Our View: Appointee should be from GR

The Sweetwater County GOP has a decision to make we’re not envious of.

They’ve got to select three people from a group of 16 applicants to forward to the Sweetwater County commissioners as possible replacements to fill the unexpired portion of Don Van Matre’s term.

The list contains the names of many highly-qualified people who have a history of public service within Sweetwater County and everyone who has applied should be commended for stepping up to the plate.

With that, while the role of a county commissioner involves decisions that have impact across the entire county, we believe preference should be given to candidates from Green River. This isn’t simply because Van Matre was a longtime Green River resident. We believe the Green River area should have better representation amongst the commissioners. Commissioner Roy Lloyd has been a great addition to the group, but a second commissioner from Green River, helping bring forth issues experienced by residents of Jamestown, McKinnon and even Green River, would add to Lloyd’s voice on the board.

 

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