Two years into their four year terms, the Butler County Commissioners are seeing progress toward some of the goals they set for themselves coming into office.
“I think one of the greatest accomplishments we’ve been able to achieve here is the ability to work together and collaborate,” Commissioner Kim Geyer said in an interview. “When we start to list things that we have worked on in the past two years, it’s amazing, even to ourselves, how great that list is.”
Geyer, along with Leslie Osche and Kevin Boozel, took over for Bill McCarrier, Dale Pinkerton and Jim Eckstein in January of 2016. Since then, they have met challenges including the ongoing opioid epidemic, budget concerns and needed construction at the Government Center.
However, there have also been positive issues and progress in areas including public transportation, infrastructure funding and inter-municipal cooperation.
“We have accomplished a lot over these last two years,” Boozel said.
Commissioner Osche points to increased economic development as a factor leading to growth.
“We’re really at a great place now because what you’re hearing is the lots are pretty close to being all sold at Pullman (Center in Butler City), they’re almost sold at Victory Road (Business Park in Saxonburg), and at the business parks that CDC had in place,” she said. “There is good news about what is coming here.”
The Butler County Commissioners meet publicly on the second and third Wednesday of each month at 10 a.m. in the public meeting room of the Butler County Government Center.