Some of the candidates above will not appear on the ballot because they decided not to run and submitted the necessary paper work to remove themselves from the ballot.

Judy Armstrong, Supervisor
Annemarie Pryde, Trustee
Erica J. Lopez, Trustee

Can anyone explain why Avon Township and its associated expenses even exist? The services displayed on their website are mostly support activities and in many cases are duplicated at the county level. Is Avon just another one of the 4,000 taxing bodies in Illinois (no state has more) that no one really knows why they exist?

These salaries do not include pension costs and other benefits like health insurance:
Assessor: $85,248
Highway Commissioner: $71,361
Supervisor: $71,361
Clerk: $25,887
Trustee (each): $2,926

Here is your answer

http://grayslake.patch.com/articles/chris-ditton-candidate-for-avon-township-assessor

Just received a telemarketing call from someone at Avon Independent, dinnertime on Good Friday.

When I requested to be removed from their call list to avoid future unwanted bothersome telephone calls, I was told he would do his best, not very reassuring….

It prompted me to conduct some research on what it is that Avon Independent candidates feel they can do for me. I read some pretty interesting campaign promises. Makes one wonder how these candidates feel they can do anything to improve the lives of Avon Township voter’s, but can only do their best to ensure they don’t inject themselves into our personal family time.

As an early voter, I can gladly say I didn’t vote Avon Independent, I wouldn't suggest anyone else do either....

I have answers for both Tom and GL Resident.
First - Tom - I know you didn't actually ask a question, but you responded to GL, which led me to read your entire answer, and after that, well Mr or Mrs. GL Resident hit it out of the park. When your candidates are contradicting their principles by lowering everyones assessed values to combat the fact that the market is weak, they are also essentially lowering everyones home values. Which seems to be the primary function of government after all isn't it? Making you work so much harder for less, so someone else can have more? Not to mention you clearly prove my point, when asked by the survey - What is the biggest challenge the township faces and what should be done to address it?
"I think the biggest challenge the Township faces is relevancy." - Candidate Chris Ditton.
GL Resident - We need local governments so the brains in school that wanted to be elected class president, now are captains of a hypothetical tree house club in which they are someone important who is here to help the local townspeople. We don't need these thieves, look at how much money they're raking in every year in taxes! click here http://www.avontownship.us/media/6838/FY12%20Budget%20Worksheet_Town%20FINAL.pdf -time to hold a vote to throw them all out.

Bob deleted all his comments.

Damage control is in full effect over at Avon Independent..

Chris Ditton knows the Smoke and Mirrors games all too well. McNoodler...your assessment of the Assessor Ditton is off the mark just a bit. According to Lake County Chief Assessor Martin Paulson, Ditton ignored the 2012 Board of Review reductions given to Avon homeowners, then elevated yes elevated those assessments in 2012 only to a make political move and reduced the inflated assessment to say he reduced your "taxes".

To think I went to engineering school for 4 years and had to carve my way up the ladder to get close to some of those salaries. I went into the wrong profession. Must be nice having all that money, insurance, and pension just for spending our tax dollars.

The results are in.

Oh well Bob, wherever you are...