Donald Jessen: 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: AddisonWebsite: Candidate did not respond.Twitter: Candidate did not respond.Facebook: Candidate did not respond.Office sought: Addison Park Board Age: Candidate did not respond.Family: Married 3 children 9 grandchildrenOccupation: RetiredEducation: Asc.Degree Triton College,real estate broker,6 and 63 licenseCivic involvement: Chairman,Addison Park Foundation Chairman and Founding member National Association of Park Foundations.served 5 terms on Addison Park Board ,12 years on Il.Asc.of Park Districts Board Pres6 1993 15 years on National Recreation Park Asc.NRPA President Addison Police,Fire and Merit Review Board .Founder Community Council of Addison Life time Jay ceeElected offices held: Addison Park Board of Commissioner 5 trermsQuestions Answers Why are you running for this office, whether for re-election or election the first time? Is there a particular issue that motivates you, and if so, what is it?The Park District is going in the wrong direction do to lack of Leadership and board members serving for the wrong reason.They have wasted over 700 thousand dollars of tax payer dollars over the past several years. Omega board member had missed almost half a year's meetingsHow do you assess the state of the district's finances? What, if any, changes do you propose to alter the district's financial picture, whether through cost reduction or revenue increases? Please be as specific as possible on where you would propose cutting or how you would propose increasing revenue.Work with the financial advisor to see what has happened to put The Addison Park District in such a bad financial position.You can't tell that till you go through all the financialsWhat programs aren't paying for themselves? Would you keep, eliminate or change them? How and why?As a Board member I'll find that out ASAP The pool is and has been a disaster for the past several years and they finally have voted to close ithe at the end of this summer.Are there any unmet recreational needs? If yes, what are they and how would you propose paying for them?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.Candidate did not respond.What other issues, if any, are important to you as a candidate for this office?Addison was a distinguish agency and close to being a National Gold medal winner now they aren'the close to either. The Board doesn't attend any training held by IAPD.Please name one current leader who most inspires you.Peter RoskamWhat is the biggest lesson you learned at home growing up?RespectIf 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?HistoryIf you could give your children only one piece of advice, what would it be?Respect ,your Country get involved