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Election Questionnaire

Date questionnaire completed: September 20, 2011 Office sought: Chester Township Trustee

Political party: ___Republican Name: Clay Lawrence Gender: Male / Female (circle one) Age: __75_____ Home address: 11770 Chillicothe Road, Chesterland Oh 44026 Length of residence in that community: 41 years Campaign Web site: _____ Occupation: Retired from ATT but own Summer Wind Stables Employer: Self employed Marital status: Married Name of spouse:_Conni (Constance) Name and age of any children: Jim 52, Jeff, 50, Melisa 46, Public office experience: Chester Township Trustee 1988-1992 and Chester Trustee 2008-2012

Non-elected experience (committees, boards, etc.): United States Marine Corps, President West Geauga Boosters, member of Band aids, member West Geauga Kiwanis, Member Chesterland Rotary, Member of Committee to build Gazebo, Established first committee to bring 911 to Geauga County, representative to NOACA for the Geauga County Commissioners, driving force to eliminate land fill truck traffic through Chester Township, past member five county solid waste control committee, made first study to bring Chester its own ambulance service (EMS), member of Congressional Committee to select high school graduates for entrance into United States Military Academies, worked extensively with EPA on settling the ground water contamination caused by local gas stations, worked with County Commissioners, Russell Trustees and Chester Trustees to start development of the West Geauga Commons.

Political office held Trustee Trustee

Municipality Chester Township Chester Township

Years served 1988-1992 2008-2012

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5 Education: (Note: Only list schools from which youve graduated and/or earned degrees. Please indicate if currently attending.) (Note: If youve completed a certificate program, please list in Other row and indicate certificate obtained.) Should you be elected, what are three specific areas youd like to change, address, improve or further research, and how specifically would you go about it? It will be critical to maintain our infrastructure in view of the decreasing income available to us because the state is reducing/eliminating Local Government. The only solution is to look for innovative ways to continue maintaining our infrastructure which would include new techniques, cooperative efforts with surrounding townships and using available grants. Of course as always diligent control of tax expenditures will be the norm. Work with the County and State agencies to try to correct the extreme flood situation on heavy rains. This past year has shown that we are not prepared to prevent the severe water flooding in major sections of the township, primarily in the southeast quadrant of the township. Right now there are no good answers but we have to start now to solve the problem. The single thing above all others that allows us to live in semi-rural environment here in Chester Township is the protection of our ground water. Since the township had its authority to oversee gas well installations a trustee must rely on citizen groups to be ever vigilant. We must also avoid any actions that would cause the EPA to start looking into our ground water.

Whether for past accomplishments or future goals, why should voters elect you? Pretty simple. The present Board consisting of me, Judy Caputo and Mike Joyce are a team whose total effort as trustees is to serve the residents to our best ability. I have always liked helping people and I do a good job of it as a trustee. I would like a chance to continue working for the residents as part of a good team of trustees. Clay Lawrence Chester Trustee