Dear Editor,
In 1988, I was elected Commissioner of Precinct 3 and thereafter spent 6 terms in office service these good folks. What an honor it was to have the good faith and trust of Freestone County citizens.
Begin a county commissioner may seem like a job that doesn’t require much knowledge or experience. However, after my first training class in Austin, I realized the responsibility I had taken on was NO SMALL MATTER. It wasn’t just about the roads. Along with other Commissioners, I was responsible for millions of dollars of taxpayer money and assets. We made decisions that determined the tax rate for everyone in the county. It was our responsibility to insure we had good employee relations and fair practices. We were legally bound to rules and regulations that if misused could very easily have sent us to prison.
This is NO SMALL MATTER! I believe it is very important to know your candidate! How he takes care of his own business is a good indicator of how he will take care of YOURS. Why quibble over whether a person ran via the primary or is running as a write-in. It’s perfectly legal and allowed by our election laws for a situation exactly like this.
I believe it is more important that the person I vote for has personal business experience, experience working with crews and employees, and firsthand knowledge of building and maintaining roads. But more importantly, when it comes to setting MY tax rate and spending MY tax dollars, I would prefer to have someone who doesn’t owe $9,088.58 in back taxes. Not that is NO SMALL MATTER!
That is exactly why I am supporting Cooper Daniel as Commissioner of Precinct 3.
Check it out for yourself at www.freestonetax.org
Stanley Gregory,
Freestone County
