LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Posted March 9, 2020
Dear Editor:
The election cycle for 2020 has begun!
It is a civic duty to cast your ballot for the Candidates of your choice and I would
encourage you to do so.
While your in the voting booth deciding which Candidate to select, I would ask you to
consider a few factors important to your selection.
1. Which Candidate has the courage to represent DeWitt County, regardless of the
inevitable criticism they might receive, in a fair and equitable manner that ensures the
County remains a viable and growing area?
2. Which Candidate will listen to ALL of the citizens in our county and vote on matters
with with sound judgement based on the facts presented and not upon personal bias.
This is an attribute desperately needed in order to make a wise decision. Listening only
to the loudest voices, to those with incorrect information, or to those driven more by
emotion instead of a complete knowledge of the issue could result in bad decisions for
the County and its citizens. Although elected in Districts, Board members represent all
citizens within the County with each decision they make.
3. Which Candidate will commit to the time required to address County business? It
takes more than a meeting once a month (and at times the job can consume hours in a
week) to perform the job properly so the residents are represented as they expect to be.
You need to determine whether you want proven leaders who made the hard choices
and balanced a budget that was $1 million in debt, or whether you want to take the
chance of another special interest group taking over our County government and
possibly creating another huge deficit.
This is a consequential election. There are certainly many more questions which you
should ask yourself before voting, and each voter should do so to ensure you have made
the right choice.
Regardless of whom you select, please take the time to vote. This privilege/right is
important and should not be taken for granted. GET OUT AND VOTE!!!!
Please vote for:
District C: Dave Newberg, Jay Wicenhouser, Scott Nimmo
District A: Cole Ritter, Camille Redman, Lance Reece
States Attorney: Dan Markwell
Lance Reece
Clinton, IL 61727
