Nick Proctor is the former mayor of the City of Howell, and a Republican candidate for the Livingston County Board of Commissioners’ 5th District, which encompasses the City of Howell and Marion Township.Most of the excitement that has come out of VR over the past few years is the way once-in-a-blue-moon titles have pushed the platform’s envelope further. I will bring pragmatic, common-sense conservatism and leadership to the Livingston County Board of Commissioners. If voters place their trust in me, I will continue to be active in and be seen around the community, available to all residents to identify and work on issues together.

He is willing to demonize those that don’t precisely align to his ideology while I seek inclusivity and diversity of thought by reaching out to include an array of different ideas. My opponent will represent only those who agree exactly with his way of thinking while I pledge, as I did as Howell’s Mayor, to represent all residents.

My opponent is blinded by ideology and an obsession with cutting taxes while I am pragmatic and realistic, willing to tackle problems head-on. It is a tale of two candidates, two different type Republicans with differing approaches and leadership styles. 2, we have a choice in the Republican primary on who will possibly represent the people of Marion Township and the City of Howell. We could expect additional decisions that are more self-serving than decisions serving all residents. So, by “Picking Drick,” we can expect more decisions absent honest analysis and common sense, driven solely by a fixation on low taxation or eliminating them all together. Since he’s apparently fixated on low taxes, he has failed to publicly support the men and women of the Howell Area Fire Authority in their millage renewal - an essential millage that directly impacts our public safety.Either he has no idea that he eventually voted to accept the funds, or he doesn’t want to admit to flip flopping. Yet, he doubled down in recent press reporting on why he voted to reject the funds. He voted not to accept $1.5 million for the Health Department last September (Resolution 6) but reversed course and voted to accept those funds this past March (Resolution 0).He voted to needlessly expend our tax dollars for an external search for a new director for the Livingston County Health Department when a qualified candidate who knows our county already exists in the department.Again, he was more interested in lining his own pocket than keeping the money in the county budget where it could benefit the entire community. He placed his personal interests before that of the community in late 2020 by spearheading salary increases for the Board of Commissioners – all during state ordered pandemic shutdowns with many in our community unable to work.

It also requires spending wisely available revenue and accepting external funding that can alleviate any pressures on the county budget. Budgets should always reflect community priorities, ensuring a balance between revenues, expenditures, and needs. He either doesn’t understand the dynamics of Michigan’s broken fiscal system, or he simply doesn’t care.īeing a fiscal conservative requires honest budgetary assessments. Apparently, simply trying to restore tax rates to pre-recession levels caused by the 2008 economic downturn and inflamed by the dysfunctional Michigan fiscal model is worthy of an attack. He willingly bad mouthed an entire elected city council for daring to try to fix a significant financial problem. His singular fixation on our low taxes prevents critical financial analysis.

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