FACT: Tama County and many others our size and larger operate efficiently with a 3 person BOS. FACT: The only reason we have a 5 person BOS right now is because TCAT wasn't getting their way. Richard Arp can be quoted "We worked very hard to get a pro TCAT anti wind board elected." FACT: ...
I’ve been reading the arguments both for and against reducing the Tama County Board of Supervisors from five members back to three. I’d like to offer a different perspective based on my experience working in local government. I support keeping five supervisors, and it has nothing to do ...
Across this county, we need eyes to see and ears to hear all 18,000 people in our large heart of Iowa Midwest agricultural area. We need all 5 elected supervisors. I will vote for David Turner and Heather Knebel to protect our land and families. I will vote no to only 3. The United States of ...
I want to encourage the citizens of Tama County to vote yes in November to go from five board members back to three. As someone who has worked for the county for many years with experience with supervisors I would like to share my reasoning. These men and women work hard for our county and care ...
I want to address some misinformation that Heather Knebel put in her Oct. 9th column about representation. With three county supervisors, I represented Toledo, Garwin, Gladbrook and Lincoln with Lincoln being 20 miles from me. With the five-member board, Curt Hilmer has Lincoln at 25 miles ...
Dear Voters of Tama County, In the fall of 2024 you went to the polls and voted to end corruption and financial doom. You wanted to talk and be heard, and have county-wide representation. You voted conservative to keep our Iowa and Tama County safe. You wanted to support a group who was ...
Vote for Berleen Wobeter, not for Dean Fisher. Here is one of many reasons why. Mr. Fisher and his Republican allies have now been completely in charge of state government for almost 10 years. In that time the state budget has gone from surpluses to massive deficits. While the final numbers are ...
I would like to respond to a comment made by Dean Fisher in his Aug. 4 newsletter when he said “It’s time for local governments to practice fiscal responsibility.” I ask, is Mr. Fisher speaking about the county governments of Tama and Poweshiek? Is it the city councils of the small towns ...
I would encourage citizens of Tama County to vote no on the measure to go back to 3 supervisors in November. Taxpaying citizens are now being named and criticized for attending Board of Supervisor meetings and giving their opinions. I also attended the April 25, 2022 BOS meeting and listened ...
RESEARCH. Lawsuits were filed in 2022 against Tama County to stop Wind Turbines even though signed Contracts were already in place. Tama County Against Turbines circulated a Petition to go to 5 Supervisors with hopes more would be better for them. The Petition was filed August 15, 2022 by Linda ...