Sidney Craighead
My reason for seeking election for District #2 is to give support for the people on the westside of Kings County. In the past we have been neglected and it is time that we speak up. This an area that is growing both in population and with truck traveling up and down I-5. This is becoming a major transportation hub for the State.
Major items that are needed in the county are water and good public safety. Without these things we cannot grow. We rely on ground water and the Aqueduct for water in the county. With water being cut back this year it will be hard for cities to grow. With the population slowed down monies will not be coming into county through taxes. Business will not come into the cities and will will not get industry. Without this income we will not be able to pay for the many agencies that the counties have eg: police and fire. We have to pay a wage that will be comparable to wages that are given in the surrounding area buy doing this we will be able to keep employees and not loose the to the surrounding area. Police and fire protection are important because without them people do not want to live or work where they do not feel safe. This is the things that we need to be able to grow as a county.