2011 Election Issues: Tom Cunningham, Orland Park Village Board Candidate
As a follow-up to our initial and more-biographical questionnaire, we asked candidates to answer issue-specific questions.
Nine candidates are campaigning for three open seats on Orland Park’s board of trustees. Candidate Tom Cunningham offered his thoughts on eminent domain with regard to the Main Street Triangle, TIFs and running the village as a business. Does the current board engage in enough debate and discussion before voting? No, the current board is a rubber stamp for the mayor. The agenda is not specific. Too many items are on the consent item that should be separate to see how each individual votes on matters. You had an opportunity in the last questionnaire to name the biggest problem facing Orland Park. Are there any others? How do you plan to solve them? One of the biggest problems facing our village is the sales tax. The tax needs to be reduced …
Billy Hatcher
4:44 pm on Tuesday, March 29, 2011
I'm curious as to why Mr. Fotopoulos is the only one receiving grief over the larger signs and all the rest of them seem to go unnoticed. I think you should concentrate on some real issues and quit crying over a few signs that will be gone in days. more ›