Dear Editor,

I support Tom Gerhard and Wayne Nothstein for county commissioners because:1. They are working with Mr. O'Gurek to make the county government work better, a team approach.2. They are improving county properties with energy-efficient lighting systems.3. They saved the animal shelter.4. They built a new firing range to train law enforcement officers.5. Both candidates declined a pay raise in 2013.6. They did something very unusual: They eliminated a money-losing operation. The recycling service is now provided by a taxpaying private industry at NO cost to the TAXPAYER.Yours Truly,Wallace Putkowski