Supports Kinzer

We have a serious threat in the Whitman County commissioner race. Tom Handy is running against incumbent Dean Kinzer. Mr. Handy is an outspoken backer of the CAP (Colfax, Albion, Pullman) Trail, along the idle rail line.

In a recent letter in the Gazette and Daily News, Nancy Mack encourages people to vote for Mr. Handy. She states, “We need commissioners who will lead this effort and who understand the value that capital projects such as bike trails bring a county like ours.”

Do we want a commissioner advocating for a trail at our doors? No! The residents who live along this idle rail line have been fighting a trail for several years. Please support us in our fight by voting for Mr. Kinzer. Tell your friends about Mr. Handy’s desire for a trail, and our desire that no trail be built near our homes.

We have a team of commissioners that work together, and realize the constraints of a limited budget. Where would funds come from for a trail? Do we want a divided team full of conflict and contempt as we have at the state and federal levels?

What are we hearing all the time on TV, “We will fight this together.”

Sheri Farr

Colfax