Gregg Goslin, Commissioner, 14th District

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Thank you for your interest in learning about how I am representing you, your family, and neighbors on the Cook County Board of

Commissioners.

My mission and passion is to "Professionalize, Modernize and Privatize Cook County government while providing efficient, effective, economical and compassionate management of County business."

— Gregg Goslin

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Commissioner Goslin provides testimony to Healthcare Reform Working Group developing recommendations for the Adminstration...

Appointed Forest Preserve Finance Chair

May 6, 2009 – Cook County Forest Preserve Commissioner Gregg Goslin has been appointed to chair the Forest Preserve’s influential Finance Committee. Chairman Goslin represents the 14th District.

The Finance Committee, a Committee of the Whole, reviews all financial matters and has jurisdiction over all personnel, tax, revenue, bond and financing matters that come before the FPD Board. It considers items such as attorney fees for all court, capital & non-capital cases; bills and claims of vendors; worker's compensation and risk management claims; and all other claims against the Forest Preserve District of Cook County.

The Finance Committee also reviews items such as fees and licenses, as well as substantive matters such as ordinances and resolutions submitted by the Office of the FPD President, FPD Commissioners, and various FPD Departments that are referred to the Finance Committee.

As the Chair of the FPD Finance Committee, Chairman Goslin promises greater transparency in all of the Forest Preserve District’s financial matters. Chairman Goslin intends to push for the entire FPD budget to be put on-line as well as post all FPD checks within 30 days of FPD Board approval.

“What we need at all levels of government is greater accountability,” said Chairman Goslin. “Putting the FPD Budget on-line as well as all approved checks and expenditures will greatly increase transparency and allow the citizens of Cook County to track how their tax dollars are being spent.”

The Cook County Forest Preserve District manages approximately 68,000 acres of land, 80% which remain in a wild or semi-wild natural state, and hundreds of miles of shoreline along rivers, creeks, lakes and ponds.

Commissioner Goslin previously served three years as the Vice-Chair of the FPD Finance Committee and has chaired the Chicago Botanic Garden Committee for the past 11 years. An original sponsor of the resolution creating the volunteer steward program, he is active with the efforts to restore and improve the FPD's holdings.

Commissioner Goslin at work in Somme

Woods on National Public Lands Day, 2008

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Cook County Department of Public Health Monitors Swine Flu

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A Balanced 2009 budget

Budget includes no new taxes or borrowing money - click here for details

Read the Chicago Tribune's Editorial -

"Congratulations Taxpayers"

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Resources for Constituents

* Spring is here! Click to see the report from the Forest Preserve District regarding improvements to area forest preserves last year...

Interested in finding out about construction projects coming soon? Access the plan here....

* A new partnership with Cook County and the National Association of Counties offers a chance to save money on their medications. Click here for more information...

* Grants Help Locally - In Cook County, over the past five years, $65,000,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds has underwritten infrastructure improvements, construction for senior and youth activities, alcohol and drug addiction services and much more.

* Click here for information about many of our area's outstanding resources, including the Brookfield Zoo and Chicago Botanic Garden exhibits, the Forest Preserves "Discover Nature" programs and bike trail maps, fishing and boating areas and more...

Last year $539,665.00 in Community Development Block Grant funds were provided to local organizations to help with unique community needs. Click here to see the exciting list of projects completed in 2008!

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Commissioner Goslin receives award from

Little City Foundation more

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Controlled Burns in our Forest Preserves

The spectacular forest preserves in our area add much to our community’s quality of life and are so valued by all of us. That can make it particularly distressing when we see smoke – or fire – doing what looks like damage to this precious resource. But there is more to the story more

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Special thanks to all the volunteers who came out to help with cleaning up debris and removing the invasive plant buckthorn on Earth Day and the following weeks. Your energy helps return the forest to its natural state! To find out more about ongoing work in the 14th District and how you might help with the exciting restoration work happening, please call Commissioner Goslin's office.

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The National Association of Counties has appointed Commissioner Goslin to chair the County

Hospital Task Force. The Task Force is charged with identifying best practices in hospital operations and developing recommendations for healthcare reform.

"Not only is this a great honor to lead this prestigious organization," he reports, "but I have an opportunity to help shape national policy which directly benefits the citizens of Cook County.

Commissioner Goslin served for two years as chair of the Large Urban County Caucus of the National Association of Counties. The Caucus is composed of the 100 largest counties in America.

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Transparency in Government:

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Board meeting agendas, information about actions and a meeting calendar...

Return of Tax Dollars to District - In 2007, $14,964,830 in County tax dollars came back to the 14th District via improvements, services, grants and capital projects. Since Commissioner Goslin took office in 1998, a total of $302,789,514 has come back to our community! Click here for details

Unused Goslin office budget dollars returned to County Treasury - Managing Taxpayer Resources in an Economical Manner in Office/Constituent Services, Commissioner Goslin has returned money each year.

Contingency expense reports

Goslin Sponsored Legislation - Now in his third term, Commissioner Goslin has worked to control real estate taxes by increasing the efficiency of countygovernment, Sponsored and supported measures which promote professionalism throughout county government and protected our forest preserves.Click here to view entire details