Commissioner Wesen: Keep status quo to preserve ag lands

In a recent interview with the Weekly News, District 1 County Commissioner Ron Wesen shared why he is against the ballot amendment for adopting a county charter. Home Rule Skagit, a nonpartisan citizens group, placed the referendum on the ballot by submitting 3,333 petition signatures that their volunteers collected this year up to the Aug. 3 submittal.

If citizens vote to create a charter, 21 freeholders, or delegates, elected in this fall’s election from 78 candidates, will meet and draft a proposal for a new form of county government. Seven freeholders will be elected from each of the three...