I’m Josh Jones, and I’ll treat your tax dollars like they matter.
I’m Josh Jones, a lifelong resident and small-business owner, and I’m running for Bourbon County Commissioner, District 3.
I believe the county should be run like a business — and the first thing any good business owner knows is who the boss is. In county government, that’s you. The citizens are the real owners, and every dollar spent is yours.
Running it like a business doesn’t mean everything has to turn a profit. A park may not, and that’s fine. It means nothing gets wasted, and every decision comes down to value versus cost. It also means taking care of the people who do the work — employees are the backbone of any organization, and you don’t build anything good by forgetting that.
When you’re told it’s “cut services or raise taxes,” that isn’t always the whole truth. On the Fort Scott City Commission, we showed there’s a third way:
- Cut about half a million dollars from the budget in my first six months
- Raised our lowest-paid workers from $8 an hour to $12
- Lowered the mill levy three years running while holding the budget at or near revenue neutral
I’ll bring that same taxpayer-first discipline to the county:
- Stay truly revenue neutral — don’t automatically keep every extra dollar that rising property valuations bring in
- Push for a clear cap (say, 3% or inflation) so any increase past it goes to a vote of the people, not just a hearing that changes nothing
Your tax dollars, your county, your call.
Vote Josh Jones — Bourbon County Commissioner, District 3. Value for every dollar.
Paid for by Joshua Jones for County Commissioner, Josh Jones, Treasurer.
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