Since Republican Bonnie Thomson Carter was first
elected in 1996 to represent the residents in Lake County Board
District 5, she has secured $33 million in road improvements.
She has helped acquire 8,200 acres of forest preserve land from
willing sellers, land that otherwise might have become
residential developments that would have placed more stress on
already overburdened schools, roads and other government
services. She has worked to secure $11.3 million in local
projects for affordable senior housing, protection of aquifers
and water-quality improvements.
Of benefit to residents throughout Lake County,
Carter was part of a group that passed a measure loosening
restrictions on the way school officials could spend developer
impact money.
Carter, 52, is part of a county board that has
passed balanced budgets. That is no small feat when you consider
that neighboring counties are operating in the red. Looking
ahead, Carter pledges to work for more road improvements, more
land for open space and more progress on solving the county's
long-term water issues.
Carter is endorsed in the GOP primary.
This district serves Fox Lake, Ingleside, Lakemoor, Volvo and
Wauconda.
Carter's opponent, 39-year-old Kirk Denz of
unincorporated Lake County near Ingleside, also has a proven
track record of fighting for his causes. Most recently, he's led
the charge to reverse the no-wake zone on Wooster Lake. But The
Friends of Wooster Lake group has endorsed Carter, so there are
affected residents who do not agree with Denz.
Carter has done well in representing the
residents in all of District 5. Her list of accomplishments is
long and impressive.
No Democrat has filed to run in District 5.
