Why I’m Running Again

There are a few things I’d like to see completed over the next two years:

• We need to fix up the Lake Altoona dam. This is both a safety and a cost issue. We are already going to miss a DNR-mandated deadline.

• We should begin receiving revenues from the sales of carbon credits to willing buyers.  These are derived from carbon sequestered in the county forests. I’m interested in seeing how this will turn out. We will continue cutting trees in the county forests. We generate over $1 million in timber sales every year.

• I was recently appointed to the steering committee for the county’s Farmland Conservation Plan and Comprehensive Plan. I’d like to finish the process.

I still enjoy the work.  Mostly. And I feel that the board is doing important work. It’s been rewarding working with a dedicated staff and, in the case of the Parks and Forest Department, a host of volunteers, including mountain bikers, skiers, horseback riders, dog trainers, grouse hunters and others who donate time and resources to improve the parks and county forest.

I expect this will be my last campaign. Thanks for your support. 
Joe