Vote for Steve Johnson for county commissioner

The votes by the three-member Bonner County Board of Commissioners are controlled by two extremists who have no qualms about spending taxpayer dollars to further their agenda. Just over a year ago, they voted 2-1 to sue the city of Sandpoint about guns at the Festival. They hired fancy out-of-town lawyers that eventually cost the county around $200,000. The suit also cost Sandpoint around $94,000 for their lawyers. The county lawsuit was thrown out because they didn't have standing. They now plan to pay their lawyers more to appeal the decision to the Idaho Supreme Court.

Defending gun rights is not part of the county commissioners' job description. The county website says they are "responsible for providing administrative services to Bonner County." This does not include enforcing the Idaho Constitution or the U.S. Bill of Rights.

Now, Bradshaw is up for re-election to a 4-year term, which would allow the two of them to remain in control until at least 2023 when McDonald's term ends. We now can see how they plan to spend more of our money.

A change in the county commissioners is in order. In these contentious times, we really need a voice of moderation. Steve Johnson would bring that. Steve is a fiscal conservative and Bonner County can also use a dose of that right now.

KEN THACKER

Sagle