During the Sept. 29 County Council meeting, the Councilman from District 1 asserted that this all (meaning the opposition to Council’s behavior) began with the allegations regarding the previous Administrator’s misuse of his county computer, which was made public in April of 2013. I’d like to correct the Councilman’s misunderstanding of the facts. In 2011, […]

When I chose not to run for re-election, I was interviewed by The Voice newspaper and they asked who I was endorsing. My response at that time was that I wasn’t endorsing any candidate, but I definitely wasn’t going to endorse someone backed by any special interest groups. In the time since, I have spent a […]

I respectfully object to Fairfield County Council’s view that we must reduce services in order to reduce our high property taxes. Our county squanders millions of dollars (i.e. Drawdy Park, FFC, LOST monies and exorbitant Council pay) every year due to its inability to run an effective and efficient government. In fact, a well-run county […]

By way of introduction, I am a retired Assistant Director with SLED and I have known and worked along side Keith Lewis for more than 30 years, having met him early in his and my career. I knew then that with his work ethic he was going places. I was so pleased when he offered […]

Next Tuesday, the runoff election for Fairfield County Sheriff will be held. Both candidates, Keith Lewis and Will Montgomery, are fine men and knowledgeable in the law enforcement field. I personally am supporting and voting for Mr. Lewis and feel he is the better candidate for the position. Fortunately for Fairfield County residents, either man […]

As a constituent of Mikel Trapp in District 3, I am appalled by his constant facial smirk and attitude he displays while the citizens are speaking during County Council meetings. He has interrupted citizens during their 3 minute speeches to interject personal objections to their comments. He will walk out of the Council meetings before […]

To begin, the gesture at this past Monday’s (Sept. 22) County Council meeting, to accept citizens’ questions during the bonds segment, was very much appreciated, despite the two ‘No’ votes. This practice should have been in place many years ago, but nonetheless, still appreciated. To my point, during this Council meeting, as in the past, […]

I’m supporting William Frick, a resident of Fairfield County, for 6th Circuit Solicitor (the District Attorney) not because he is a Democrat or a Republican, but because he is competent, experienced, able, conscientious, hard-working, wise and ethical. William wants to be a public servant for the good of the community and not to achieve a personal agenda. Further, William is […]

On Sept. 22 the public was subjected to a lazy attempt by County Council to justify the $43 million dollar Fairfield Facilities Corporation bond. The aforementioned presentation was more of an insult to the public’s intelligence than a cogent argument in favor of the creation of a shell corporation to facilitate burdening the citizenry with […]

At the Sept. 22 meeting of Fairfield County Council, a fast-talking attorney made a presentation about the 2013 $24 million bond issuance of the Fairfield Facilities Corporation (FFC) and our County’s purchase agreement with the corporation. He doubled down on one of the justifications offered by our County government for why we would agree to […]