On November 3, Fulton County will have a choice for the first time in at least a decade.
Every two years, the voters of Fulton County trudge to the polls to cast their vote for Fulton County Soil and Water District Supervisor, a position they have almost certainly never heard of or thought about at all (at least since the previous election). Luckily for them, no thought is required; everyone who has run for that office since at least 2018, the earliest year for which I could find results, has done so unopposed. So, unless you write in yourself, or Santa Claus, you vote for who you’re told and don’t ask any questions.
It’s time that someone reminded the supervisors that they are an elected body accountable to the people. If you go to the website for the Fulton County Soil and Water Conservation District, and try to follow the link to see the minutes for their previous meetings, you will find that the link is broken. If you fill out the contact form to request them, no one will respond to you. At least, no one responded to me.
WHAT ARE THEY HIDING FROM US?
…But seriously, what is the point of this election, if the resources required to make an informed decision are so obscure and difficult to access?
Like you, I do not really know what the Fulton County Soil and Water District Supervisors do either. However, I did unearth a document where they set goals for themselves in 2025. To summarize, the goals are:
- Enforce erosion control regulations
- Lobby for “green” development projects to receive grant money (from taxpayer funds I’m sure)
- Engage in “educational” efforts to make sure everyone is on board with “green” development
It is not that I think everyone should be allowed to erode the soil as much as they want. Full respect for property rights entails an obligation not to degrade the property of others. However, I have no trust that a cabal of bureaucrats, who remain nameless and faceless to the public on account of their total obscurity, are doing their job the way we would want them to. It is rather more likely they are pushing the same progressive agenda that almost all bureaucrats do, and generally being annoying.
This is why I must run; to find out what exactly they are up to and check their excesses (or at least publicize them). I am Zane Placie, and I ask for your vote for Fulton County Soil and Water District Supervisor.
Proudly endorsed by the Libertarian Party of Fulton County and the Libertarian Party of Georgia.
Please send enquiries to placie4fcswds@gmail.com.
Zane Placie for Fulton County Soil and Water District Supervisor 