I am a homeowner and property taxpayer in Clark County. Since Commissioners David Madore and Tom Mielke took over our county board of commissioners over a year ago, they have done the following for us taxpayers:
o We now subsidize commercial real estate developers (they got a tax break; homeowners didn’t).
o We now subsidize boat owners who use county boat launches (launch fees removed).
o We now have an inadequate oral agreement for Don Benton’s pay as environmental services director while he’s on legislative duty.
o We now have worse management at my local government (massive exodus of experienced managers at the county).
o We won’t get sales tax revenues or jobs from legal marijuana businesses (moratorium on selling or producing a now legal product).
o We now have prayer on county staff time during government meetings.
o We now will pay twice to publish the county’s legal notices.
Madore and Mielke have made life worse for every homeowner in Clark County. They are cutting taxes for commercial real estate developers, giving jobs to political cronies and increasing our county’s expenses due to political vindictiveness and their thin skins. They have stuck the homeowners of Clark County with the bill for their malfeasance.
Dylan Normington
Vancouver
