I recently read challenger-for-sheriff Charles Hamby’s website. Other than platitudes about community safety and law and order, I found nothing in his stated positions. Is this a case of the old Western saying ”all hat, no cattle”?
Meanwhile, Sean Smith has been working for this community. His management of the 416 Fire bears repeating. No deaths. No major injuries. No homes lost. An orderly, well-coordinated evacuation plan. No looting, vandalism or robberies of evacuees’ homes. This alone should be enough to ensure Sean Smith’s re-election. But wait, there’s more.
Sean has brought in new outside revenues of $750,000 and acquired $300,000 worth of surplus emergency equipment and saved $2 million in our tax dollars over the last three years. He has been developing community policing protocols including adding a second school safety officer. Sean’s department has also filed criminal charges in the homicide of Dylan Redwine.
Sean Smith has a positive vision for making the La Plata County sheriff’s department a 21st century, service-oriented law enforcement organization, one that we can all be proud of.
I urge you to vote for Sean Smith.
Sally Kondziolka
Durango
