County Commission Candidates Respond to Questions Posed by the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce.
The Election will be held on Tuesday, November 4, 2008. We encourage everyone to learn about the issues and vote.
As a service to our members and community all candidates for the Douglas County Commission were asked to answer the following questions:
1) The City of Lawrence, Douglas County and the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce have a long history of working together on the promotion of economic development. What actions would you take as a county commissioner to make this partnership more successful in the future?
2) Do you support the use of tax abatements as a recruitment tool for new industry, or the expansion of existing industries, if the applicant can demonstrate that the remaining taxes paid by the industry are sufficient to cover the cost of local government services rendered to that industry?
3) What would you do as a County Commissioner to ensure that all development rules are clear, consistently applied and provide an incentive rather than a deterrent for quality economic development?
4) Do you support the South Lawrence Trafficway 32B alignment as endorsed by the Federal Highway Administration and approved by KDOT?
5) Recently there were two annexation and rezoning requests (Farmer's Turnpike and Airport) that dealt with transferring agriculture land to other uses. What are the key issues and priorities for you in deciding future land use of agricultural land? In addition, where in the County would you support development of land for industrial development?
Click on the name below to read the candidate’s response to the questions.
2nd District
David Brown (R)
Nancy Thellman (D)
3rd District
Jim Flory (R)
Ken Grotewiel (D)