Elect Spitzer, Ukestad for Parks and Rec Commission

Voters will elect two candidates to the Jamestown Parks and Recreation Commission on Tuesday to serve for four years. The Jamestown Sun endorses Wade Spitzer and Mark Ukestad for the seats.

* Wade Spitzer brings considerable experience in management being a business owner himself, which helps him understand how to respect budgets. Also, he supports creating a dog park and keeping Jamestown’s public swimming pool open while looking for a better option to the current pool.

* Mark Ukestad also brings valuable knowledge from his profession, being a teacher and football coach, which gives him a solid background in recreation and youth activities. He also supports a dog park and keeping a swimming pool in Jamestown, and his ideas about building a community center here deserve a look.

Incumbent Ron Olson’s interest in parks and recreation is commendable but we think the backgrounds and ideas that Spitzer and Ukestad have will serve our community the best.

(Editorials are the opinion of Jamestown Sun management and the newspaper’s editorial board)

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