Tim Veenbaas: 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: Rolling MeadowsWebsite: Candidate did not respond.Office sought: Rolling Meadows City Council Ward 7 Age: 59Family: Wife Amy 3 Daughters Jacque, Erika, and Ann.Occupation: Business ManEducation: Bachelors of Science in Engineering from Bradley UniversityCivic involvement: Board Member Creekside Association 17 yearsElected offices held: Candidate did not respond.Questions Answers What makes you the best candidate for the job?Actively involved with the RM Public Works Dept, Fire Dept., and Police Dept. as Maintence Agent of Creekside Association the past 17 years. Active in District Schools. I am a social and fiscal conservative.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.Based on todays economy in both the Private and Public sector, we are in a very good place having just had our City rating raised by Standard and Poor's Ratings Services. This is a strong message to our voters that our City of RM is well managedRate 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 Rolling Meadows Police and Fire protection services are among the best for our size City in the State and Country. I rate them very high.Where, if anywhere, could the current budget be trimmed, and conversely, are there areas the budget does not give enough money to?Our City of RM Budget was just passed by the City Council including me. It is a well planned and is a fiscally conservative Budget.What's one good idea you have to better the community that no one is talking about yet?I plan to work closely with the City of Rolling Meadows Staff to continue the successes they have already accomplished. Together we are looking for creative ways to improve our City services while holding our taxes and costs down. I also will work to improve the roads of our City.What other issues, if any, are important to you as a candidate for this office?Using my 20 plus years of growing businesses experience, continue to create a Rolling Meadows City environment where new businesses will want to locate to. In this way we will grow our tax base while holding our costs in line.Please name one current leader who most inspires you.My Father inspired me.What's the biggest lesson you learned at home growing up?Treat others as you would want to be treated with respect.If life gave you one do-over, what would you spend it on?I would not change anything.What was your favorite subject in school and how did it help you in later life?University Engineering Problem solving. Helped me identify and solve many problems and issues.If you could give your children only one piece of advice, what would it be?Maintain high morals and character.