Editorial Opinion
 | Author:
Nancy Marks
Nancy Marks: MT43 News Secretary and News Editor |
My congratulations to Lyndsey Richtmyer for her strong win for the county commissioner's office. I am the first to say bravo to Broadwater County’s young people to step up and do the hard work involved in doing the people’s business.
In her winner’s remarks, Lyndsey promised to help manage the county’s rapid growth and to improve communication between the public and its county government. She certainly can speak to the latter. She knows and understands communication. She has a degree in journalism. I could not agree with her more. That’s why several of us have made this huge effort to start a second newspaper in Broadwater County.
Her first point is another subject: The learning curve for gathering information and understanding the laws and regulations of county population growth is extremely steep. As I have learned just covering the County Commission and City Council meetings, just deciphering the acronyms is overwhelming! There are the COSs, the RFPs, TEDD and the J24 along with BCDC, MACO and MBAC, not to mention researching in the MCA.
Commissioner Mike Delger knows the history of the county and has given these six years to learn the ins and outs of the laws passed by our state legislature that he and his fellow commissioners are mandated to enforce. I especially appreciate and say thank you to Mike for his diligent attention to the details not only of the laws that bind him and his fellow commissioners but also to recognize and speak up for the little guys.
To Mike, I say thank you for your hard work and good luck in your next endeavor. Don’t stray too far. We need your perspective on the county’s business. To Lindsey, I say we’ll all be watching as time and situations change the events you will be influencing for your fellow Broadwater County residents.
Nancy Marks
