Full Biography for Larry Loebker

Candidate for
Member Council; Village of Cleves

Larry became politically involved with Cleves in 1998 after a group of residents called the Concerned Citizens for Fair Tax attempted to work with government officials to assess the Village budget and spending. A number of residents were looking at the financial viability of the Village recommended to the community that the Village government be dissolved and become part of Miami Township. A November 1998 election resulted in to remain Village of Cleves 642 votes and dissolve 466 votes. In January 1998, Larry Sutton resigned from Cleves Council for health resons. Larry applied for the open seat with a number of Cleves residents. He was appointed to Council and was made Chairman of Community Development. He created the Community Development Committee with Business Owners, Community Leaders, Residents and Council members. Also, he is the Chairman of the Cleves Park Board. He assisted in organizing Keep Cleves Beautiful Campaign in April 1999. He worked all three weekends helping the residents clean their property and cleaning the Village property. He works with the Park Board to upgrade the park system. He is also a member of the Annexation Negotiating Team working with Miami Township to complete an annexation of the Coleman Woods subdivision.