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Q & A REPLIES
Interview
with the Commercial News 2003:
Ward 2
covers where Strebing
lives now in the Heights and where he grew up
as a child on Texas Ave
Strebing said the biggest
issue facing the city
is the economy and
keeping good jobs here. Good jobs attract people
and families to live here, he
said.
City officials need to focus
on bringing retail
businesses here and
work with businesses currently
in Danville to make sure
they stay, he said.
In Ward 2, Strebing said
empty lots are a
problem and have
caused neighborhood deterioration.
He said the
city's partnership
with Habitat for Humanity
and
placing
manufactured
homes on the lots are two
approaches to get homes back on
the lots and put the lots back
on the tax rolls.
Strebing
said
residents
should vote for him because
he is a lifelong resident, raised his
children here and is a
homeowner and landlord
"My roots are here. I
care about the area,"
he said.
Strebing said he'll bring a
lot of common sense to
the position."
You've got to be willing to
listen to people," he
said. "You have to
understand you're not
going to make people happy all
of the time."
If elected, Strebing said as a
new person on the
council, he could bring in new ideas.
"One of us
is not
as
smart as
all of us," he said.
Strebing is a Danville Housing
Authority board
member. Other
involvements include the
Knights of Columbus.
Strebing added that he also
has contract
negotiation experience.
He previously was vice
president for AFSCME Local
2052 for five years.
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