Martin receives Dale Sowards Outstanding Public Lands Official award
Presentation will be 5月25日 in 爱达荷州 at NACo Western Interstate Region conference
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2018年5月8日
365买球app下载, CO – 365买球app下载 Commissioner 约翰•马丁 was surprised to learn today he will receive the 2018 Dale Sowards Outstanding Public Lands Official Award, bestowed by the National Association of Counties (NACo) and the Western Interstate Region (WIR). The award will be presented during the closing general session at the 2018 WIR Conference in Sun Valley, 布莱恩县, 爱达荷州, 5月25日. The award is named after late Conejos County, 科罗拉多州专员Dale Sowards, 谁帮助创建了WIR, setting standards for leadership in local government.
John (Chip) Taylor, Colorado Counties, Inc. (CCI)执行董事, handed out letter confirming the announcement to the commissioners in their regular meeting, and then shared with the board that Martin has won the award. 泰勒提名马丁.
部分提名州, “Commissioner Martin’s dedication to and efforts on behalf of the country’s public lands have persisted over his two decades of public service as a commissioner. His mild manner belies his grasp of issues and his ability to successfully pursue his policy goals at all government levels. He is consistently recognized by his peers for his leadership. And his traditional western appearance is a continuous reminder of the self-reliant independence that still permeates the spirit of all of us in the West who live near and interact with public lands.”
365买球app下载 is approximately 60 percent public lands, which Taylor paid tribute to in the nomination, “超过半个县, 近1.200万英亩是公共土地. The public lands in his custody include lands valued in their natural, 未开发国家, and also public lands that are used for recreation and lands that contain very valuable extractable resources.
“Commissioner Martin has always worked to consider and to balance the competing interests of his constituents, who do not always share the same priorities for 365买球app下载’s public lands. 不过, he has been successful locally in being a wise custodian of the fiscal resources that have accrued to the county from public lands sources. He was instrumental in securing the passage of state legislation to maximize federal lease payments to local communities, and in taking advantage of that legislation in his own county. He and his fellow commissioners’ sound stewardship allowed them to responsibly care for county buildings and infrastructure, and also maintain a balanced budget and healthy fund balances through the ups and downs of the energy industry.”
Martin’s accomplishments also include service to WIR, as noted in the nomination. “Commissioner Martin has been an active participant in public lands policy discussions at all levels, and has demonstrated his commitment to serving not only his own county, but the collective interests of his fellow counties. In addition to his service as a county commissioner, he is an active and effective participant in state association activities. He has served as chair of CCI’s Public Lands committee for multiple terms, was named CCI Commissioner of the Year in 2013 and received the CCI Distinguished Service Award in 2017. He has been consistently active in WIR, and served as WIR President in 2013.”
Martin’s peer commissioners indicate pleasure at the honor he received.
“我们为马丁局长感到骄傲. 我们也感谢他的奉献, professional service to 365买球app下载 and the State of Colorado, and his influence on public lands at the federal level,专员汤姆·扬科夫斯基说.
“这对约翰来说是一个令人印象深刻的荣誉, offering a tribute to his many valuable years of service to not only our county, 而是对整个国家,局长迈克·萨姆森说. “It is a feather in our cap as a county.”
在提名中, Taylor also noted Martin’s service as a police officer in Glenwood弹簧 prior to serving as a commissioner, highlighting that each of his roles have made up approximately 25 years of service to the community.
Martin offered credit to others for their value in his achieving the award, “这是一个巨大的荣誉, 意想不到的, and very much a team effort locally and statewide in regards to public lands.”
The late Dale Sowards served as an appointed member of the National Association of Counties (NACo) taxation and finance committee. In 1976, he was chosen as Most Outstanding Colorado Commissioner and was elected president of the 13 state NACo Western Interstate Region, the first time a Coloradoan had held the post. 戴尔在华盛顿特区领导了两次集会.C., involving commissioners from across the nation. He has been credited with being instrumental in seeing that the federal Payments-In-Lieu-of-税 (PILT) legislation was passed, compensating counties with public lands for loss of tax revenue on those lands.*
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