HOWLAND | Township trustee

Three candidates are running for one seat. (* denotes incumbent; # did not provide photograph)
RICK G. CLARK *
Age: 50
Home: 384 Westchester Drive S.E.
Employment: President of Robert H. Roberts-Clark Funeral Home
Education: Graduated from Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science; attended Kent State University for two years; graduated from Howland High School in 1971
Family: Wife, Suzanne; sons, Kyle and Rick
Priority: "Continue to work with ODOT and other government agencies to provide a safe traveling environment and pursue grant opportunities and other solutions to address water problems."
JOHN F. MCCLOSKEY #
Age: 55
Home: 361 Shaffer Drive N.E.
Employment: Designer, Glass by Jac
Education: Graduated from Howland High School
Family: Wife, Cathy; sons James and R. Rob
Priority: "To help plan the future of Howland and make people understand that we can't stop progress."
WILLIAM B. JOBE
Age: 51
Home: 437 Avalon Drive S.E.
Employment: Service director, Sims Buick GMC; Formerly in regional sales at World Automotive, Cleveland and site manager for Conrad's Automotive, Cleveland
Education: Graduated from Warren Western Reserve High School; took real estate courses at Kent State University
Family: Wife, Patricia; sons William III and Mark
Priority: "To focus on developing a long term plan for an efficient infrastructure and to continue to have a plan in place for planned and regulated development to maximize land use for a strong tax base."