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El ect i on Quest i onnai r e

The Mor ni ng J ournal , 1657 Br oadway Lor ai n, OH 44053

Dat e: 9/ 8/ 2013

Of f i ce: Ober l i n Ci t y Counci l at Lar ge, 2- year t er mDear Si r : Pl ease note t hat Ober l i n has Non- Par t i san el ect i ons.

Name: Ant hony J . Meal y

Phone: Cel l : 440- 221- 5005

Emai l : meal y@ober l i n. net

Age: 69, Born 12/ 21/ 1943, Tokoma Park, Maryl and

Addr ess: 328 Sout h Pr of essor St r eet , Oberl i n, Ohi o 44074- 1816

Resi dent : 48 years.

Exper i ence: Of f i ce pr evi ousl y hel d on Ober l i n Ci t y Counci l 1986- 1987,2006- 2007

Web Si t e: ht t p: / / www. l orai ncount y. com/ gover nment / candi dat es/ ?i d=223

YouTube: ht t p: / / yout u. be/ BTa7J _5uf M4

Occupat i on: Twi ce r et i r ed over 9 year s ago, accompl i shment s: Responsi bl ePosi t i ons hel d as a Corr ect i ons Counsel or and Super vi sor wi t h t he Ohi oDepar t ment of Rehabi l i t at i on and Corr ect i ons i n Gr af t on, Ohi o Ret i r edMar ch 2004 wi t h 21 pl us year s St at e Ser vi ce. I mmi gr at i on I nspect or wi t ht he Uni t ed St ates Depart ment of J ust i ce and Uni t ed St ates Depar t ment ofHomel and Secur i t y. Ret i r ed J une 2004 wi t h 27 pl us years Federal Servi ce.Pr act i cal man wi t h an exact i ng j ob as an Ai r Traf f i c Cont r ol l er wi t h t heFeder al Avi at i on Admi ni st r at i on i n Ober l i n f or 16 year s and haver ecei ved wr i t t en commendat i on f or t horoughness i n doi ng an excel l ent

j ob, year s 1965- 1981. Honorabl e Di scharge f r om t he U. S. Ai r For ce af t er4 year s act i ve servi ce as an Ai r cr af t Cont r ol and War ni ng Radar Operat orand Cont r ol Techni ci an; Vi et namEr a Vet eran, year s 1961- 1965.

Boards, Etc. : VI GOROUS LEADER who has been act i ve i n the 20- 30 Cl ub ofOberl i n 66/ 71; Presi dent & Chai r man of Ober l i n J aycees and Ohi o Di st r i ctVi ce Presi dent 71/ 74; Bi cent enni al Commi ssi on 1976; Member shi p &Publ i ci t y Chai r man of Ober l i n Communi t y Pl ayer s 75/ 81; Trust ee, Fr i endsof Ober l i n Publ i c Li br ary 81/ 84; Chai r man, Gr ant s and Fi nance Commi t t ee,

Lorai n Co. Gr owt h Associ at i on 85/ 86; Chai r man, Ober l i n Zoni ng Boar d ofAppeal s 79/ 86; Ober l i n Ci t y Counci l man ( nonpar t i san) 86/ 87; Di r ect or &

Tr easur er of Ober l i n Communi t y I mprovement Cor porat i on 86/ 89; Pr esi dentof Ober l i n Ki wani s Cl ub 75/ 89; Ober l i n Chai r man of Bi cent enni alCommi ssi on on U. S. Const i t ut i on 87/ 89; Pl umbi ng Boar d 88/ 89; Appoi ntmentt o Fi scal & Admi ni st r at i ve Commi t t ee, LC Emergency Management Agency byLC Commi ssi oners 87/ 92; Communi t y Ser vi ce Chai r man, Ober l i n- Fi r el andsKi wani s; al ong wi t h many ot her of f i ces hel d i n t he above or gani zat i ons.

Educat i on: Nort hwest er n Hi gh, Hyat t svi l l e, Mar yl and; Cor r ect i ons

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Of f i cer s Cer t i f i cat e f r om Ashl and Uni ver si t y 92; Gr aduat e of Feder alLaw Enf or cement Trai ni ng Cent er ( FLETC) I nspect or s Pr ogr am, Tucson,Ar i zona 95.

