Save SCARCE
SAVE SCARCE FROM DUPAGE COUNTY BOARD CUTS
CALL THE DUPAGE COUNTY BOARD CHAIR DAN CRONIN
630-407-6060
SCARCE has been educating DuPage on recycling since the 1990s (originally named SCRAP…) and has received a significant portion of its funding from DuPage County for over a decade while its mission has greatly expanded. Check out their website for all the ways SCARCE saves DuPage residents, schools, businesses and the county money, but here’s just one example–their RESCUE program returned over $500,000 of items to DuPage teachers to use in 2012 alone.
DuPage has the reserve funds to fund SCARCE for another year, while SCARCE works with the County to revise its budget and funding mechanisms (if deemed necessary). DuPage has 44% of its annual budget in reserve. This is far above any recommended amount (see Civic Federation report on 2012 DuPage County budget). We have the money–let’s stop cuts to services that save us money and reflect our values. DuPage County recently received awards for its environmental programming from the State of IL. Why? Because of programs like SCARCE offers. Let’s not mess with success.
What you can do:
1. Email and call the DuPage County Board at their website. http://www.dupageco.org/cobrd/ and email your friends and neighbors to do the same. Get the word out.
2. Attend the next DuPage County Board meeting, Tuesday, May 8, 10 am, 421 N. County Farm Road, Wheaton, 3rd Floor (County Chambers).
- Come a few minutes early to sign up to make public comment.
3. Write a letter to the editor.
- Daily Herald http://www.dailyherald.com/article/99999999/SERVICES/100939998/
- Naperville Sun: TheSun@stmedianetwork.com
- Wheaton Patch editor (or find your local town’s Patch on the web) Charlotte Eriksen charlotte@patch.com
- Contact TribLocal community producer for Wheaton and surrounding areas
- Patricia MacMillan, pmacmillan@tribune.com, 312-731-6144, @TribLocalPatti
4. Find SCARCE and SaveSCARCE on FB and use your social networks to get the word out.
| District | Representative Names & Phone Numbers | Email Addresses |
| Chairman | Dan Cronin – 630-407-6060 | chairman@dupageco.org |
| All | Send to all of them at once: | pfichtner@dupageco.org, rita.gonzalez@dupageco.org, dpuchalski@dupageco.org, jredick@dupageco.org, michael.ledonne@dupageco.org, john.curran@dupageco.org, brian.krajewski@dupageco.org, michael.mcmahon@dupageco.org, bill.bedrossian@dupageco.org, jmcbride@dupageco.org, jhealy@dupageco.org, anthony.michelassi@dupageco.org, jzediker@dupageco.org, dirk.enger@dupageco.org, robert.larsen@dupageco.org, j.zay@dupageco.org, chairman@dupageco.org |
| 1 | Paul Fichtner (R) Elmhurst 630-251-7883 Rita Gonzalez (D) Addison 224-634-7059 Donald Puchalski(R) Addison 312-804-2978 |
pfichtner@dupageco.org, rita.gonzalez@dupageco.org, dpuchalski@dupageco.org |
| 2 | Michael Ledonne (R) Lombard 630-495-9187 Patrick O’Shea (R) Lombard 630-620-8551 Jeff Redick (R) Elmhurst 630-607-9681 |
jredick@dupageco.org, michael.ledonne@dupageco.orgno email for Patrick O’Shea on dupageco.org? |
| 3 | John Curran (R) Woodridge 630-541-7588 Brian Krajewski (R) Downers Grove 630-435-6340 Michael McMahon (R) Hinsdale 630-261-9000 |
john.curran@dupageco.org, brian.krajewski@dupageco.org, michael.mcmahon@dupageco.org |
| 4 | Bill Bedrossian (R) Wheaton 630-461-1159 Grant Eckhoff (R) Wheaton 630-510-0660 JR McBride 630-790-1040 |
bill.bedrossian@dupageco.org, jmcbride@dupageco.orgno email for Grant Eckoff |
| 5 | James Healy(R) Naperville 630-202-1162 Tony Michelassi (D) Aurora 630-788-8338 John Zediker (R) Naperville 630-697-3062 |
jhealy@dupageco.org, anthony.michelassi@dupageco.org, jzediker@dupageco.org |
| 6 | Dirk Enger (D) Winfield 630-588-0344 Robert Larsen (R) Warrenville 630-260-8607 James Zay (R) Carol Stream 630-876-8601 |
dirk.enger@dupageco.org, robert.larsen@dupageco.org, j.zay@dupageco.org |
Prepared by SaveSCARCE a nonpartisan campaign to stop DuPage County Board cuts to SCARCE funding. All labor donated.
Picture from SCARCE Facebook page.
