A. John Korn: 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: Mt. ProspectWebsite: Candidate did not respond.Office sought: Mount Prospect Village boardAge: 67Family: Married(46 years),2 children,5 grandchildrenOccupation: Barber(48 years)Education: High School,Moler Barber CollegeCivic involvement: 1st.Methodist Church Des Plaines 55years,25years finance and 25 years trustee(pres.19 yrs),30yrs choir,30yrs Add.Board MtProspect baseball7yrs,football6yrs.MP Scouts Cubs 5yrs.Boys 3yrs.Explorer 3yrs.Masons 25yrs. Scottish Rite, Medinah Shriner, YMCA35yrs. USGA21yrs. AARP14yrs.Lions MP6yrs. MP Historical13yrs. 3yrs.Explorer .Masons25yrs.ScottishElected offices held: Trustee Village of MtProspect 2005-dateHave you ever been arrested for or convicted of a crime? If yes, please explain: NoCandidate's Key Issues Key Issue 1 Balanced budgetKey Issue 2 not to raise taxesKey Issue 3 give the people the best service we canQuestions Answers What makes you the best candidate for the job?10years on the MP Finance Com. (7 as chair) ,6yrs.Village TrusteeGiven the delicate balance between the need for revenue and over-taxing local businesses, what is your opinion of your community's present level of local sales taxes? Is the tax just right, too low or too high? Explain.we need the sales tax we have,but it can not go higherTalking with your friends and neighbors, what seems to be their biggest public safety concern? Explain the concern as you see it, and discuss how you think it should be addressed.gangs,keep a close eye on them and report everything that does not look right,to the police.In these tight economic times, municipal budgets have to be prioritized. Where, if anywhere, could the current budget be trimmed, and conversely, are there areas the budget does not give enough money to?These are hard times and we have cut the 2011 budget by 10% across the board. We will watch it all year. If things don't change by 2012 we will make cuts to balance the budget.What#146;s one good idea you have to better the community that no one is talking about yet?Find a way to get more people to our meetings,so that they might have more input before the fact,not after