Let's set the record straight about Jake Stubbs!

Since Jan. '18, Jake has taken a 25% salary reduction to help the Township through a difficult financial situation. He has also paid for all his own travel & lodging expenses to attend Township related training.  He has also worked with the Fiscal Officer to reduce Township Expenses to the bare minimum.

Jake would like to take his conservative values to Columbus to represent the citizens of German Township, Germantown, Miamisburg, Miami Township & Washington Township.  He is self funding his campaign and will not engage in negative campaigning.

A group called the "Growth & Opportunity PAC, Inc." has mounted a negative, COMPLETELY MISLEADING mail campaign against Jake.  

The negative mailers reference the minutes of the German Township Trustees.  But, a lot of people reading the mailer won't know how to access those, so I will save them the trouble.

Read the following sections to get the truth...

Along with the rest of the Board of Trustees, Jake did "propose new taxes".

• 1/24/18 & 7/30/18 - Voted to place a Road Levy on the ballot to help fund desperately needed repairs on Township Roads.
• 1/24/18 - Voted to place a renewal for a levy funding the public pool in Germantown
• 11/13/18 - Voted to place a renewal levy on the ballot to fund operations for the Germantown Union Cemetery

As you can see, these are all in the ordinary course of business in the operations of a Township.  The voters ultimately decided that they did not want the road levy and overwhelmingly passed the Pool & Cemetery levies. 

This one is a real stretch!  I'm not sure why the Township employees are referred to as "bureaucrats".  But, Jake and the rest of the Board did approve cost of living pay raises for Township employees on the following dates:

• 1/9/17 - Approved a 3% raise for the Trash Billing Clerk.
• 1/5/15 - Followed department head recommendations for a 0% raise for 2015. (Yes - NO RAISES!)
• 1/2/14 -