Candidate: Richard Burke

Contact information for Richard F. Burke

Address:  1860 Coconut Palm Cir, North Port, FL 34288

Email:  rburke@bobcatcdd.com

Phone: 610-972-0704

Candidate statement for Bobcat Trail CDD Seat #5:

Richard (Dick) Burke is retired from Yorgey Supply Inc after 41 years as President and owner.  Yorgey Supply is a wholesale distributor of Pumps, Plumbing, Water treating equipment, and Kitchens and Baths with branches in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.  Dick's extensive knowledge of the pump industry and desire to give back found him volunteering with the Pennsylvania Ground Water Association where he was the Chairman of the Suppliers Division.  Dick also was involved at the National level as a Vice President of the National Ground Water Association.  Dick attended Penn State University and holds a degree in Business Management.

2021 Dick started volunteering at Bobcat Trail as a member of the Fairways Commons Board and then moved on to the Bobcat Trail CDD Board of Supervisors where for the past three years he has been the Maintenance Supervisor and currently the Vice Chair of the Board.

Dick and his wife Debra bought in Bobcat 2014 as snowbirds and moved down permanently from PA in 2020.  They have two adult children.

Projects initiated and supervised by Dick:

Installation of the new pool pump; installation of electric service for the community pool; and installation of the new irrigation pump in the pump house.

Repairs, necessary due to hurricane Ian damage, initiated and supervised by Dick:

• Fence at Woodhaven, fence at the tennis courts, Black fence on Bobcat Trail and at the community pool;
• Repair of the street signs and street lights in the community;
• Repair of damaged wires from uprooted trees throughout the community;
• Replacement of the pool lift;
• Washing and painting of all the monuments throughout the community;
• Requested and received permission from the CDD Board to erect a flag pole in front of the community center.