Maintaining County infrastructure and levels of core government services must be a top priority. As we grow as a community, we must dedicate the necessary resources to ensure that each county department can maintain their existing facilities and allow for expansion to meet their growing obligations to the community.
Additionally, when I think of infrastructure, I think about our county employees that play critical roles in keeping our community running smoothly. If we neglect to invest in our personnel, it will lead to larger problems that will be more difficult to address in the future.
When we experience economic downturns, it is natural that infrastructure projects and personnel compensation may need to be postponed due to a decline of available resources. However, when economic conditions are positive, we must take advantage of that by investing in our infrastructure to ensure we don’t fall behind – which could lead to greater costs in the future.
Check out a June 21, 2017 post “Spotsy Must Develop Plan To Make County Employees Salaries Competitive” for some additional thoughts.