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Aims to use industry sector partnerships to provide training, skills, and credentials for sustainable wage careers.

Aims to use industry sector partnerships to provide training, skills, and credentials for career opportunities.

Believes in "meeting each community where they are" and avoiding a "one-size-fits-all approach" to economic development.

Plans to attract diverse businesses by investing in infrastructure to attract mid-to-large-sized business investments to complement Erie County's recreation and tourism economy.

- Aims to use industry sector partnerships to provide training, skills, and credentials for career opportunities.
- Believes in "meeting each community where they are" and avoiding a "one-size-fits-all approach" to economic development.
- Plans to attract diverse businesses by investing in infrastructure to attract mid-to-large-sized business investments to complement Erie County's recreation and tourism economy.

Economy

Supports maintaining a "Healthy Lake, Healthy Air, & Health ​Land" to safeguard the health of families, businesses, and the local environment.

- Supports maintaining a "Healthy Lake, Healthy Air, & Health ​Land" to safeguard the health of families, businesses, and the local environment.

Transportation & Infrastructure

As of August 7, 2024, Marcus Harris’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Public Safety

Believes investing in housing, jobs, and local businesses will benefit communities.

- Believes investing in housing, jobs, and local businesses will benefit communities.

Housing & Urban Development

Supports investing in children to ensure future success.

Supports investing in affordable childcare to ensure future success for youth.

- Supports investing in affordable childcare to ensure future success for youth.

Public Services

Healthcare

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Marcus Harris

Erie County, Board of Commissioners- Erie County

OneOhio Recovery Foundation, MATT OLD 

Sandustry Register, Matt Old wants 4 more years

Said during his 2020 campaign,  he wanted to work to pay the county's reported debt of "over $60 million...".

Said "Local government needs a healthy dose of common sense. We simply can’t continue to spend millions of dollars on projects that can be done for a fraction of the cost."

Plans to focus on job creation efforts and wants to work with partners in the area in an effort to promote economic and workforce development.

- Said during his 2020 campaign,  he wanted to work to pay the county's reported debt of "over $60 million...".
- Opposes raising taxes.
- Supports limited government spending.
- Said "Local government needs a healthy dose of common sense. We simply can’t continue to spend millions of dollars on projects that can be done for a fraction of the cost."
- Plans to focus on job creation efforts and wants to work with partners in the area in an effort to promote economic and workforce development.

Made efforts to enhance local infrastructure and said "Using our own employees, we have saved tens of millions of taxpayer dollars on infrastructure projects...".

- Made efforts to enhance local infrastructure and said "Using our own employees, we have saved tens of millions of taxpayer dollars on infrastructure projects...".

As of August 7, 2024, Matt Old did not have a website or any information online.

Wants those hurt by waterline deficiencies to be ensured "justice".

- Wants those hurt by waterline deficiencies to be ensured "justice".

Worked to reduce the amount of time it takes for foster care children to be placed into adoptive homes.

- Worked to reduce the amount of time it takes for foster care children to be placed into adoptive homes.

Wants more services to address drug addiction.

- Wants more services to address drug addiction.

Matt Old

- County commissioners are in charge of county renewal projects and maintaining the streets, roads, and public utilities. These projects try to improve the quality of life in the county, like increasing access to food or award grants to bring jobs. 
- County commissioners control budgeting and appropriations in the county. This means that county commissioners control what organizations and individuals receive the money from the county budget. 
- County commissioners have authority over government taxing and purchasing, and they hold the titles to all of the county property. 
- County commissioners in Ohio are typically elected to 4-year terms in staggered years. Depending on your county, you may vote for the seat in your County Commission District, or all of them at-large. 

Member of the governing body for the county, has authority over taxing, budgeting, county property, and public services like utilities. 