On May 10, 2022, voters will decide if sitting Rio Blanco County (RBC) Commissioner Gary Moyer will complete his term in office to January 2023. A fourth-generation RBC resident, Moyer won the 2018 election with 79.3% of the vote on his platform that “Local government should provide services in a fair, respectful and professional manner consistent with the customs and culture of the citizens of Rio Blanco County (RBC).”
With 30-plus years in business, Moyer said, “Leaders need a solid understanding of the challenges RBC business owners face [in an area] with such a limited population and small percentage of private lands.” Moyer understands what RBC residents need as past president of the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD). Brent van Dyke, who served on NACD’s executive board with Moyer, said, “Moyer advocates for things that benefit people.”
Moyer said, “Rio Blanco County, being 75% public lands, needs leadership strongly representing RBC concerns to the Federal and State Land management agency’s as well as other elected officials at all levels.” Serving in the past as Meeker’s Chamber of Commerce vice president, the Colorado Association of Conservation District Board president, and the National Association of Conservation District Southwestern Region chairman, Moyer shows this leadership and understands the area’s resources, budgets, policies, and Federal and State regulations and statutes.
Moyer believes in fiscal responsibility saying, “In a county that was fuel-based, with an assessed value of 80%, [one] cannot lose the fossil fuel industry and think that local government will look the same.” Serving as a commissioner with due diligence, Moyer wants to continue working to ensure the health, safety, and general well-being of RBC residents in a fiscally responsible and efficient manner.
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