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Voters' Guide: City of Yellow Springs
Information compiled by the Dayton League of Women Voters.
Candidates for Council City of Yellow Springs
Race Information:
Elect 3
Candidates are displayed in random order
| Name: | Kathryn Van der Heiden | |
| Residence: | Yellow Springs | |
| Incumbent: | Yes | |
| Experience: | ||
| Serving on Village Council since 2007. Licensed professional Clinical Counselor. On the board of the Glen Helen Ecology Institute serving as development chair. Serves x-officio on community resources. She manages her business, counsels, consults and mediates. | ||
| What is the biggest challenge facing the Village of Yellow Springs and what plans do you have to address that challenge? | ||
Our greatest challange is balancing ideas regarding socioecological concerns with growing restriction on income. A capital improvement plan would focus vision and infrastructure needs within the scope of what we can afford. Pro-active planning rather than reactivity needs to drive our decisions. Re-assessing our revolving loan fund, balancing green-space preservation with mindful land use planning, and encouraging development and incubation of small businesses are key in providing us long-term financial stability. | ||
| Name: | Gerald Bello II | |
| Residence: | Yellow Springs | |
| Incumbent: | No | |
| Experience: | ||
| No Response | ||
| Name: | Judith Hempfling | |
| Residence: | Yellow Springs | |
| Incumbent: | Yes | |
| Experience: | ||
| My heritage is German Catholic and Ohio farming. I moved to the East Coast for twenty years and then to Yellow Springs for thirteen. I have two grown children, am a hospice nurse and am currently on Village Council. | ||
| What is the biggest challenge facing the Village of Yellow Springs and what plans do you have to address that challenge? | ||
The Village's excellent quality of life as a small college town of great natural beauty, makes affordability a key issue. Village Government should develop policies ensuring adequate affordable housing, economic development which suppports entrepreneurs and creates jobs for citizens of diverse education and culture, and keep the funding of Village services affordable. | ||
| Name: | Karen Wintrow | |
| Residence: | Yellow Springs | |
| Incumbent: | Yes | |
| Experience: | ||
| No Response | ||
| Name: | Rick Walkey | |
| Residence: | Yellow Springs | |
| Incumbent: | No | |
| Experience: | ||
| YS resident – 12 years, with Ali Thomas and daughter, Charlotte; Member: Visioning Steering Committee, Environmental Commission, Home, Inc. Board, Smart Growth. Volunteer: TLT, Glen Helen, AACW, WYSO, YSHS Theater, YSHS Athletics, Seadogs; B.S. in Electrical Engineering, San Diego State University. | ||
| What is the biggest challenge facing the Village of Yellow Springs and what plans do you have to address that challenge? | ||
Our challenge is to maintain the character and viability of Yellow Springs in the face of budgetary shortfalls, job loss and expansionist pressures. We need to limit expenditures while we support the expansion of local businesses, enhance infrastructure for the arts, and collaborate with Antioch to incubate new projects. We need to promote sustainable and affordable building within the village limits, provide incentives for reduced energy consumption, and work with Antioch College in its rebirth. | ||