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Candidate Profile Published Wednesday, February 27 08:30:16 AM |
| Name: | Vern Wilcox |
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| Office: | Bloomington District 4 City Council member | |
| Incumbent: | Yes | |
| City of residence: | Bloomington | |
| Age: | 61 | |
| Background: | Married, wife Barbara, four children. Bloomington City Council and Port Authority, 14 years; co-chairman, Airport Noise Oversight Committee; regional director, National Organization to Insure a Sound-controlled Environment; past member of Planning Commission, board member of HRA, Airport Zoning Board, Chamber of Commerce, and Sister City. | |
| Endorsements: | State Rep. Neil Peterson; Bloomington Mayor Gene Winstead; former Mayor Coral Houle; City Council Member Amy Grady; City Council Member Karen Nordstrom; City Council Member Rod Axtell; City Council Member Steve Elkins. | |
| Most important issue: | It?s been my honor to represent the citizens of northeast Bloomington for the past 14 years. As Bloomington celebrates its 150th anniversary next year and moves to complete its long-term strategic planning, I feel it?s important to have council representation with a knowledge of the past and a vision for the future. Our aging and diverse population changes coupled with airport expansion and proposed east Bloomington redevelopment continue to present challenges to quality-of-life issues, especially to those on fixed incomes. With my experience and reputation for constituent service, I feel I?m most qualified to represent the citizens? interests through these challenging transitions. |