Miguel Fuentez: Candidate profile

Bio

Name: Miguel Fuentez

City: Hanover Park

Office sought: Park Board Commissioner

Age: 58

Family: wife and 2 children; five grandchildren

Occupation: play ground maintenance, crew leader

Education: high school

Civic involvement: none

Previous elected offices held: board member from 2001-2006

Incumbent? If yes, when were you first elected? Hanover Park Board Commissioner 2001-2006

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Issue questions

What are the most important issues facing your park district and how do you intend to address them?

finance; 2018 tried to pass a referendum and it did not pass, we need to continue with another referendum.

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.

not a newcomer. Connecting with the Hispanic community; help redesign the H.P.P.D. brochure; added a section that hispanics could read.

Which programs aren't paying for themselves? Would you keep, eliminate or change them? How and why?

not sure

Is there any additional open space the park district needs to acquire? Please describe.

not aware

Are there any unmet recreational needs? If yes, what are they and how would you propose paying for them?

not sure