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Honest Leadership, Protecting Property Rights, Honoring the concerns of County Residents
Lack of planning for a future different then right now is our biggest challenge. Whether we are talking about data centers, fracking sand mines or large scale confined feedlots the answer is the same. The current commission has done very little to plan for these issues before they arose.
With the possible influx of energy related staffing coming into our county I think we need to start having some tough discussions with community leaders on how we are going to provide short term housing while maintaining safe communities. The worst thing that could happen is no planning which results in a massive spike in rent costs to the current residents of our county. Planning is the key to prevent this.
In the short term yes. Although, I do believe the possibility of additional tax revenue from energy industry expansion could reduce the tax burden for the county resident. This tax reduction is only possible if we plan. Without concrete long term planning, this money might be spent wastefully.
Reintroduction of the truck speed limits and spring weight restriction eliminated by our previous commission. Try to work with the local mines to locate a Mercer County source for gravel. We should not be wasting money from trucking it from other counties.
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I am pro data center. If you look at Ellendale or Harwood ND you see job creation, tax revenue, and a healthy economy. Lets look at Oliver County ND. Center in particular. This is a town in which a Dollar General can't even survive. If our children graduate college, Ellendale and Harwood have good jobs open right now. I understand the fact that there will be growing pains. Life can't always be perfect, but we can strive for perfection.
The biggest challenges facing the county is misinformation in social media and the internet. Politics is an area of life where information can be carefully spun or manipulated for the purpose of pushing a political agenda. Fact must always prevail over emotional or false information. It's easy to find information that fits your agenda by a simple well crafted Google search. However, that information should come from only reputable sources. Emotional politicking is not ethical.
This could be an issue if data centers start construction in Mercer County. The biggest concern is where to place all the construction workers if this moves forward. Man camps are a dirty word, particularly in the Beulah ND area. They may be necessary. There needs to be an exit plan in the county ordinance. I would make sure that they are built in a way that can be used as housing after a building boom.
I would rather see this type of bill on a federal level. I would rather pay state taxes and keep my tax dollars local where it will have a greater chance of ending up in the pockets of the local tax payers. I understand the reasoning behind such a law, but at the same time we need to maintain our infrastructure and that doesn't always work well if the 3% cap can't keep up with inflation. With our federal taxes, those taxes are often sent overseas. Keep our money local.
Safety first which means bridges would have a top priority as well as environmental resources management. I would also like to see speed limit and load restrictions replaced on our county gravel roads.
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