Three men are listed as Democratic/Republican candidates for three open seats on the South Whitehall Board of Commissioners.

Incumbents Glenn Block and David Bond are seeking second terms.

Matt Mulqueen wants to fill the position of Dale Daubert who chose not to run for re-election.

Block, a certified public accountant, says his expertise in financial matters is an asset to his work as a commissioner.

His specialty is forensic accounting, which is the investigation of fraud.

Block wants to continue working with staff to make certain the chance of fraud is eliminated as much as it can be.

“We instituted new internal controls and procedures as a deterrent to fraud,” Block said.

He commented on other financial matters.

“We want to stay in the confines of the budget to make sure we don’t finance longer than the use of the asset,” Block said. “We want to make sure we don’t spend more money than we have.”

Bond says he brings experience in business and emergency services to his role as commissioner.

“We take our fiduciary responsibility very seriously,” said Bond, a member of the finance committee. “Let’s be fiscally responsible.”

A certified medical technician, Bond commends the efforts of volunteer firefighters and Cetronia Ambulance Corps personnel.

He says incentive programs may be a way to bring in more volunteers for emergency services and to reward them for their efforts.

Bond says he will continue to put his own experiences to use in his work as a commissioner.

“We try to think about everybody in every decision we make,” Bond said. “We want to leave this place better than we found it,”

Mulqueen, retired from a 26-year career in the U.S. Army, has served on the South Whitehall Zoning Hearing Board since 2008.

He commented on his reason for running.

“This is the best place to live in the Lehigh Valley,” Mulqueen said. “It’s a very well run township, and I want to continue that tradition.”

He says fiscal responsibility is a paramount issue for the board.

“Let’s make sure money is spent in a very responsible way,” Mulqueen said. “Let’s look for efficiencies in how we provide services to our township.”

Mulqueen says present board members work very well together.

“We need to maintain a strong professional relationship with each other,” Mulqueen said.

“We want to operate in the public eye and conduct business above board.”