prepared me to be more organized as well as to do things in their proper order.If you could give your children only one piece of advice, what would it be?Find the things you love in life and do them to the best of your abilities.