Press Release
For Immediate Release
Elizabeth “Liz” Chaplin
Democratic Candidate for DuPage County Board, District 2
630-810-9588
bchaplin03@comcast.net

DUPAGE BOARD DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE QUESTIONS

REPUBLICAN’S WATER WELL TESTING CLAIM

DuPage County Democratic Candidate for District 2, Liz Chaplin, today announced her concerns about a Republican County Board Member’s claim of achievement on water well testing, when Kyle Gilgis, District 3, never attended any meetings and was uninvolved in the process.

 

Kyle Gilgis's campaign literature claims that one of her most recent achievements has been  "The implementation of a county wide testing of well water," that she "worked to have wells tested for over 200 contaminants and toxins," and that "It was through this program that early detection of tainted wells in northwest DuPage was discovered and

immediate assistance was available for those residents affected."

 

"I am surprised to learn that Ms. Gilgis claims to have implemented the well testing program, particularly because she took no interest in assisting the residents in unincorporated Downers Grove to attain a safe water supply," said Chaplin.  "The well testing provided by DuPage County was requested by the Citizens Advisory Group of Downers Grove."

This program was only implemented after the Citizens Advisory Group (CAG) made

the request. Through this program the detection of tainted wells in northwest DuPage was discovered.  That was the intent of CAG's request.

"The immediate assistance was due to the months of negotiations," added Chaplin.  "These discussions were between the Citizens Advisory Group, the U.S.E.P.A, the I.E.P.A, the Village of Downers, DuPage County and the DuPage Water Commission on an intergovernmental agreement to bring safe water at an affordable price without annexation to residents in contaminated areas.”

Ms. Gilgis was never present at any of these meetings.

“I am at a loss to explain her claim of involvement in this process," Chaplin concluded.  “I have been integral to solving water concerns in DuPage County. At the request of DuPage County I had the opportunity to speak with the residents in Wayne Township last March about ground water contamination and the process of connecting to Lake Michigan water. I have never seen her speak to any of these groups about DuPage water concerns."

 

For the success story of how a poolside read of a newspaper article turned this concerned suburban mom into a community activist, water commissioner and current board candidate, go to: http://www.lizchaplin.com/advisory_group.html

 

For more favorable quotes about Liz Chaplin from prominent Republican leaders, such as DuPage County Board Chairman, Robert Schillerstrom, State Senator Kirk Dillard, State Representative Patti Bellock, and U.S. Congresswoman, Judy Biggert, go to: http://www.lizchaplin.com/quotes.html

Liz Chaplin is also the past Second Vice President of the Indian Trail School P.T.A. and currently a member of the Henry Puffer School P.T.A.  She is a member of the Downers Grove Junior Women's Club and a former board member.  Liz has also been a Religious Education Teacher at St. Josephs Church since September 2000.

Liz has lived in DuPage County for 21 years, and her husband, Brian, and their three children are lifetime residents of DuPage County. They have lived in Downers Grove for the past 14 years. 

 

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