CORTLAND City council race
Six candidates are running for four seats. An (*) denotes incumbent:
MICHAEL L. HILLMAN
Age: 28.Home: 85 Adams Court.
Employment: Bowers Insurance, owner and partner.Education: Kent State University, associate degree in business administration.Family: Wife, Marie.Priority: "To cooperate with colleagues to better Cortland."
CHARLES BRADY*
Age: 62.Home: 400 South Colonial Drive.Employment: Retired.Education: Warren G. Harding High School graduate.Family: Wife, Margaret, and two children, Charles III and Bethany.Priority: "To keep making decisions based on what is right and fair for the citizens and the city."
JOHN T. CAPARANIS
Age: 56.Home: 131 Heather Lane.Employment: Radio talk show host.Education: Warren Harding High School, Ohio University.Family: Wife, Shirley, and three children, Joshua, Alexandria and Deidre.Priority: "To continue to focus on what is best for the City of Cortland and its reisdents, without paying attention to personal agendas."
DEIDRE PETROSKY*
Age: 39.Home: 137 Market Street.
Employment: Office manager for Petrosky Brothers Construction, Inc.Education: Associate degrees in public administration and political science.Family: Husband, Donald, and three children, Katie, David and Hannah.Priority: "Responsible spending and keeping city residents informed."
BRIAN K. FISCHER
Age: 38.Home: 117 Gleneagle Drive.Employment: Environmental planner for MS Consultants Inc.Education: Bachelor's degree in geology from Thiel College.Family: Wife, Jean Marie, and two children, Mark and Jacqueline.|Priority: "Concentrating on building a strong community pride by providing more community-oriented information on our city Web site and development of a city newsletter, the installation of additional community bulletin boards at all entrances to our city. City of Cortland -- an informed community, is a strong community."
GERALD BAYUS*
Did not return questionnaire to The Vindicator.