Utah County is governed by a three-member Board of County Commissioners serving staggered 4-year terms. They function as both the legislative and executive governing body of the county. This means they adopt ordinances, set policies, and approve budgets, while also overseeing county departments and services. Commissioners are responsible for major decisions affecting infrastructure, public services, land use, and overall county administration.
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Water, overgrowth, transportation, infrastructure, gravel pits, and our precious agriculture are my main concerns.
I personally would like to meet with every Mayor, Council, and Community to see what their needs are. Once we are aligned, go to the State Legislature to get the money we deserve and make sure each community in Utah County is represented.
I decided to run for County Commissioner because of the recent tax increases from 2019 of 67% and the other in 2024 of 48%. During this time, the Commissioners voted to increase their salaries from $117,000 to $170,000. To me that is self-serving, not serving the citizens of Utah County.
Initially I became involved in local politics to save the baseball fields in Orem from being turned into a parking lot.
For the past 12 years I have served on the Orem City Council. As a city councilman, I have seen how smart budgeting, real transparency and responsible growth can strengthen communities without raising taxes. I want to bring that same proven, common-sense leadership to the county level by putting citizens first.
The County should focus on infrastructure and transportation since Utah County is in total gridlock. We need to slow down our growth and work on the infrastructure by looking at our arterial roads that connect our communities to the freeway. The County Commission needs to lobby our State Legislature to get the proper funding to improve roads, along with freeway entrances and exits.
The County Commissioners need to meet with every city and look at their master plans, then create a plan to help every community. My focus will be to help families, businesses, and every community in Utah County thrive.
I am not in favor of any more high density housing, as we have enough in Utah County. The focus needs to be on affordable housing and infrastructure. The state should not mandate the cities and counties to change their zoning. Cities and counties know best how to use their land from being over developed. We need to keep our open space and our agriculture. I have visited many cities and the gravel pits that the state mandated is killing our tart cherry trees and our orchards. The dust from these un-sightly pits is causing the quality of life to go down in our communities all for the mighty dollar. This has to stop and we need to push back on the state.
Currently there is no transparency in our county government. I would like to develop a Transparency Portal so all citizens can see if the Commissioners are attending their meetings, how they voted, and where they are traveling. I would also like to create a Strategy and Innovation Team to go through every department and look for ways to be more efficient.
We need to move the Commission meetings to the evening so all citizens can attend and participate. Create a County Newsletter to be sent out to all citizens electronically, that will show what we are working on and what progress we have made. Start a Facebook page 'What's Happening in Utah County' to promote every city and what events they have going on each week.
