Jennifer Rogers: 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:BioQA Bio City: PalatineWebsite: Candidate did not respond.Office sought: Palatine parksAge: 35Family: Candidate did not respond.Occupation: Maintenance Supervisor, Parks and Recreation fieldEducation: Western Illinois University, 1997B.S. Recreation, Park, and Tourism AdministrationCivic involvement: Candidate did not respond.Elected offices held: Commissioner, Palatine Park District, 2005-PresentHave you ever been arrested for or convicted of a crime? If yes, please explain: No.Questions Answers What programs aren#146;t paying for themselves? Would you keep, eliminate or change them? How and why?Candidate did not respond.Is there any additional open space the park district needs to acquire? Please describe.Candidate did not respond.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?I believe our Park District currently offers a wide variety of recreational choices to our residents. While knowing we cannot be everything to everyone, I think there's one area we should continue to investigate in the future it would be an indoor pool facility. Indoor pools are costly to build and operate so I think once the economy improves it would be important to first survey the residents to see if they feel there's a need for such a facility and if they'd be willing to approve a tax increase someday down the road to pay for it.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?Candidate did not respond.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.I was the board representative for the Birchwood Pool renovation project and am currently working as the board representative on the design renovations to Eagle Pool.