Jon Garber Named County Councilman
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By Daniel [email protected]
Tuesday night, after one round of voting, Garber won a caucus to fill the vacant 4th district seat left after the death of John Kinsey.
The term runs through Dec. 31, 2013.
Twelve county precinct committee men and women were on hand and Garber earned a majority of votes over Kelly Prater and George Klinger in the first round of secret ballot voting.
Kosciusko County Prosecutor Dan Hampton and Warsaw 2-2 precinct committeeman Ron Shoemaker served as vote counters.
Hampton also serves as a precinct committeeman.
Garber, who worked for the Warsaw Parks Department for 43 years, retired in December 2011.
He is currently a Claypool resident and a lifetime resident of Kosciusko County.
“When I completed my times as Warsaw Parks and Recreation superintendent in last year, I wrote in a letter in the Kudos column of the paper that although I was ‘retiring’ from my position, it was my hope to find an opportunity to continue giving back to a community,” said Garber Tuesday night.
Garber along with Prater and Klinger each had three minutes to give a presentation to the precinct committeemen.
Prater, 42, Claypool, said he was running because he just wanted to help.
“When my children get ready to have their own children and buy a home, I want to make sure Kosciusko County is still a good place to do that.” said Prater.
Klinger, a former county councilmen from Warsaw, said he felt like his prior experience and wide variety of education would be a benefit to the council.
After the caucus, Garber said he would lean on current county councilmen to help his transition.
“I believe Bob Sanders said that when he was first on the council he leaned on John Kinsey for advice and support,” said Garber. “I plan to do the same thing with the current councilmen. They have a vast amount of knowledge and experience.”
Garber said he will work to learn the concerns of his constituents in the 4th district as well as throughout the county.
He noted that one of the county’s biggest issues is less money coming in from the state combined with more and more unfunded state mandates.
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Tuesday night, after one round of voting, Garber won a caucus to fill the vacant 4th district seat left after the death of John Kinsey.
The term runs through Dec. 31, 2013.
Twelve county precinct committee men and women were on hand and Garber earned a majority of votes over Kelly Prater and George Klinger in the first round of secret ballot voting.
Kosciusko County Prosecutor Dan Hampton and Warsaw 2-2 precinct committeeman Ron Shoemaker served as vote counters.
Hampton also serves as a precinct committeeman.
Garber, who worked for the Warsaw Parks Department for 43 years, retired in December 2011.
He is currently a Claypool resident and a lifetime resident of Kosciusko County.
“When I completed my times as Warsaw Parks and Recreation superintendent in last year, I wrote in a letter in the Kudos column of the paper that although I was ‘retiring’ from my position, it was my hope to find an opportunity to continue giving back to a community,” said Garber Tuesday night.
Garber along with Prater and Klinger each had three minutes to give a presentation to the precinct committeemen.
Prater, 42, Claypool, said he was running because he just wanted to help.
“When my children get ready to have their own children and buy a home, I want to make sure Kosciusko County is still a good place to do that.” said Prater.
Klinger, a former county councilmen from Warsaw, said he felt like his prior experience and wide variety of education would be a benefit to the council.
After the caucus, Garber said he would lean on current county councilmen to help his transition.
“I believe Bob Sanders said that when he was first on the council he leaned on John Kinsey for advice and support,” said Garber. “I plan to do the same thing with the current councilmen. They have a vast amount of knowledge and experience.”
Garber said he will work to learn the concerns of his constituents in the 4th district as well as throughout the county.
He noted that one of the county’s biggest issues is less money coming in from the state combined with more and more unfunded state mandates.
Follow staff writer Daniel Riordan on Twitter at @TUNews_Riordan
He can be reached at 574-267-3111, ext. 246.[[In-content Ad]]
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