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Joel Kuhlman for Commissioner |
Kuhlman for Commissioner
Joel Kuhlman of Pemberville asks for your vote for Wood County commissioner
in 2008.
Joel is a lifelong resident of Wood County and a graduate
of Eastwood High School. He received a bachelor of science
in bioengineering in 2003
from The University of Toledo and a law degree in 2007 from UT. He is
renovating a storefront in downtown Haskins to serve as his law office.
Kuhlman is an elected member of the governing board for
the Wood County Educational Service Center, being elected
to that office in 2005. He
is also an appointed trustee for the Eastwood Education Foundation.
“ Wood County has remained
strong despite tough times throughout Ohio. But, we also
consistently face several challenges such as confronting
the intrusion of factory farms in our backyards and retaining
our best and brightest students who are now often forced
to seek employment elsewhere in the country,”
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“ It is not OK for factory farms to move into our rural neighborhoods and
contaminate the groundwater and topsoil in order to increase profit.” Kuhlman
advocates for guidelines and restrictions to be set requiring adequate area per
animal and proper waste disposal.
“ My education in bioengineering and the
law will help me to confront this issue head-on and put it to rest
permanently. I will do this by discussing the best approaches with
WCCOFF and others who have faced the situation in the past,” he
said.
Kuhlman believes that an important direction for the county to move in
is the direction of “green” energy. “I am proud that
Northwest Ohio has been identified as a leader in this field. First Solar,
in Perrysburg, is unmatched in their efficiency at producing thin film
solar modules. The momentum they have created should be embraced by the
rest of Wood County in an effort to diversify other sources of renewable
energy. By investing in other energy sources we cannot only reduce our
dependence on foreign oil, but we can strengthen our county’s economy
and give our BGSU, Owens, and UT grads a place to work. We can accomplish
success in this competitive field by taking advantage of two of our greatest
commodities: 1) The epicenter of U.S. transit at the intersection of I-75
and I-80, and 2) our public school system which produces an intelligent
and competent workforce.”
At the WCESC, Kuhlman has encouraged conservative spending and the pursuit
of realistic goals. He has worked to keep administrative costs low in order
to channel a greater percentage of funds directly to educating children. “I
will continue to follow such a philosophy if elected to the commissioner’s
board and always balance cost versus reward,” he said. |
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