One year ago I made a decision to run for Norfolk County Commissioner as a means to an end. The goal of my good government crusade is to dissolve the executive branch of county government and transfer the essential services to state agencies, as it has successfully been accomplished in seven other counties, and without any loss of services to constituents.
Since Norfolk County spans 28 municipalities, from Brookline to Bellingham, from Cohasset to Wellesley, the challenge to unseat two incumbent Democrats was a long shot. However, I am grateful to report that my low-budget, high-profile message connected with 84,125 voters. Thank you very much for your vote.
This campaign accomplished many things and I am thankful to the Daily News Transcript for covering the race with informative articles on county government and the four candidates. Hopefully, the public benefited and now know who, what, and why county government still functions. My position has not changed. I believe county government is a shadow government and offers no service that is not already available from town hall or the state. So why should towns pay an expensive annual county tax?
In closing, thank you again to those who support dissolving county government and I encourage more inspection, critique, and accountability of the three commissioners. In the next 60 days, I will be filing another bill through Senator Hedlund’s office, and expect that the legislature will hold public hearings to consider pulling the plug on this useless, faceless, and expensive bureaucracy once and for all.
