Show County Commissioner Commissioner- 2 Year Term I 1 1 i t Photo not available 1 a 4 Katherine Kay Donald Nicholson Thomas G Wardell Byron G Merrell Gotfredson Republican Democratic Uintah Independent Coalition Write Write-In One of the reasons Byron Merrell is seeking the Uintah County Commis- Commis Commissioner Commissioner year 2 term is to stop the unnecessary bickering In the county The facts behind commissioners commissioner's decisions need to be made known to the public Merrell said Merrell is the father Cather of seven children and lives in the Davis area He Is self self- employed as a salesman to oil companies He was born and raised in inthe inthe the Vernal area and attended Brigham Young University He served on the West Jordan City Zoning and Planning Committee during which time it grew from people to people He said he would serve as county commissioner com com- commissioner missioner with the attitude that every opinion pion is founded Ed t on some omE reason and he he would listen to to them Its a shame shame the county roads are in inthe inthe the condition they are in he said I and other know some ways right things can be changed to make them safer he said Mrs Kay I ay Gotfredson is the Democratic nomination for the year two term of Uintah County Commissioner As County Commissioner Mrs Got Got- Gotfredson Gotfredson fredson said I would be more available to listen to the people Mrs Gotfredson has owned and operated a small business for five years In the Vernal area and has worked with the public for 21 years She has been ac- ac active active tive in the Vernal Club the American Ameri- Ameri American can Legion Auxiliary and the Pink Pick Ladies hospital volunteers She said she is In favor of giving building contracts to local contractors who would employ their own labor She said that on the nursing home several of the local contractors contractor's bids on labor were close to other contractors awarded the bid but were not selected because they weren't low bidder Mrs Gotfredson said she Is supportive of a time part commission rather than the present time full paid commission The Uintah Independent Coalition candidate can can- candidate for year two term of Uintah County Commissioner is Donald Nicholson Nicholson is the president of State Tri Welding and Boiler Repair located in inVernal inVernal Vernal Before moving to Vernal In 1969 he was involved in management of one of the largest sewer construction and road construction companies on the west coast Peterson and Sons In this are the taxpayers are grossly misrepresented for the money they pay Nicholson said The contractors have taken advantage of the people The roads are terrible Nicho Nicholson son said that bur ur grandsons will have to pay for Cor the bad workmanship In Inthe inthe the installation of In the valley The line sewer l I observed going In the contractor didn't compact the fill or water de-water Nicholson slad siad said that he thought that with his experience he could save the taxpayer money by being county commissioner Thomas Wardell who is serving by ap- ap appointment appointment as Uintah County Commis- Commis Commissioner Commissioner Is running as a write write-in candidate to keep his position of the county commission Wardell a resident of the Glines area said his most mOiSt Important principle of local government Is spending within Its means He owns a trucking business which operates in Colorado Wyoming and some of the Great Plains states Background is Important in deter deter- determining mining a county commissioner Wardell said Wardell lists his qualifications as a commissioner as a love for people a love for county and good working relations with both the other commissioners en- en entities entities and city He has 20 years experience with the Army Corp of Engineers and retired as asa asa a major lie has five years as a company commander in Vernal responsible for men lie worked 15 years for the and when he retired he was the district engineer People In the county should feel that they have done a good job in the past i In selecting their commissioners Wardell said |