Jeff Good - Commissioner 2nd District (Center), Candidate

Jeff Good is seeking re-election as County Commissioner in the 2018 elections.
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In the past 3 years plus, I believe we have done quite a few things to make Porter County Government more efficient and transparent.

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We finally completed the much talked about Animal Shelter that was so needed for a County of our size. We held the County tax rate flat the last 3 years which is a reflection on our spending habits for this County. While holding our tax rate flat, we also were able to reduce the budget shortfall in the past 3 years as well.

We did this through open bidding of all contracts, eliminated auto-renew contract, bidding out the Property and Casualty insurance and bidding out the much aligned health insurance program as well We also re-negotiated the County’s ambulance service contract which saved the County $1.5 million over 5 years We have also increased the amount of paving and maintenance to our 816 miles of roads throughout the County and have funding set aside to begin the upgrading of our County Bridge program that consists of 127 bridges.

Other accomplishments include the Capital Improvement Plan that the County has approved and working towards upgrading our Courthouse locations for an additional Court Room, upgrading of security measures and technology as well as bringing all our buildings we are working on up to code with ADA compliance. We are upgrading the County Expo Center which has not had an overhaul for over 25 years.

These are just a few of the many things we have worked on over the past 3 plus years. I feel we have some unfinished business and hope to serve another term to continue this long awaited upgrade to County Government with a fiscal eye in mind.