Dear Grant,

First thing, this is NOT a message to promote someone but a message to SAVE Lake City. My first time in Lake City was 1949 or 1950. Mom couldn’t remember. I love Lake City and have all these 74 years. I missed coming summers for 8 years. I want the best for Lake City.
This is my third time trying to communicate my concern about the Levine/Ryals commissioner’s race in November. Actually, I AM against Levine as commissioner because of his choice to stop OHVs at the end of August. Crazy!!! OHVs bring as much as 50 to 60% of the monies coming into Lake City. Closing down OHVs all of September is equal to closing year-round.
Silverton’s ban of OHVs caused nine businesses and one RV park to shut down. They have the train to fall back on. Lake City has its face to fall on. Lake City would lose more than Silverton starting with some cafes, stores and shops closing right and left, no new home building, construction workers will have to move, school population would drop considerably, Real Estate values drop, property taxes would go up, sales tax revenue would plummet, and more. What about medical care? What about those that bought businesses in the last few years? Bankruptcies!
Roxa and I had a business in Lake City from 2005 until 2022. We know how hard it is to pay bills, much less pay for the business we bought.
I have known Steve Ryals for 10 years. In case you don’t know Steve, he is a hard worker, has common sense, honest, high integrity, trustworthy, the kind of Commissioner you would want to represent you.
A Vote for Ryals is voting for Lake City.

_{Thanks Grant.
Hutch Hutchins}