Garrett County Commissioner District 1 Choose 1
DUTIES: The Commissioners may exercise only the powers conferred by the Maryland General Assembly. These include: raising revenues to fund the capital and operating budgets of County departments and agencies; providing for the public health, safety, and welfare of County residents; adopting and updating the Land Use Plan and Zoning Ordinance and overseeing the development process; establishing, promulgating, and enforcing County rules, regulations, ordinances, policies, and procedures; and appointing boards, commissions, and task forces to advise them and make recommendations.SALARY: $32,500.TERM: Four years.HOW ELECTED: Elected at-large, though each Commissioner must live in the district they represent.
Biographical Information
Campaign Phone
(301)859-8317
Campaign Email
jeffhovis21@gmail.com
Campaign Mailing Address
102 B St
Mtn Lake Park, MD 21550-3506
Mtn Lake Park, MD 21550-3506
BUDGET: What are your top three fiscal priorities for the County and why?
Education, infrastructure maintenance, and economic development. These three priorities are essential to the growth and success of the county.
LAND USE & DEVELOPMENT: What specific policies will you support regarding preservation, future development, and necessary infrastructure?
Discourage the construction of any more solar farms and data centers; promote and encourage the construction and availability of affordable, obtainable workforce housing.
ECONOMY: What three steps can the County take to best encourage economic development and job growth, and what steps will you take to implement them?
Expand the business and economic development department of the county, create a county housing agency, and a county transit agency.
AFFORDABILITY: What specific steps will you take to make living in the County more affordable?
We need to hold the line on property tax increases and other fees imposed by the county. We need to encourage the construction of more affordable and obtainable housing for our citizens and our workers.
HOUSING: What actions will you take to ensure the availability of adequate workforce housing in the County?
Encourage the development of more obtainable workforce housing by creating more projects like the Grantsville initiative. Expand and improve the county program for first-time home buyers.
QUALIFICATIONS: What else would you like the voters to know about you?
I believe that the main issues in this election are not Democratic or Republican issues, but values that all citizens of Garrett County can relate to and respond to. The voters deserve transparency, accountability, intregrity, and responsibility from their elected leaders and officials in county government.
Biographical Information
BUDGET: What are your top three fiscal priorities for the County and why?
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LAND USE & DEVELOPMENT: What specific policies will you support regarding preservation, future development, and necessary infrastructure?
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ECONOMY: What three steps can the County take to best encourage economic development and job growth, and what steps will you take to implement them?
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AFFORDABILITY: What specific steps will you take to make living in the County more affordable?
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HOUSING: What actions will you take to ensure the availability of adequate workforce housing in the County?
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QUALIFICATIONS: What else would you like the voters to know about you?
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