Q: You and your challenger are both sitting Village Council members. Point to initiatives that you can take credit for, either in whole or in part A: During my eight years as Mayor I have had hundreds of meetings, breakfasts, lunches and dinners with elected officials, businesses and residents where we discussed ideas on how [...]
Mayoral and school board candidates will appear at a forum hosted by the Downers Grove Watch at 10 a.m., Saturday March 24 at the Lincoln Center, 935 Maple Ave. Each candidate will have time to state his or her platform before answering questions from the audience. The following candidates are expected to attend: For Mayor: [...]
The following responses were received via e-mail from mayoral candidates Brian Krajewski and Ron Sandack and appear in their original form, unedited and uncut.
Q: How much money should be raised–is there a dollar limit?–and what considerations impact how you reach that determination? A: I don’t believe it’s appropriate to set an arbitrary dollar limit on how much money a person can raise to run for public office. What’s important is full, timely disclosure of the monies raised by [...]
Q: How much money should be raised–is there a dollar limit?–and what considerations impact how you reach that determination? A: Whether our Village should cap campaign spending is an entirely fair question— one which should be fully and fairly addressed immediately after this election; irrespective of who wins and serves as our next mayor. Both [...]
They’re the ones parsing every dime of every contract the village staff presents for approval. And if someone’s got to spend 15 man-hours to account for a $1,000 difference between bids, it will be money well spent—as long as the voters are watching.
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