Sergey Kahn

EDUCATION: (AthensCountyVotes.org)

• Currently enrolled at Ohio University, going for a BFA in Photography

OCCUPATION: (AthensCountyVotes.org)

• Student

BACKGROUND ON SERGEY: (AthensCountyVotes.org)

• Canvassed for Working America- A workers' lobby
• Fund raised for Ohio Citizen Action- An environmental lobby
• Petition for the minimum wage hike voted in Ohio's last election

ISSUES:

• BUDGET & ECONOMY: Believes city needs to look at long term implications of development projects (AthensNews.com); Would like to start local grants for local projects that help the local culture of Athens (Kahn's Website)
  

• CRIME/DRUGS: No information.

• EDUCATION: Athens must be prepared to stand up to the university and remind it of its responsibilities to the city- something the city should do soon as OU prepares to raise enrollment and build more residencies in Athens (LWV Voter's Guide)
  

• ENVIRONMENT: Kahn's love for the outdoors, makes the environment one of his key concerns; Believes resolving the parking problem in Athens by giving residents parking passes will cease blowing smoke into the air needlessly; Believes the city should pay for residents' trash service for a year for those who volunteer to leave a trash can outside their house at all times for the use of the public because by making trash cans more accessible, the city will be cleaner (Kahn's Website); Believes we are at the brink of a global climate crisis, so Athens needs to start looking at our land use much differently (LWV Voter's Guide)
  

• JOBS: Wants to bring jobs to Athens that won't compromise it in future generations (Kahn's Website)
  

• PRINCIPLES AND VALUES: No information.
  

• WELFARE & POVERTY: No information.