This was the second questionnaire I fill out and turned in. We were asked to keep answers to 150 words or less. Please look at the all my questionnaire blog entries. Thanks Andrew (Drew) Georgi Again I've copied the questions exactly as they were sent to me.

Office you are seeking: McHenry County Board District 6

Incumbent: No

How long have you lived in this village/district? 2 1/2 years

Occupation(s): Quality Engineer

For how many years? 8 1/2 years

Political Experience: None
Appt. Precinct Committeeman of Hartland 10/07

McHenry County Deputy Registrar 10/07

Military service and honors:

Sgt. U.S. Marines 1980 to 1990 3 Navy Unit Citations

(Incumbents) Missed meetings: N/A

(Incumbents) Years at post: N/A

Non incumbents:

How many meetings attended: 0

Do you currently hold another office? No

Will you resign or remain in other office? N/A

Question 1: 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 that? What will be your main priority in office?

a.)    It is time to make McHenry County Government for the People, by the People.

b.)    Spending reform

c.)    Road Project reform

d.)    New Income Sources for the county

e.)    Making McHenry County the leader in Green Technologies.

Question 2: For incumbents and non-incumbents: If you are an incumbent, describe your main contributions. Tell us of important initiatives you’ve led. If you are not an incumbent, tell us what contributions you would make.

Answer:  With my background in the family general contracting business I believe I can help review and

evaluate the county's contracts to find places to save money and help better plan the county's road

 projects. With my quality background in process improvement I feel I can help reform the way the

county does business.

Question 3: The county board this year sold about $50 million in bonds to fund road improvements with plans to repay the loan with future motor-fuel tax revenue, a reversal of a longstanding policy to wait until the money was in place before initiating a construction project. Do/did you agree with that policy shift and what are some of the specific projects upon which you believe the money should be spent?

Answer: I feel we need major road reforms now that will help get rid of grid lock and give us a road

system that will bring business, jobs, and other sources of income to the county.

Reason:  I feel we need to improve routes 31, 14, 47, 120, 173, and 176 to handle the increased traffic

from all the new residents. I know that most of these roads are state controlled but we should be pushing

the state and federal government for the funds we need to improve these roads and work with on a plan

that will use future growth into consideration. One that should have bypasses around the high population

areas.

Question 4: 2008 is the last of the county’s three-year, roughly $300,000, contract with a federal lobbyist hired to represent McHenry County’s interests in Washington, D.C. Do you believe this is a wise use of taxpayer money and should the county renew the contract, retain another lobbyist or drop the idea entirely next year?

Answer: I feel that our elected federal representatives should be looking out for the interests of those

who elected them and we should not have to send money that should be used on services and projects

here in the county.

Reason:  After a long search of the county’s website and looking through many County Board meeting

minutes, I only found one $300,000 grant from the federal government which our lobbyist had anything

to do with. It did look like they did help the county by showing them how to promote the projects at both

the state and federal level which looks like talking to our state and federal representatives about what we

need.

Question 5: The board is exploring the creation of a multi-million dollar county campus near its courthouse and administration building in Woodstock. Do you support the concept of a county campus and, if so, what new facilities should be built on it?

Answer: I believe we should have one central location for all our services so that people don't have to go

all over the county to take care of their needs with the county. If we do build this or any other county

building, I believe we should use the best green technologies we can.

Reason:  I believe one central location will save the people both time and gas helping us to relieve traffic

in the county. I also think we need to think about doing everything we can to use the latest green

building systems in both our new construction projects and upgrading the existing county buildings to

help save energy, reduce our costs, and help the environment.

Question 6: County Board Chairman Ken Koehler recently said the will help fund a study for a Fox River crossing along Longmeadow Parkway in Kane County, but that’s where the county’s financial contribution to the project would end. Given the likelihood the bridge would serve thousands of McHenry County residents and ease traffic in downtown Algonquin, do you believe the county should contribute more to the project or do you believe, like Koehler, the county needs to spend its road dollars in the county? Explain your answer.

Answer:  I think we need to use our money in improving our roads to rid grid lock and if that means we

have to design something to connect to the new bridge we should do it.

Reason:  Downtown Algonquin has to be one of the top three grid lock areas in the county and we need

to do whatever we can to fix the grid lock problem there. I believe we need to work with Kane County to

not only plan for this bridge but how we can connect our road system to it to help our people also.

Question 7: Transportation continues to be a major concern throughout McHenry County, primarily in the southeastern and northeastern corners. If elected, what specifically, would you do to expedite improved transportation funding for the county? What would you do that’s different from what’s previously been done? Be specific.

Answer: I think we need to add an east/west expressway across the county that connects to RT.12, Rt.

14, Rt. 31, and Rt. 47. I think we need to redesign these same routes to be expressways like Palatine Rd

is in the Wolf Rd. and Milwaukee Rd area where there are bridges at those intersections with a frontage

 road along each side so you can get to the homes and businesses along those roads.

Reason: We not only need a better road system that moves our people and goods better, we need to think

about a better mass transit system. Our bus system in this county is almost non existing and our train

system has schedules that are so limited that the people in District 6 have no real choice but to use private transportation. I think as we fix our road system, we need to think about including our own train system like the one Chicago has that goes in the middle of the expressway out to O’Hare airport.

Question 8: Experts predict portions of McHenry County will not have adequate water supplies by 2030. If elected, how will you ensure the region has enough water? Be specific.

Answer: I would work with the state and federal water departments and follow their suggestions on how

to conserve and clean up our watersheds.

Reason: As we all have read in the papers lately, we have a problem with protection of the water we

have. I feel strongly about going after those people and businesses that have and still are damaging our

current water supplies. I also believe that we need to think about designing our conservation areas in the

county with reservoirs that we can use for both our drinking supplies and enjoyment. I know that using

surface water is more costly than using wells but there will be a time when wells will cost us more

because of the depths we will have to drill down to get to the water and the cost of making that water

usable.

Question 9: What, if anything should the McHenry County Board do to ease growing concerns about the immigration issues which have turned volatile in so many communities. If elected, what specifically, would you do about the increasing number of illegal immigrants in McHenry County?

Answer:  As someone that works with people from many different backgrounds, I think we need to

reform our immigration requirements from one based on who can afford the fees to one that looks at

how well they understand how to speak, read, and write our language and how well they understand our

laws. I would also give our local law enforcement the ability to enforce our existing laws on illegal

immigration. When we find someone here illegally, we should find out where they are working and

 investigate that company and bring charges against them. If we stop the ability for people to work here

illegally by going after those that hire them, they will have to come here legally and we can know who

we have here in our country.

Reason:  We need to make sure that the people coming here to work are qualified to not only do the

work but to be able to function in our country by understanding our laws and customs. The history of

this country has been one that the people coming here, came because they liked our way of life and

wanted to become Americans and they learned our laws, language, and customs. Most of the people

coming here today still feel that way but there are many that are only here to take what we have and

return it to their country of origin. They are demanding the rights of our citizens without being citizens

like education, health care, and welfare. These are rights of our people, not the rights we give to the

citizens of other countries. They refuse to learn our language and have forced both our government and

businesses to provide interpreters to convert everything into their native language. Adding to the cost of

doing business in this country. We have special forms, television stations, radio stations, and newspapers

in languages other than English to cater to them. This is not giving them the motivation to be part of this

country. They are also costing us jobs, and higher costs in both health and automotive insurance since

most do not have either.

Question 10:  Please list the names of all relatives employed by or involved in contracts with McHenry County, their relationship to you and their position or area of business.

Answer:  None.