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Watauga County Board of Commissioners

Hear from the candidate: Watauga County Board of Commissioners

As of June 14, 2024, Todd Castle did not have a website or any information online.

Public Services

Economy

Education

Public Safety

Housing & Urban Development

Transportation & Infrastructure

Todd Castle

As of June 14, 2024, Sue Sweeting’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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As a County official, helped increase funding for Special Education students in Watauga County.

As a County Commissioner, Swetting helped increase funds for Special Education students in county schools. 

Supports "enhancing our excellent public schools" and improving K-12 education policies.

Supports enhancing local public schools. 

- As a County Commissioner, Swetting helped increase funds for Special Education students in county schools. 
- Supports enhancing local public schools. 

Believes in protecting local law enforcement.

Supports protecting local law enforcement.

Believes in improving the County’s emergency response system.

Wants to enhance the County’s emergency response system.

- Supports protecting local law enforcement.
- Wants to enhance the County’s emergency response system.

Supports developing new ideas and strategies to provide affordable housing for local residents and workers.

Supports proceeding with new ideas and propositions to establish affordable housing for county residents and workers. 

- Supports proceeding with new ideas and propositions to establish affordable housing for county residents and workers. 

Sue Sweeting

- County Commissioners create and pass laws at the county-level. These laws show up in very tangible ways, such as determining how much you pay property and sales tax rates, public transportation, and maintaining infrastructure.
- County Commissioners are responsible for preparing and passing the county budget. The budget determines how much funding goes to various public services, such as public transportation, law enforcement, repairing roads, and maintaining infrastructure.
- County Commissioners oversee the administrative duties of your county’s government to ensure the safety, comfort, and well-being of county residents.
- County Commissioners can create, change, or abolish offices, positions, departments that are not required by law. 
- County Commissioners are elected to 4-year terms, with no term limits. Typically, you only vote for the County Commissioner that represents your county commission district.