November Voting Materials Mailed

If you are registered to vote in Rich County, you should have received your voting packet which includes the official ballot, a self addressed stamped envelope, instructions and the Voter Pamphlet Information FOR Local Option Sales Tax.

This must be marked and mailed before November 2, 2015.

The .25% sales tax increase proposed would come directly to the county to help support our county road construction and maintenance.  As most of the sales tax is paid for by tourists this would help to have them pay their fair share of road maintenance.  There are about 350 miles of county road. $0.15 from each $100 spent would go for road maintenance.

The other $0.10 would go to a statewide pool of counties who vote for this tax.  Then 50% is redistributed based on proportion of population and the other 50% is based on point of sale in the county,

Choosing to maintain our roads today is the financially responsible and fiscally conservative approach

Prop 1 is NOT for the construction of major highways, it is dedicated exclusively to our local transportation needs.

There will be a PUBLIC MEETING to discuss Proposition 1

Tuesday October 27, 2015 at 6 p.m.

Rich County Courthouse, Randolph

Letter From Garden City Council Candidate

Pat Argyle as well as myself are both running for city council. This will be my second term. I feel obligated to run again because it has taken me four years to catch on to the know how's of how to help be a benefit to you all as citizens of this wonderful city we all live in. 

Pat has also put in four years and that was two years ago. In the meantime she has been in the Planning & Zoning and continuing to help the city and donating her time and talents. We both would love your vote this election year. We both want nothing else than to serve you and try to help our city grow in a needed and organized way. 

Please note that our only reason to run for this position is to help you as Garden City residence feel and know that our minds are open and we won't let any personal agenda get in the way of our service. Thanks for all you do as residents and if we can ever be of help in anything you may need you know that we are always here for you. 

 Regards, Darin Pugmire