Hitting It Out Of The Park

Hitting It Out Of The Park

Asia Williams hit it out of the park, at the Blanchard Forum Tuesday. She feels we should use churches and community more than running to government for our answers. On the other hand Jeff and Luke both said they would spend ARPA money. (COVID federal money with huge strings attached.) Just a debt to our children. Red flag here everyone!

Oh and by the way Rich Harter said that as the assessed value of your home goes up, your taxes also increase. Sorry, Rich but a deeper understanding of taxes is needed here. If all the assessed values of homes in your area go up, then the factor that is in your taxes stays the same. Actually, the budget the county sets for all the departments is the biggest affect to our taxes.

Dave Bowman emphasized that the Planning Department should not be changing the zoning in an area that is different than what the Comprehensive Plan specifies. The increase in density should occur on the edges of the city areas. He also feels we should start shifting over to owning our own homes devoid of property taxes.

Ron Korn said he hasn’t really seen much development going on. Really?

So if you vote for an incumbent or endorsed by an incumbent, you are saying it is ok for the county to grow government. In the last 8 years, both the Planning and the GIS department’s budget has increased over 3 times.¹

Remember major hitters Williams and Bowman when you vote May 17^th!