Fami l y: Si ngl ed, most of f ami l y sti l l l i ves i n the Washi ngt on D. C. ar ea.

Ci vi c Good: Cur r ent member shi p i n Ober l i n Ci t y Cl ub, Ober l i n Amer i canLegi on Post 102 si nce 1974; Lorai n Count y Associ at i on of Townshi p

Tr ust ees and Cl er ks; PATCO/ FPD Ret i r ees Local 1199, NUHHCEAFSCME,AFL- CI O; Nat i onal Act i ve and Ret i r ed Feder al Empl oyees ( NARFE) ; Li f eMember i n t he Ohi o Ci vi l Servi ce Empl oyees Associ at i on, OCSEA Local 11,AFSCME, AFL- CI O.

Goal s:

1. We need t o upgrade st or mwat er ser vi ces and advance cl ean andef f i ci ent energy opport uni t i es t hr oughout t he communi t y. Ober l i n canpromot e new green j obs and economi c devel opment by mai ntai ni ng a hi ghl yeducat ed wor kf or ce, ensur i ng r el i abl e ut i l i t i es, r educi ng power cost andencour agi ng mor e busi nesses l i ke Gr eenf i el d Sol ar i nt o t he ci t y.

Cur r ent l y, t her e i s more than 200, 000 square f eet of vacant space underr oof , pl us 65 acr es avai l abl e f or i mmedi at e occupancy i n our I ndust r i alPar k on East Lor ai n St r eet .

2. Ober l i n needs t o par t ner wi t h our r esi dent i al , educat i onal ,commerci al and i ndust r i al cust omers t o execut e known sol ut i ons provi dedi n our Ef f i ci ency Smar t ( AMP) pr ogr am. One i mmedi at e possi bi l i t y i st he redevel opment of t he vacant ol d l umber yar d pr oper t y, Mi ssl er st oreand our Gashol der . Thi s Sout hsi de Busi ness Di st r i ct i s adj acent t o ourbi ke pat h wher e the new Underground Rai l r oad Cent er and Park & Ri deFaci l i t y shoul d encour age ci t i zens t o ut i l i ze di f f er ent Mul t i - Modalacti vi t i es such as hi ki ng, bi cycl i ng, car pool i ng, bus and f ut ur e publ i ct r ansi t devel opment s.

3. My pr i ori t i es ar e gr owi ng our l ocal economy and suppor t i ng exi st i ngbusi nesses wi t h l ower t axes. I woul d l i ke t o see compl et i on of t heOberl i n Undergr ound Rai l r oad Cent er- Par k & Ri de Faci l i t y al ong t he Nort hCoast Bi ke Trai l and support of addi t i onal Bi oMedi cal and Cl ean Gr eenEner gy j ob cr eat i on i n our I ndust r i al Par k. These goal s i ncl ude maki ngneeded i nvest ment s i n st ormwat er management , promot i on of ef f i ci entpower use thr oughout t he ci t y al ong wi t h pr ovi di ng qual i t y ser vi ces t oal l ci t i zens. The Ci t y must cont i nue an aggr essi ve push f or ener gyef f i ci ency as we shi f t t o more car bon neut r al ener gy sour ces t o abategl obal warmi ng.

Vot e Meal y:

I am a candi dat e f or Ober l i n Ci t y Counci l because I enj oy publ i c ser vi ceand bel i eve I coul d pr ovi de l eadershi p our l ocal government needs. Mymai n concer ns are adequate publ i c servi ces, f aci l i t i es and mai nt enance byr esponsi bl e spendi ng, sensi bl e economi c devel opment and pl anned f ut ur egr owt h. I have been i nvol ved i n l ocal gover nment and ci vi c af f ai r s f ormore than f or t y- f i ve year s and f eel t hat my unders t andi ng of t he i ssuesas a member of Ober l i n Ci t y Counci l , past Chai r man of t he Ober l i n Zoni ngBoar d of Appeal s, Secr et ary/ Tr easur er and Boar d Member of OCI C t heOber l i n Communi t y I mpr ovement Corpor at i on wi l l cont r i bute t o theenhancement of Ober l i n.