Today's Feature
Council Race
Update.
Fourth Ward Council Member
Trish Burgi-Brewer announced yesterday afternoon
that she will not be filing for the upcoming City
Council election. She also announced that she
will file on the Republican ticket for the
position of Eastern District Jasper County
Commissioner (see news release inside). Jim Honey
has previously announced his intentions to also
run for the position now held by Democrat Ben
Johnson.
As of yesterday afternoon,
incumbents Jackie Boyer, Third Ward; Don
Stearnes, Fifth Ward; and Larry Ross, First Ward
have filed. Bill Fortune of Second Ward has yet
to commit to another run.
Candidates for the City Council
have less than two weeks to file for the April
Election. Those wishing to file must submit a
petition signed by twenty-five registered voters
of their ward or pay a twenty-five dollar filing
fee.
The City Council is composed of
two representatives from each of the City’s
five Wards. Council members serve two year terms.
The Council meets each second and fourth Tuesday
of the month in City Hall.
Republican
Candidate for Eastern District County
Commissioner
news release
Trisha Burgi today formally
announces her candidacy for Eastern District
Commissioner in Jasper County and pledges to
pursue prudent fiscal policies that will
successfully lead the county into the new
millennium. She also said she does not plan to
seek reelection to the Carthage City Council
where she serves from the 4th Ward.
A life long Republican who was
born and raised in eastern Jasper County, Ms.
Burgi comes from a family long active in
Republican County politics. John and Ellen Burgi,
her great grandparents, and Harold and Leta
Burgi, her grandparents were Committeemen and
Committeewomen from McDonald precinct. Lloyd
Burgi, her farther, recently retired as Jasper
County Eastern District Commissioner after
successfully serving four terms.
Ms. Burgi believes being part
of a politically active family will aid her in
serving the Eastern District and she states that
"her family background coupled with her
business and political experience has helped her
develop the understanding and knowledge necessary
to meet the challenges in such areas as fiscal
accountability and long term county growth.
Ms. Burgi attended Avilla Grade
School, Carthage Senior High School, and
Southwest Missouri State University. Her
professional experiences included working for a
fortune 500 farm and construction equipment
manufacturer, International Harvester Co., which
was bought out by J.I. Case Co. Ms. Burgi worked
in successively higher levels of management
positions. Her job responsibilities included
implementing and maintaining operational budgets,
supervising dealer inventories in excess of $500
million, managing and supervising personnel, and
making firm decisions when necessary. Ms. Burgi
started her own business and in 1992 established
her own corporation P.A. Burgi and Co. Inc. which
now includes insurance sales and investment
properties. Ms. Burgi feels that her business
experience will qualifies her to lead Jasper
County in the future.
Ms. Burgi presently represents
4th Ward on the Carthage City Council, and is
Vice-president of Crossroads ABWA, a
philanthropic organization. She also is a member
of Jasper County Farm Bureau and Carthage
Kiwanis. She and her husband, Mark Brewer, a
counselor specializing in drug and alcohol
addictions have two children Shawn, 13, and
Avery, 3. They are active in Christ’s Church
of Oronogo. Her personal interests include
breeding and raising Appaloosa and Thoroughbred
horses for competition. Trisha looks forward to
the coming campaign and welcomes support of
residents of Eastern District Jasper County.
Commentary
Martin "Bubs"
Hohulin
State Representative,
District 126
Wow, it really
is here. After 10 years of writing this column,
it is kind of strange to write the year 2000 up
in the corner. I guess for those of you reading
this in the paper, you can’t see it up
there, but those of you getting this by fax or
email, there it is.
The first session held in a
year starting with the numeral 2 started this
week. I put it that way since I don’t want
to get into an argument as to whether or not this
is the beginning of the new millenium, or whether
that is a year from now! Despite hoping that by
the year 2000 we might be hyperspacing ourselves
from our offices to the Floor or that we might be
able to go back in time to reverse a bad policy
vote, this Session started out pretty much like
the others.
There was some pomp and
ceremony, some new faces (special elections),
renewing old friendships, great expectations and
knowing that deep down this is an election year
and as a result, not a great deal will probably
happen.
On the first day, the Speaker
addressed the House of Representatives with a
cheerleading, ‘lets get to work
speech’. The second day we did little more
than meet to approve the Journal from the first
day and then adjourn. The real work will start
next week.
I am on the same committees as
last year, Budget, Ways and Means,
Appropriations-Health and Mental Health, Banking
and Rules. Most of my heavy lifting will be done
on the Budget Committee. I mentioned this in my
last column, but it bears mentioning again. We
received a letter from the Chairmen of the House
and Senate Budget Committees telling us how the
state is in dire financial difficulties. They
went on to blame recent tax cuts and tax refunds
for the ‘shortfall’. I will say it
again, that is hogwash!
The reason the tax cuts and
refunds were necessary is that under Gov.
Carnahan, the state has collected more taxes than
is allowed by law. If we are taking in more than
the Constitution allows, how can there be a
shortfall. Simple, we are spending too much! It
really breaks down to that.
The population of our state has
changed very little the last decade, and yet, the
budget for our state government has doubled. That
is very wrong. Money is best left in the pockets
of our citizens rather than be sent to Jefferson
City. I know I am starting to sound like a broken
record after 10 years, but I still believe in
that principle. Further, the only way to slow the
growth of government is to slow the stream of
money between your pocket and the Capitol. If
money lands in the middle of a bunch of
politicians, many things can happen, but one
thing is sure, it is going to be spent.
As usual, I can be reached at
House Post Office, State Capitol, Jefferson City,
MO 65101 or 1-800-878-7126, or
mhohulin@services.state.mo.us for your questions,
comments, or advice.
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