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Supports farmers by addressing utility right of way issues that may disrupt farming fields and production.

Supports farmers and opposes utility right-of-way issues. 

Plans to maintain strong county finances and prevent future fiscal emergencies.

Wants to prevent any potential financial emergencies.

- Supports farmers and opposes utility right-of-way issues. 
- Supports limited government spending.
- Wants to prevent any potential financial emergencies.
- Supports the local agriculture industry.

Economy

Supports creating high-paying jobs by expanding infrastructure, supporting small businesses, and employing local labor to develop business parks, water, sewer, roads, and broadband in Scioto County.

Wants to create well-paying jobs by expanding infrastructure, supporting small businesses, and employing local labor workers to develop business parks, water, sewer, roads, and high-speed internet countywide. 

Supports expanding infrastructure and community development to promote investment and job growth.

Granted new transportation vehicles to the Veterans Service Commission to help veterans get to medical appointments.

- Wants to create well-paying jobs by expanding infrastructure, supporting small businesses, and employing local labor workers to develop business parks, water, sewer, roads, and high-speed internet countywide. 
- Supports expanding infrastructure and community development to promote investment and job growth.
- Granted new transportation vehicles to the Veterans Service Commission to help veterans get to medical appointments.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Supports equipping police cruisers with body cameras and stop sticks.

Supported equipping police cruisers with body cameras and stop sticks.

Supports adding victims advocates to assist crime victims, such as child and elder abuse victims.

Added a special victims unit and a victim advocates unit to assist crime victims, such as child and elder abuse victims.

Supports updating technology to assist with 911 and mapping across departments and funding dedicated IT staff to support departments' IT needs.

Added technology to assist with 911 and mapping across departments and funded IT staff to support department needs. 

Supports implementing a county-wide Code Red system to alert citizens of emergency situations.

Implemented a county-wide Code Red system to alert citizens of emergencies.

Supports child protection efforts and directed $2,000,000 to Child Protection Services and added a second attorney in the Prosecutors Office that only focuses on Children Services cases.

- Supports law enforcement.
- Supported equipping police cruisers with body cameras and stop sticks.
- Added a special victims unit and a victim advocates unit to assist crime victims, such as child and elder abuse victims.
- Added technology to assist with 911 and mapping across departments and funded IT staff to support department needs. 
- Implemented a county-wide Code Red system to alert citizens of emergencies.
- Supports child protection efforts and directed $2,000,000 to Child Protection Services and added a second attorney in the Prosecutors Office that only focuses on Children Services cases.

Public Safety

Plans to evaluate county-wide zoning to restrict the placement of recovery housing in communities lacking neighbor support.

Evaluated county-wide zoning to restrict placing recovery housing in communities with little neighbor support.

- Evaluated county-wide zoning to restrict placing recovery housing in communities with little neighbor support.

Housing & Urban Development

Supports acquiring the park at the Greenup Dam to develop an all-inclusive park for children of all abilities.

Acquired the park at the Greenup Dam to make it more inclusive for children of all abilities.

Plans to acquire land along the Scioto River to boost recreation and tourism.

Opposes closing the Veterans Affairs (VA) facility in Chillicothe and changing services in New Boston.

Opposed closing the Veterans Affairs (VA) facility in Chillicothe and changing services in New Boston.

- Supports military veterans.
- Acquired the park at the Greenup Dam to make it more inclusive for children of all abilities.
- Plans to acquire land along the Scioto River to boost recreation and tourism.
- Opposed closing the Veterans Affairs (VA) facility in Chillicothe and changing services in New Boston.

Public Services

Wants to address the consequences of the ongoing opioid crisis.

Opposes the OneOhio plan to settle with the Big 3 Opioid Distributors, believing their offer of $100,000 a year for 18 years is insufficient to address the opioid crisis.

Opposed the OneOhio plan to settle with the Big 3 Opioid Distributors, believing their offer of $100,000 a year for 18 years is insufficient to address the opioid crisis.

- Wants to address opioid addiction. 
- Opposed the OneOhio plan to settle with the Big 3 Opioid Distributors, believing their offer of $100,000 a year for 18 years is insufficient to address the opioid crisis.

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Scottie Powell

- 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. 