What are the major issues facing your county, and what will you do about them if elected?
I
believe my proposal for charter reform, where four county commissioners
would be elected by districts and one elected at-large, would lay the
groundwork for meeting the financial needs of Delaware County in the
future. Under my proposal, the county commissioners would become
part-time rather than the current full-time and the county government
would be run by an elected county executive overseen by the
commissioners. This would increase accountability and get the government
closer to the people. Some elected county positions would be phased
out, but the many hard-working county employees would continue to
provide valuable service. Charter reform would enable functions to be
combined and would free up money for economic development and safety
without increasing taxes.
What else would you like to say to voters in your county?
In
order to maintain the quality of life in Delaware County, I believe its
leaders should be increasingly vigilant to insure its orderly
development. My proposed charter reform, with four commissioners elected
by districts and an elected county executive, would lay the groundwork
for guiding future growth. Regarding specific projects, I believe a new
interchange along I-71, if built, should be done with the needs of the
public first and foremost. Elected officials should decide its location
and then coordinate with private developers, not vice versa. If fracking
and storage of fracking fluid come to Delaware County, they should be
carefully scrutinized and monitored so as not to endanger residents or
upset the quality of life. We should all support the neighbors in
Concord Township in seeing that new power lines stick to existing
locations and are not built through people's homesteads. Installation of
weather warning sirens throughout the county will be a high priority if
I am elected.
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