Today’s second AFW Sunday Series features interviews with the two candidates in the Wayne Township Assessor’s race, incumbent Bev Zuber and challenger Jill Weikart.
Democrat incumbent, Bev Zuber
On October 2, 2014, we sat down with Democrat incumbent Bev Zuber and talked about her re-election campaign for the office of Wayne Township Assessor.
Topics covered during the interview include: Bev’s introduction, why she is seeking re-election, the need for human interaction in the assessing process, the education of assessors, the diversity of Wayne Township, the move of commercial properties to the Allen County Assessor’s office purview, appeals, the team approach to assessing versus the method she is currently using, cyclical assessments and final thoughts from Bev.
Click here for the video of the interview or click here for a downloadable podcast of the interview.
In addition, click here for a video interview we did with Zuber on October 15, 2010.
Republican challenger, Jill Weikart
On October 2, 2014, we sat down with Republican challenger in the race for Wayne Township Assessor, Jill Weikart.
Topics covered in this interview: introduction, why she is running, what an assessor does, the qualifications and education needed for assessors, cyclical assessments, appeals, the COMPS section of the assessor’s website, a team approach to assessing, other improvements she’d make if elected and final thoughts from Jill.
Click here for the video of the interview or click here for a downloadable podcast of the interview.