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14 | March 23, 2017 | The lake forest leader Election 2017
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Shields Township Supervisor (2 Candidates, 1 Seat)
Name: Terry Darraugh
Age: 59
Residence: Lake Bluff,
Occupation: Business
owner
Past local government/
relative experience: I have
served on the North Shore
Auxiliary of Aid for Women,
Darraugh
the APT of Everett School, as a girl scout
leader of three troops, as a member of the
Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Chamber of Commerce
and on numerous committees to the
benefit of our church and the community atlarge.
I have developed a successful nutrition
business over the past 23 years.
Biggest issue facing my coverage area
and how do you plan to approach it:
Township government is mandated to
provide general assistance only. We need
to cut the spending of taxpayer dollars expended
to support services, and eliminate
personnel engaged in the performance of
services not mandated by the State of Illinois.
By outsourcing mandated services
and working with public and private organizations
in the community we can improve
service and lower costs.
At present, Shields Township food pantry
is not accessible by public transportation
and is open only two days a week. Cutting
down to one day a week until it can be
moved to a site that will be easily accessible
to those in need will focus monies to all
in need of its services--military personnel,
veterans and other residents of the township-
instead of on administrative costs.
The Dial a ride program, designed to
provide transportation for Lake County’s
elderly, disabled or disadvantaged who
do not own or have access to a vehicle,
needs re-evaluation. The current system
is ineffective, inefficient and costly to
the taxpayers who must support the services.
A county wide body like the Lake
County Board is a more appropriate administrator
of this program.
Lastly, technology and analysis of office
practices can decrease costs to taxpayers
by eliminating services that can be accessed
online or are redundant. We can
deliver better services for less.
What makes you the best/top candidate
for this position?
I will bring my networking and business
skills as well as my experience of working
with civic and charitable organizations to
further the goals of reform. Keeping salaries
low, eliminating unnecessary personnel and
programs and making those programs mandated
function efficiently will yield improved
quality of life and lower taxes for everyone.
Editor’s Note: Candidate Cynthia Maloney
did not respond to multiple requests to submit
a questionnaire.
Shields Township Highway Commissioner (1 Candidate, 1 Seat)
Name: Scott V. Anderson
Age: 54
Residence: Lake Forest
Occupation: Civil Engineer/Highway
Commissioner
Past local government/relative experence:
I am running for a second term as
Shields Township Highway Commissioner.
Prior to being elected Highway
Commissioner, I was a Shields Township
Trustee.
I have worked in the municipal engineering
and construction fields for forty years,
doing basically the same things required
of a Highway Commissioner. During my
tenure as Highway Commissioner, I have
improved drainage significantly and reconstructed
about 25 percent of the Township
pavements.
As Shields Township Trustee, I worked
to reduce the salaries of all the elected
Township officials. Past office-holders
were working limited hours, so we adjusted
compensation to more closely match
the required work.
What do you think is the biggest issue
facing your coverage area and how do
you plan to approach it to improve your
constituents’ quality of life?
Our district has a small tax annual levy,
about $290,000. We have made significant
improvements to the Township roads
without increasing taxes. Going forward,
we will continue to improve pavement
condition throughout the Road District.
What makes you the best/a top candidate
for this position?
I have worked to design and implement
paving and drainage projects for many
local governments and private clients at
our local, family owned engineering firm,
James Anderson Company. My 40 years
of experience allows me to complete cost
efficient design projects without cost to
the Road District.