5 people turned in petitions to run for seats on the Carbondale Park District board next April:
None of the incumbents chose to run for re-election so the race is wide open and the results will certainly prove interesting in 2019-2020 as discussion continues regarding whether to merge the Park District with the City. Currently, the Park board operates as a separate money losing entity in Carbondale, primarily due to the money spent on Hickory Ridge Golf Course. Its primary funding comes from its share of property taxes and whatever money the city contributes to its budget and there is serious talk regarding either eliminating the board or subsuming it into city operations, probably as a free standing commission. The three new members will likely have a lot to say about the future of the CPD.
Kirsten Trimble, Jane Adams, Jessica Sergeev, Brian Matzenbacher, Dan Anderson III
None of the incumbents chose to run for re-election so the race is wide open and the results will certainly prove interesting in 2019-2020 as discussion continues regarding whether to merge the Park District with the City. Currently, the Park board operates as a separate money losing entity in Carbondale, primarily due to the money spent on Hickory Ridge Golf Course. Its primary funding comes from its share of property taxes and whatever money the city contributes to its budget and there is serious talk regarding either eliminating the board or subsuming it into city operations, probably as a free standing commission. The three new members will likely have a lot to say about the future of the CPD.
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