James Dashiell

Environment / Energy Food security and agriculture are a blessing, we need to respect our existing climate and go all out to protect it by reducing our impact. This means less clearcutting and irresponsible burning of our forest resources, protecting our water sources, and encouraging farmers and businesses to steer clear of damaging practices. Environment / Energy As stewards of Benton County we should be reducing waste and working to achieve net zero waste where possible. We should work with businesses as well to reduce restaurant carry out and service trash. Infrastructure / Transportation The Coffin Butte Landfill expansion and use is an issue that needs an ecologically conservative, multi-generational environmental perspective. We should analyze and try to limit the impact of this existing landfill and only expand if it is of critical need and would benefit future generations of Benton County Residents, not create more problems for them.