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Show Woolstenhulme says county may need full-time commission by Christopher Smart The Summit County Commission heeds to work more than one day a wefek so it can plan for the future .. instead of reacting to crises, Vaeeording to Wendell ."Dutch". Woolstenhulme, candidate for the two-year commission seat. Woolstenhulme, an Oakley Democrat, Demo-crat, said the commission will have to take on more responsibility to keep up with the growing needs of the county. High on his list of campaign issues are better road maintenance, health care for senior citizens, increased recreation fund- Summit County. Further, he advocates advo-cates a program which would make it financially appealing for doctors to ' live in the outlying reaches of the county. . ! But while- he would like to see increased health care programs, Woolstenhulme said those needs should not necessarily be met through grants. In many instances, he said, when the grant expires taxpayers are left holding the bag. The creation of programs should be based on merit, not available grants, he added. Summit County has not done a Citing the proposed dump in Brown's Canyon, Woolstenhulme said the commission spends too much time reacting to crises that could have been avoided by better ' planning.' The. dump Should) have been in place long before the Kamas and Park City landfills close, he said. Woolstenhulme said he agrees with the location of the dump. "It'll hurt somebody no matter where we put it. It's better to step on fewer toes and the dump should go in before the problem blossoms." The Brown's Canyon dump currently is being disputed by landowners, mostly Salt Lake County residents. In line with planning ahead, Woolstenhulme said the county government should do whatever it can to attract new industry to Summit County. He added, however, that the county should be very careful in monitoring new growth, especially residential growth in the Snydervile Basin. And finally, responding to criticism criti-cism from the Park Record, Woolstenhulme said it could be a disadvantage living in the county for a long while before running for office. The Record has run an editorial and a cartoon depicting candidates running on the strength of their family names. However Woolstenhulme said people who know him trust him enough to vote for him. "A commissioner should get close to employees so they can talk to you rather than gripe to someone else' ing to Summit County towns and increased industry for Summit County. The county's roads are lacking, according to Woolstenhulme, because be-cause the county government has spent its money on equipment rather than repaving. He said it is time for a program that would repave the local roadways and keep them in good repair. Further, he maintains morale problems exist on road crews good job of maximizing the county's recreational facilities and subsidizing subsidiz-ing municipalities for use by county citizens, W oolstenhulme said. He explained if the county were to subsidize municipal facilities at a higher level, tax dollars would be more efficiently spent and city residents wouldn't have to pay an unfair share of the burden. "The county should act like they appreciate appre-ciate what the towns do." throughout the county. Woolstenhulme Woolsten-hulme said employees should feel free to talk to commissioners about problems. "A commissioner should get close to the employees so they can talk to you rather than gripe to someone else." Woolstenhulme sees the day when the county commission will have to work full time. While he supports the idea of a general services director, ' a position recently created by the present commission, he believes the commission should make the day-today decisions that run county government. ( ., However, Woolstenhulme does not agree with the way the commission is taking care of business on the county health scene. . Referring to the appointment of a county health director following the dismissal of Frank Singleton on July 1, he said, "I'm surprised it's gone on so long without the appointment of a health director." The county health board, in charge of selecting the health director, was found to be illegal in late August in a report by the Mountainlands Association Asso-ciation of Governments. That report also made suggestions relating to Summit County's health needs. Woolstenhulme maintains the county should continue its alcohol and drug treatment program even though the report said the county should drop the program. Woolstenhulme Woolsten-hulme also contends the county should develop health programs and social services for the elderly in Wendell 'Dutch' Woolstenhulme |
