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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Darrick Thompson

Office sought: VILLAGE TRUSTEE OF SAUK VILLAGE

Name: DARRICK THOMPSON

Address: 2151 217TH PLACE SAUK VILLAGE

Date of birth: 07/06/1971

Education: HOMEWOOD FLOSSMOOR HIGH SCHOOL

Occupation, employer: CARPENTER D&T ENTERPRISE

Please list all sources of income: Employment

Spouse, spouse’s employer: TWANITA THOMPSON

Children, age of children, children’s employer (if applicable): TRINITY 6, SYMIRIA 10

In your view, what are the two most important issues facing your constituents? How would you address those issues? WATER AND YOUTH PROGRAMS. I WILL WORK HARD TO BRING LAKE MICHIGAN WATER TO SAUK VILLAGE AND INVEST IN OUR YOUTH BY BRINGING THE BEST SKILL DEVELOPMENT YOUTH PROGRAMS TO SAUK VILLAGE

Please explain something significant you would like to accomplish within the next two years if you are elected to the office to which you aspire. I WOULD LIKE TO BRING LAKE MICHIGAN TO SAUK VILLAGE, MORE YOUTH PROGRAMS ,MAKE OUR STREETS SAFER ,CREATE JOBS FOR SAUK VILLAGE RESIDENTS, BRIDGE THE GAP IN OUR LOCAL POLITICS.

Please explain how you believe the office you’re seeking can help in creating local jobs.

I WOULD LIKE TO BRING MORE NEW BUSINESS TO SAUK VILLAGE AND INSURE THAT SAUK VILLAGE RESIDENTS HAS FIRST PRIORITY TO ALL VILLAGE JOBS IN SAUK VILLAGE.

Are there any other issues you want to bring to the public’s attention? If so, what?

I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO COME OUT TO VOTE APRIL 5 AND LET THEIR VOICES BE HEARD. IF YOU ARE TIRED OF WHATS GOING ON IN SAUK VILLAGE WITH THE BAD WATER, WITH ALL THE BREAK INS, ALL THE CRIME, THE LACK OF YOUTH PROGRAMS FOR OUR KIDS, THE LACK OF JOBS IN THE VILLAGE FOR OUR RESIDENTS, AND THE LACK OF UNITY IN OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT. IF YOU ARE READY TO TAKE DOWN THE BIG MACHINE IN OUR LOCAL TRUSTEE BOARD THAT HAS BEEN CONTROLLING AND MAKING THEIR OWN RULES IN SAUK VILLAGE FOR OVER 20 YEARS COMBINE WITH NO REAL ANSWERS THEN I’M ASKING YOU TO VOTE FOR ME AND THE NEW PROGRESS PARTY. I WILL BE FOR THE PEOPLE BY THE PEOPLE. MY HEART IS FOR ALL SAUK VILLAGE RESIDENTS. IT’S NOT A WHITE ISSUE OR A BLACK ISSUE, IT’S A CLEAR ISSUE , CLEAR LAKE MICHIGAN WATER , POSITIVE YOUTH PROGRAMS, SAFER STREETS AND JOBS JOBS JOBS AND MORE JOBS . IT’S TIME TO BRING LOVE, RESPECT, PROGRESS AND UNITY TO SAUK VILLAGE.





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