Festival of the Forks

The weekend of September 16th was a rousing success for the "Fish For Commish" Campaign. Randy rode in the Albion Festival of the Forks Parade (driven by Rose Mary) and greeted thousands of supporters. Afterwards, he "manned his booth" and shared discussions with many supporters and gave out hundreds of balloons to the children. It was a very inspirational day (with great food and entertainment).

Candidate Fisher receives a warm welcome from local churches

On September 10th, Randy (and wife Rose Mary) were invited to attend service and speak to the congregation at Grace Temple Church of God, in Albion. Pastor Steve Williams gave a "stirring" sermon. Randy's message of leadership was well received by the congregation.

On September 24th, Randy was invited to speak and share in the Word of God, with Bethel Baptist Church of Albion. Reverend Fred Alexander and the congregation made Randy and his wife Rose Mary feel right at home. Afterwards, many parishioners shared their concerns regarding Calhoun County Government and encouraged Randy in his Campaign.

Candidate Fisher provides ethanol update to Government Officials from Ohio & Illinois

On September 11th, Randy (along with other township dignitaries) was invited, by "The Andersons" of Maumee, OH to meet with Officials from several out-of-state communities, to discuss the process that was involved in the development of the new ethanol plant in Sheridan Township. Mr. Fisher led many of the discussions with his insight regarding potential citizen concerns and how they were addressed in the conditional use permitting process. The visiting officials extended their thanks to all participants and were grateful for the "voice of experience" that we provided. They felt that, given the helpful information they received, the trip to Albion was more than worth while.

This is the official site for the "Campaign to Elect Randy Fisher" as the next Calhoun County Commissioner for the 7th District.

First and foremost, "Service to my Fellow Man". I believe that we all have God given talents and we should strive to use them for the benefit of others. I believe that if I don't pursue this belief, then it is sinful.

Secondly, this is an opportunity for me to grow and to gain a better understanding of how our government works.

The predicted future for Calhoun County is not pretty. Because the State of Michigan has permanently eliminated "Revenue Sharing" for Counties, it is forecast that the impact will be approximately an annual six percent (6%) loss of County revenue. This doesn't sound like much. However, if you multiply it by 5 years, then you are talking about 1/3 of current budget! Currently, our Commissioners are balancing the budget by making small cuts in spending and using our General Fund Balance to make up the difference. But, this Fund Balance is projected to be gone after 2007!

That means major changes in operations and greater reductions in budgets will be needed for Calhoun County to remain solvent.

To see how I plan to "Lead" our County through these changes, see my viewpoints "ON THE ISSUES".