MI Muskegon Co Casnovia Township Supervisor
Township Supervisor, 4 yr term. Voteo for no more than 1.
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Paul Black
(Rep)
What is your vision for this township during this term of office?
What are the most critical issues in your township and how can the township manage and lead in meeting residents' needs?
Identify the best tools you have for communicating with township residents, and explain how you will use them to keep your constituents informed.
Campaign Phone
(616)717-1921
Age
72
Candidate Information
15 year Casnovia resident currently serves on the Township Board of Review. Bachelor of Science CMU, Master of Management, Aquinas College, 2 term trustee Allendale Board of Education
Casnovia township government must do better. Failure of elected leadership to proactively update local ordinances results in predictable outcomes that do not serve the broad interests of the taxpayers. Reactionary government is no government. However, local governments can and do exercise legal avenues to challenge abuses coming from federal/state law either individually or in cooperation with other municipalities. Citizens can work thru their local government to petition for remedies to problem areas of local concern. Casnovia citizens must be encouraged by the elected to participate in the public meetings, discussions of ordinance review, and township policy development. The Township Supervisor must inspire taxpayers to participate.
1. Update of fire services equipment, facilities & emergency response time.
2. Road Maintenance
3. Evaluation of cemetery maintenance & ordinance compliance
4. Senior Programing needs
5. Review & Ordinance update
6. Fix the sub-optimal Bailey Sanitary Sewage System
7. Job performance & evaluation of elected township positions
8. Prioritize Casnovia attendance & representation at county government meetings. (Muskegon Township Association, etc.)
9. Data security & election security review
10. Transparency Initiatives (Live Streaming public meetings)
The Township Supervisor must encourage a culture where elected officials together, prioritize efforts to improve and motivate public participation in the local government process.
The Casnovia Township Website (www.castwp.com) can be a reliable and up to date source of important, accurate, educational, and relevant information. Unfortunately, the current township supervisor has not prioritized the importance of this very valuable tool. I am currently conducting a township wide survey to obtain responses of voters in each of our 36 township sections on the very question of their personal use and opinion of the township website.
Another tool and arguably the most potent...A regular monthly campaign to personally contact 25 or more township residents and invite them to a Township Board Meeting & encourage their participation & public comment.
The traditional excuse that no one cares is over. Ask & they will come.
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