County candidates speak at forum
Grant County Sheriff candidates Joe Kriete and James Baker talk with each other following the candidate forum on Tuesday at the Moses Lake City Council chambers.
CHARLES H. FEATHERSTONE/COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD
Grant County Sheriff candidate James Baker said during his comments that he would like the Grant County Sheriff’s Office to do more community outreach.
Grant County Clerk candidate Ulises Infante, who attended the forum with his wife and children, said he has worked at the Grant County Clerk’s office for more than five years.
Incumbent Grant County Clerk Kimberly Allen is the incumbent for the clerk’s position and said she has steered the department through several legislative changes and other challenges during her tenure.
Grant County Clerk Kimberly Allen, commission candidate Jeff Foster, and clerk candidate Ulises Infante speak during a break at the candidate forum on Tuesday.
Grant County Commission candidate Jeff Foster said he has lived in the Columbia Basin for a long time and would not make a career out of being a commissioner, if elected.
Grant County Sheriff candidate and former Mattawa Police Chief Joe Harris said he was interested in establishing precincts for the Grant County Sheriff’s Office.
Grant County Sheriff candidate and current GCSO chief deputy Joe Kriete said staff at the Grant County Jail need to be treated as career professionals and properly paid for their services in a dangerous job.
MOSES LAKE — Elected officials should set a high standard for themselves and hold the people who work for and with them accountable — that was something most candidates at Tuesday evening candidate forum could agree upon.
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