LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Posted October 31, 2018
Dear Editor:
To the Residents of DeWitt County,
It is hard to believe Election Day is upon us. November 6th is right around the corner. We come to you as different people with different backgrounds and sometimes different views. But our common thread is that we are united in our vision for the future of DeWitt County. We love this County. It is where we have spent our lives giving back to our communities, raising our families, and trying to make it the best it can be for generations to come.
Our bipartisan board has a lengthy list of accomplishments in the last four years. We have balanced the budget and done so while bringing our expenses in line with consistently diminishing revenues. Some of the Board’s accomplishments are:
• Working with state officials and Exelon to pass the Future Energy Jobs Act. This bill kept the Clinton Power Station open and insured the continued employment for 750 people.
• We have gone from subpar to much needed state of the art animal shelter facilities. Soon the University of Illinois will be training students of their Veterinarian program at the new DeWitt County Animal Shelter.
• This board developed the DeWitt County East Annex which houses the DeWitt County Ambulance Service next to the animal shelter. It is a benefit for all citizens of DeWitt County to have these centralized Emergency Medical Services.
• Marina upgrades have been made including drafting and signing a new lease agreement for the marina, complying with the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements, a new septic system, and other projects in the works.
• Due to the aging of the county building, we have been modernizing the lighting, air-conditioning, roofing, and parking lot of the Courthouse and Jail facilities.
• We reached an agreement with the Landfill to keep toxic PCBs out, while at the same time recovering over a million dollars in tipping fees.
• Four years of balanced budgets with the cooperation of elected officials and department heads.
The future of this County is always our number one concern.
We believe that what unites us as citizens is far stronger than the issues that divide us. As a county we continue to face challenges. As a board we have been transparent while supporting sound fiscal policies and promoted growth and prosperity here in DeWitt County.
We understand that during some of our most partisan times as a nation, what we are asking is unconventional: to go beyond party lines and re-elect those that have delivered results as board members.
We ask that you please re-elect these candidates so that we may continue to make a Better Government for DeWitt County.
District B:
RANDY PERRING
CHRISTY PRUSER
TERRY FERGUSON
District D:
RITA SUE WHITTED
CRIS ROGERS
MELONIE TILLEY
Sincerely,
David Newberg, Republican
Chairman DeWitt County Board
District C
Camille Redman, Democrat
Vice Chair DeWitt County Board
District A
