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Improve Township communications with residents
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Efficiently provide all necessary services as economically as possible
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Aggressively pursue grants and all other non-tax revenue sources to return our tax dollars to our township
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Preserve our Township’s rural, residential/agricultural character
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Effectively plan for the future
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Increase citizen involvement in Township initiatives
Significant changes are on the horizon for our Township and we will need everyone working together to ensure that we manage these changes to provide the best results for all present and future Township residents.
I look forward to working with you and hearing any comments, concerns, questions, or suggestions you may have regarding our Township.
Township Trustee 2006 to Present
Chair 2007
Vice Chair 2006, 2008, 2009
Lifelong Providence Twp. resident
Grew up on family farm in Twp.
Active participant in nearly all Twp. meetings for the past 25 years
Charter member Twp. Zoning Comm. (1988-2005)
Zoning Commission Chairman (1998-2005)
Land Use Plan Committee, Chair (2002-2005)
Otsego Schools Endowment Organization member (1990-2000), President (1996-1998)
FARMUP, President/Spokesperson (1999-present) Farmland Preservation activist
Represent Twp. at Lucas County Plan Commission, Ohio Dept. of Transportation, Lucas County Commissioners
Otsego High School Class of 1972
Univ. of Toledo, Bachelors/Communication (‘76)
Bowling Green (BGSU), Masters/Communication (‘85)
Otsego Schools Facilities Committee
BGSU Administrative Staff Council, Executive Council and Past Chair
President’s Advisory Council. BGSU
Ohio Intra-University Council of Media Directors
U.S. Consortium of College and University Media Ctrs.
Married 32 years to Deborah (Polan), Otsego High School Class of 1972, Teacher Otsego Junior High
Son, Zach, is a freshman at the University of Toledo
Parents, Fred and Norma Kendall, reside in the Twp.
Administrator and faculty member in the School of Communications Studies at WBGU-TV at Bowling Green State University.
