Kenneth Madsen

Environment / Energy Elbert County is one of the few counties in Colorado that does not have a reservoir or a comprehensive long-term plan for water conservation that is being followed. Water is a critical resource and we need have a comprehensive plan that is implemented over time. Criminal Justice / Public Safety We are lucky that we live in a safe community due to the heroic efforts of our sheriffs office, local police, and fire departments. These critical services need to be supported so that our community can be adequately protected. I strongly support these agencies and will work with them to enhance the protection they give to our residents. Taxes / Budget Ken would like to establish financial incentives for county employees that discover and implement cost-savings while not affecting the level of services to the community. Environment / Energy If elected, I will have a top down review of our regulations with respect to solar farms, wind farms, data centers and battery storage facilities to make sure we have the protections in place for our agricultural community. Taxes / Budget Since Ken has a long history in finance, he will be able to work with the other commissioners to make sure that county funds are being spent in the right areas and in appropriate amounts. He will also push for a balanced budget at the county level. Economy Ken believes that our locally owned businesses are a special part of our community. He will actively solicit certain mid-sized and small businesses to open in Elbert County. Economy Agriculture remains the main economic driver of Elbert County. Our county needs to focus on helping our agricultural industry by making it easy to build facilities for agricultural use, providing education on business structure and business development, encourage new business that support agriculture, enhance infrastructure that affect the agricultural industry and help facilitate legacy planning. Infrastructure / Transportation We need to validate that we are using state-of-the-art technologies in a cost-effective way to maintain our roads. It is important that the county has a solid plan with regards to our roads and bridges so that they can safely support the amount of traffic today and for the future. Infrastructure / Transportation Growth, especially through high-density developments, has long-term impacts on our water, schools, police departments, fire departments, and infrastructure. It is important that the counties zoning regulations align with what we want as a community. Let's keep Elbert County rural.