Message from a candidate

Randy Gray
North Springfield, Vt.
To the editor,

With this year’s mid-term elections almost here, I ask all of our citizens to look closely at our state incumbents and candidates. Local government has a much more direct effect on all of us, and our state elections are of the utmost importance.

There has been much discussion of a carbon tax (carbon pricing) at our recent forums. I oppose a carbon tax for the following reasons: a carbon tax would be detrimental to our already struggling seniors, young families and further discourage business and economic growth in our state.

Our Vermont Health Connect is a disaster; the current legislature has decided it’s best to penalize those who can’t afford healthcare. I will work with others to find affordable solutions.

Waste water spewing into our lakes and waterways is unacceptable. There is little point in cleaning our waters when we continue to pollute them. Farmers are already taking action, why aren’t these municipalities?

I will introduce solutions like lowering the business tax, tax free start-ups, reducing or eliminating the sales tax, welcoming a secondary vocational school to Windsor County and lowering utility costs.

I promise to work with others to find better solutions to education funding, revamping or repealing Act 46 and Act 250.

Improving our current drug programs with better prevention, treatment and eliminating lax punishment for dealers.

An unbalanced government benefits no one. Government works best with checks and balance. I ask for your vote on Nov. 6. Every vote counts.

 

Randy Gray

North Springfield, Vt.

 

Gray is a Republican candidate for the Windsor district 5 senate seat.