Support Urged for Nysoe

Dear Editor,

At the AAUW Candidates Forum in Dayton, both of the Columbia County Commissioner candidates appeared to be intelligent, conscientious and likeable citizens. The obvious and most important difference, however, was their level of administrative experience.

The County Commissioner position is not a political position - - - it is an administrative position. Commissioners are expected to raise and wisely use funds from a variety of sources, administer a budget of about $15 million annually, manage a lot of county employees and their activities, and respond to the needs of all the county’s citizens.

While some of the county’s budget comes from local taxes, a lot of it now comes from city, state, federal and other sources, much of it through complex agreements that need to be applied for and negotiated with other government agencies. This is not the Columbia County of 1950.

Dain Nysoe has had many years of successfully administering a variety of private and public positions, including large budgets and staff. His opponent appears to be a nice a guy, but he does not have much experience.

If you wish Columbia County assets to be funded and administered efficiently, I suggest voting for Dain Nysoe.

Thank you,

Val Kiefer

Dayton