Former Lehigh County Commissioner Marc Grammes has announced he intends to do something no other county commissioner has ever done before: return as a Lehigh County commissioner elected to nonconsecutive terms.

He lives in Slatedale, Washington Township, with his wife, Elizabeth, and their four children, Tim, John, Joe and Laura.He is seeking to return as the District One commissioner, the seat now held by Commissioner Tom Creighton, who is not seeking re-election.Grammes did not seek re-election at the end of his term, instead choosing to spend more time with his young family."Our oldest son, Tim, was in the U.S. Navy as a corpsman heading into combat with the Marine Corps in Afghanistan," Grammes said. "Our son John was beginning his freshman year at Penn State, and our son Joe and daughter Laura were very active in high school activities."Grammes said, as a commissioner, he was known for working across party lines to build consensus among fellow commissioners. He helped find ways to save the Lehigh Valley Zoo and is a founding member of Lehigh Valley Zoological Society.Grammes said he also worked with fellow commissioners to reopen and improve the Trexler Game Preserve to the people of the county, much as Gen. Harry Trexler intended.Grammes said he is best known for his tireless efforts to restore and rebuild Leaser Lake in Lynn Township.He mentioned the strong role played and of mentoring he received from fellow Commissioner Jim Kelly and the late state Sen. Jim Rhoades.Grammes said he is proud to have worked with others in establishing the Leaser Lake Heritage Foundation.An engineering consultant with extensive experience in the power generation industry, he cited among his reasons for seeking to return to the board of commissioners as having the time and experience to devote to the job, plus the desire to make a difference and become a positive force in government, once again focusing on deeds, not words.