Don’t support Spencer

There are people who run for election who have a personal ax to grind rather than a public-service motive. Larry Spencer demonstrates that while running for Kootenai County commissioner. In a letter to me, he uses a liberal dose of “could,” “maybe,” “possibly,” instead of facts in the opposition to the land use plan that is in its final stages.

In meetings I attended, Spencer endorsed the position of a local developer. Those positions were detrimental to the waterfront and to the shallow water environment. Good development can be environmentally beneficial. However, Spencer’s positions at several public hearings were opposed to any regulatory approach to protecting the shallow-water spawning areas and fish that live in the near-shore habitat.

When asked where he lived, Spencer replied, “I live within 30 miles of Hayden Lake.” Anyone who evades the question of residency status does not demonstrate the requirement of transparency by elected officials.

Therefore I urge the residents of Kootenai County to vote for Alan Green for county commissioner on Tuesday.

Hobart G. Jenkins

Bayview, Idaho