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Candidates for District One County Commissioner answer questions In January 2008

For the first time in 16 years, the people of Frontier County’s District One will be electing a new County Commissioner. There are three candidates listed on the primary ballot, all three are running as Republicans. The three candidates are Rod Buell, Stanley Farr and J.R. Houser.

All three candidates were given the same four questions to answer with the understanding that their answers would be published in this week’s issue of the Frontier County Enterprise. All three candidates were told they could go into as much detail as they wanted with their answers

1. Why do you want to be the County Commissioner of District 1?

Rod Buell: I would like a chance to serve my community and county in which I have lived and worked in my entire life. I have raised two children in this community and would like to mike it a county that other people would be proud to raise their families in too.

Stan Farr: I would like the opportunity to serve Frontier County as the 1st District Commissioner. I feel strongly about our county and have always taken pride in where we live and work. I feel that our county will meet many challenges in the coming years; without the proper leadership our county could be forced into merger. I offer proven leadership skills with a working knowledge of the whole county.

J.R. Houser: I would like to be the District 1 Commissioner because I enjoy the challenges of serving the public. Since joining the Road Department nine years ago, I have wanted to work my way up to being commissioner. Over the years of working on the Road Department or volunteering on the Fair Board, I have received many compliments and few complaints. I try very hard to do quality work and wish to serve in a larger capacity as your Commissioner.

2. What are your qualifications to serve as County Commissioner?

Rod Buell: I feel that I have worked and lived in the district my entire life. I know the people and the roads. I have been a part of the Eustis community all my life. We raised two children in the community, they both graduated from Eustis-Farnam High School and both enjoyed the Eustis Fair and Corn Show. I have been on several committees for the community during the years. I care about the district and what happens to it because of all I have experienced in the past. I think it will help me in the future.

Stan Farr: I have lived in the first district all my life. I am a taxpayer. I served six years with the Army National Guard. I am a past member of the Middle Republican N.R.D. Board of Directors. I have a successful farming/ranching business background. I have experience with the purchasing, use and maintenance of dirt construction equipment.

J.R. Houser: My qualifications for serving the public include, three years as a Farnam J.C. member including one year as President. Nine years as a Frontier County Road Department employee, Ten years as a volunteer Little League baseball coach. Four years as a Village Board member. Five years as a Fair Board member. Grade four water operators license. I am the only road employee in Frontier County with a license to spray the road right of way. I have a good working relationship with the offices in the courthouse.

3. What would be your top priority if you were elected County Commissioner?

Rod Buell: I would like to improve the roads that are driven on a daily basis by most of the people of Eustis. I would like to make sure that the bus routes are in good condition. Depending on the budget, fix some roads that have needed fixing for some time and keeping up the roads that have been repaired. I am hoping that the 911 signs could be put in place at some point. I would also like to keep the Eustis Fair and Corn Show going for a long time.

Stan Farr: I feel the top priority is that the county should be run as efficiently as possible! All tax payers in the county should feel that they are receiving the best services for the dollars spent. My well rounded experiences offer the voters assurance that I will try to balance the budget plus maintain the roads.

J.R. Houser: My top priority will be budgeting. With the rising fuel costs, everything the county is involved in will be more expensive. I believe we have a major challenge to keep the services the county now offers and still hold the taxes down. My priorities on the roads are to try and find Federal or State money to overlay blacktop on the lake road as well as finish the blacktop between the two cemeteries in Eustis.

4. Do you want to keep the funding for the Eustis and Stockville Fairs as it has been in the past.

Rod Buell: I feel the two fairs in Frontier County makes it very unique. Me, my wife and our children all were involved in the Fair in Eustis. It has a history of over 125 years. It involves so many people. The FFA from the school and the open class brings in more people. It is a place for family and friends to meet and brings people back to the Eustis area. It has worked out for many years, we can find a way to make it work for years to come.

Stan Farr: I have never been on either of the Fair Boards. If for some reason the county can not continue to budget for both fairs, I would be in favor of asking the people of the county to vote on a solution.

J.R. Houser: Yes, I plan to keep the funding for both fairs as they are now. I have visited with both fair boards in the past, with each indicating they were happy with the arrangement they now have.