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Jonathan Radke: Candidate Profile

Dundee Township Supervisor

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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: CarpentersvilleWebsite: Candidate did not respond.Twitter: Candidate did not respond.Facebook: Jonathan E. Radke 4 Dundee Township SupervisorOffice sought: Dundee Township Supervisor Age: 74Family: Married for 54 years with two children, two grandchildren, four siblingsOccupation: Construction ManagerEducation: AAS Business Administration-Morton CollegeCompleted a pipefitter apprenticeshipAdvanced Safety Professional-Utah Safety CouncilCivic involvement: Carpentersville-Countryside Fire Protection DistrictLake Marian River Conservancy DistrictDundee Township Republican OrganizationKane County Republican Central CommitteeElected offices held: President, Carpentersville-Countryside Fire Protection District board of trusteesPresident, Lake Marian River Conservancy DistrictChairman, Dundee Township Republican OrganizationQuestions Answers Name the three most important goals or objectives this board should tackle in the coming term. Prioritize them, and briefly discuss why you believe each to be critical, and how the board should go about addressing them.#ERROR!What should be the primary responsibility of township government?Fiscal responsibilityAvailability to publicIn the 21st Century, with municipalities gobbling up vacant land, why are townships needed? Should they be serving a new role? If so, what?Townships serve the public by maintaining general administration funds.Townships maintain cemeteries and open space.Township brings services to those not served by other political entitiesAre there any township offices that should be eliminated or consolidated?Township are very limited in personnel and provide essential services, highway maintenance, property assessmentCan you identify some township expenses/programs that could be trimmed or eliminated to reduce the tax burden?Believe that cooperation with other jurisdictions could provide a consolidation of services, i.e, the park board, cemetery board and the township "open space" program could share equipment/personnelWhat other issues, if any, are important to you as a candidate for this office?I am very concerned about the budget vs actual costs. Township needs to be accountable to the people for all expenditures and have the transparency to allow careful inspection of the budgetPlease name one current leader who most inspires you.Ambassador John Bolton, for his honesty and straight forward communicationWhat is the biggest lesson you learned at home growing up?Work hard and be honest in all thingsIf life gave you one do-over, what would you spend it on?More educationWhat was your favorite subject in school and how did it help you in later life?Physics applied to constructionIf you could give your children only one piece of advice, what would it be?Work hard and don't get in trouble