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Allegheny County, PA May 19, 2009 Election
Member, Council; Borough of Wilkinsburg; Ward 2 Voter Information

4 Year Term.

Results as of Sep 27 8:43pm
Candidates (Vote for 2)
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Pamela Macklin Click here for more information about this candidate

  • Party: Democratic
  • Occupation: Accountant
  • Board Member, Chair of Economic Development Committee, Wilkinsburg Community Development Corporation
  • Chair, Wilkinsburg Planning Commission
  • President & VP Wilkinsburg Council (1998-2005)
  • Analyst & Accounting Ldr, international manufacturing - NOVA Chemicals Inc (former)
  • Principal, Alpern Rosenthal (former)
  • B.S. in Accounting, Point Park University
Priorities:
  • Eliminating blight - demolish unsafe houses, clean up streets and vacant lots, set up code enforcement
  • Manage our money - spend it wisely, stop deficit spending, negotiate shared services for taxpayer savings
  • Increase development - bring new homeowners, businesses and jobs to Wilkinsburg
Dennis Briggs
  • Party: Democratic
Jason Cohn Click here for more information about this candidate
  • Party: Democratic
  • Occupation: Photographer
  • Vice President Wilkinsburg Council
  • Chair Of Wilkinsburg Finance Committee
  • Past Member of Wilkinsburg Planning Commission
  • President, Wilkinsburg Sun newsletter
  • Graduate Local Government Academy and CTAC Leadership Course
  • BFA Ohio University
Priorities:
  • Blight Reduction - renovation, stabilization and demolition
  • Fiscal Responsibility - finding ways to increase revenues and decrease expenses
  • Increasing Quality of Service to the Residents - better responsiveness to residents, keeping a diverse and professional management team together
Ashley Deal Click here for more information about this candidate
  • Party: Democratic
  • Occupation: Academic Technology Researcher/Designer
  • Volunteered to coordinate and develop content for the redesign of Wilkinsburg's official web site: 2006 to present
  • Organizer and volunteer for monthly neighborhood clean-up: 2007 to present
  • Participant in Local Government Academy's "Contemplating Governing" course, January 2009
  • Graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1999 with a B.A. in French, and earned a Master's degree from Carnegie Mellon University in 2005
  • Previously worked as an information designer at ThoughtForm; clients included AARP, GlaxoSmithKline, and the University of Pittsburgh
  • Since 2006, employed as an Academic Technology Research Analyst in the Office of Technology for Education at Carnegie Mellon
Priorities:
  • Reduce vacant properties and tax delinquency rates - bring in new residents and focus on collecting the $7 million in taxes owed to the borough
  • Improve government efficiency and effectiveness - save taxpayer dollars and increase responsiveness to residents
  • Increase effectiveness of code enforcement and public works - cite owners of neglected property and board up vacant buildings

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