Stanley for commissioner
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Editor,
Steve Stanley has my vote for County Commissioner. In the short time Steve has been in the commissioner’s office, he has worked diligently and successfully to improve the lives of all the citizens of Lake County. His work on the living conditions in our county jail has substantially improved safety and health standards for the inmates and our detention officers. Sheriff Bell has praised Steve’s tremendous efforts. Steve Stanley hit the ground running once selected to complete Dave Stipe’s term, and has earned our vote of confidence. He deserves an opportunity to fulfill his own full term as a County Commissioner, and then stand for future election based on his own complete record. Changing horses in the middle of the stream for no good reason does not serve the interests of the citizens of Lake County.
Steve brings to the table extensive coordination experience from his prior service in County Emergency Management. His experience working closely with the Confederated Salish and County Tribes (CSKT) will contribute to ongoing coordination regarding Public Law 280—something both the county and the CSKT wish to retain. Likewise, Steve’s efforts in helping achieve a Memorandum of Understanding between the CSKT and Lake County concerning roads, bridges, and culverts now falling under the jurisdiction of the CSKT due to the Montana Water Rights Protection Act (MWRPA) is critical to ensuring all Lake County citizens—tribal and non-tribal—retain the ability to travel safely as the final disposition of responsibility for infrastructure is assumed by the State and Federal authorities. Without this cooperation, some citizens would face the risk of traveling on crumbling roads and bridges for which responsibility has been cast into oblivion by Senator Daines and his imposed MWRP Act.
In the short time Steve Stanley has served, he has established a superb record for getting difficult jobs done. He works well with his fellow commissioners and the other key County offices to include the Sheriff’s Department. Now is not the time to inject new and untested unknowns into the County Commissioner’s Office. Join me in supporting Steve Stanley for County Commissioner.
Tracy Sharp
Polson
