By A.J. Harris
NORMAL – Stan Nord has announced his candidacy for the Normal Town Council, saying that he knows firsthand how difficult it is to get the attention of the Town Council, and will hope and expect to have direct contact with the citizens of Normal.
He hopes to use this accessibility to take on issues including spending economic incentive dollars on projects where there is little to no economic gain for the community, rising taxes, deteriorating roads, and the town abatement of property taxes away from schools, among many others.
As a long-time resident, Nord has deep roots in this community, and hopes to see it run more efficiently by identifying inefficiencies and implementing new technologies in order to reduce town costs.
Nord holds a degree in Risk Management and Finance from Illinois Wesleyan University, and spent years working in the information technologies field.
He also worked for the Department of Veterans affairs. It is his work within the VA that gave him practical experience dealing with the waste, overspending and inefficiencies which are inherent in the government.
Nord is the seventh candidate for one of three vacant council seats in next April’s municipal election. He joins incumbents R.C. McBride and Kathleen Lorenz. The other new candidates are Executive Director of the Center for Hope Outreach programs Pat Turner, Illinois State University professor Karyn Smith, Library Board member Joel Studebaker, and Normal Planning Commissioner David Shields.
Candidates seeking election must file petition signatures with the town clerk’s office before November 26th.
A.J. Harris can be reached at [email protected]
