County commissioner candidates to speak at Downey town halls on separate nights

DOWNEY — Bannock County residents will get nan opportunity to meet their commissioner candidates connected abstracted nights.

Ken Bullock, a Republican, and Tamara Code, a Democrat, will some be their ain municipality hallway events astatine nan Downey Community Center connected different nights. Bullock’s arena will return spot Thursday, Aug. 15 astatine 7 p.m. Code’s will beryllium connected Sept. 5.

“I wanted to person an unfastened location wherever nan full organization that would beryllium voting would beryllium capable to inquire questions and get nonstop answers,” said Rebecca Falcon, a Downey resident of astir 30 years, who organized nan municipality halls.

Falcon plans for Bullock to commencement nan gathering by addressing nan organization pinch an mentation of his governmental background, and past unfastened it up to group to inquire him questions astir his beliefs and positions.

The biggest taxable of conversation, Falcon believes, will beryllium nan caller prohibition connected large-scale star projects. This was a arguable rumor successful Downey successful nan early spring, erstwhile 2 power companies planned to bring star farms to nan Marsh Valley. Six landowners had signed connected to lease their spot for nan task planned by Balanced Rock Power. The prohibition was issued by nan region commission.

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Falcon believes that group will want to perceive from Bullock what his stance is connected nan ban, and if it should enactment successful place. Another mobility that Falcon expects group to inquire astatine nan arena will beryllium astir nan early of nan Bannock County Fair, and whether aliases not he wants it to enactment successful Downey.

Falcon hopes that nan speech won’t revolve astir these issues entirely, and that Bullock will definitive his opinions connected a wide scope of subjects.

“We person a batch of issues going connected successful nan southbound valley,” Falcon said.

Falcon doesn’t cognize really agelong nan municipality hallway will spell for, but is hoping they’ll beryllium capable to support it astatine an hour. While specifications haven’t solidified for Code’s event, Falcon believes they’ll clasp it astatine nan aforesaid clip connected Sept. 5.

The wide predetermination is Tuesday, Nov. 5.