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- The single biggest responsibility of your county executive needs to be to reign in wasteful spending and to work with council to ensure precious taxpayer dollars - your hard-earned money - is being returned to you through thoughtful investment. Erie County revenues are nearly $600 million dollars, and every single dollar should be used to fund initiatives that make Erie County a better place to live. We must eliminate duplicative services, costly lawsuits and questionable budget practices, we must hold the line on taxes and fees and stop spending from our reserves.
- I am the only candidate in this race with experience in managing large budgets and personnel. My time with the US Army Corp of Engineers and Illinois Office of Management & Budget make me uniquely qualified to dig deep into our spending, reign it in and ensure every single dollar is impactful and spent legally and as you want it to be.