CRG; What do you believe are the most relevant issues currently facing Josephine County? And what would be your six-month plan to tackle those issues?

Corey Wilson; Current, so economic growth is the biggest one that I see, especially coming from the trade sector, finding qualified employees, is very, very difficult. Everybody wants to leave immediately, it seems like, and the younger people. That's one of my biggest ones. I would like to see the county come up with an economic development advisory board committee that's for the county. The Josephine County Chamber, Grants Pass Chamber has done a great job for a lot of that, but it'd be nice to see the county actually come up with their own advisory board. That would be my very first step. I think economic development will trickle down into, bringing more business, bringing more jobs, a little more infrastructure to the area. Not, without ruining our rule of charm is the real challenge. Then that would bring in a larger tax base that will help offset the, you know,  raising taxes. You know, nobody wants to pay more taxes.

Public safety is obviously always a big one. It's kind of the cornerstone of a thriving community. Everybody wants to feel safe. I would like to see the sheriff's budget be sound and not every five years be a struggle. And so a lot more analyzation of their budget specifically. We don't give a lot of the general fund anymore to the sheriff's department, and that's okay as long as they're utilizing their budget effectively. But once again, if we can grow the tax base, I think the budget could grow and we would have a better department. We have way too much land in Josephine County with how few deputies we actually have boots on ground, in my opinion. Everybody remembers the 2008, nobody wants to go back to 0 deputies or a 24-hour or a 12-hour patrol 5 days a week, right? So I would really like to see, especially growing up, having a young family, I want to make sure our area is very safe.

Those are my two biggest priorities right out the gate. On top of that, it would be how transparent, and it's kind of a buzzword right now, transparency in government. I don't feel that a lot of times during meetings, public comment happens, and then immediately they go into a vote. There's very little extra time to take in what the public is saying in person. obviously they get an e-mail, they get a call prior, but the notices are so vague and you get one in the Daily Courier and one posted on a billboard or on a paperboard outside the commissioner's office. It leaves a lot of people out. I would like to see a wider spread of notice, whether that's social media, more newspapers or now I guess, it's not just newspapers, online news articles. And so that more people have an opportunity to see what's actually going on out there. Because unfortunately, a lot of people don't get to know what's happening until it's too late, until people start making a big fuss about it. So if we can get ahead of the curve and tell people, hey, these are the problems that are happening. Here's your time. I think we would have a much better reception than we do now. So some of these votes, like I said, You get your 3 minutes and then they go straight into a vote and you feel like, why did I come here? What was the point? So, like I said, transparency, law enforcement, and economic growth are definitely my priorities going out the gate.