Highland Heights Council Election 2011: Leo Lombardo

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Name: Leo R. Lombardo

Age: 71

Occupation: Retired electrical engineer

Education: BSEE Case Institute of Technology 1962

Political affiliation: Republican

Office sought: Highland Heights Council Ward 2

Previous political office sought or held: Lyndhurst Council Ward 2, eight years; Highland Heights Council Ward 2, four years.

Statement: For the last three years we have had a surplus budget. I will work to apply this surplus toward infrastructure improvements that have been deferred in the past several years due to lack of funds.

I will also support the completion of the development of the old church property into a public park. This has been started this year by contracting for a gazebo and developing plans in for a public garden.

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