My goals

There are several items I would like to accomplish as your county commissioner.

First, I want to make it easier for citizens to be heard. There are many ways to accomplish this, and I will need your input! Some thoughts are: facebook (share ideas with many people), monthly publication with info on the issues and how to contact us, and anyone, of course, can come to the fiscal court meetings.

Second, I want to make this a community where businesses are waiting in line to come here and hire you! The zoning and planning commission can become the leaders in assisting new and existing businesses instead of extorting them for money at every turn. We can encourage more competition to develop our land and resources instead of giving our assets away. We need to hear from each business to share their experiences with us and let us know how we can help! You see, businesses create jobs which are essential in rising us up out of the ashes of this recession, like a glorious phoenix!

Third, I desire to get rid of every single outdated, freedom stealing, over regulated ordinance that is bogging us down with dozens of decades of laws stacked upon each other. Yes, it is a herculean task, but it needs to be done! It can only be done with the assistance of you, my fellow citizens. This housecleaning is way overdue at every level of government. To prevent this "messy build up" from happening again, I propose we limit each and every single ordinance with a time limit to expire in 10 years. At the end of it's time, it will be reviewed and reinstated if you so desire. Taxes should not have immortal life! I call it the Jubilee clause (Biblical idea). The time frame could be 15 or 20 years, but you get the idea. By Kentucky state law, every tax is to have a specific usage associated with it. Now I ask you, what building project takes more than 10 years to complete? One we/ you can't afford! Any amorphous, ambiguous "purpose" associated with any tax that has no time frame, may in fact be illegal. "Developing the riverfront" is such an example. Define "develop". Define a time frame. Where is the plan (the website link requires a password)? And why, oh, why, is the government putting any of your money into commercial development of the BEST pieces of property Daviess County owns (you own)?!

Your ideas? You can respond on my faceboook page (Dr. Carol Meza for Daviess County Commissioner, East Division) or email carolmeza@wildblue.net

If you like any of these ideas, vote for Carol Meza! But to really get things done, I'll need at least two other like minded fiscal conservatives. Thanks for your support!