State and Federal elections may get more attention, but Melissa Kono says it’s the local races that impact many people’s top concerns like local taxation, schools, and roads.
“I think if people knew all the decisions that were made at the local level, they would realize just how important it is that people are willing to serve in those elected offices and make decisions that really have a great impact on us, that I think just tend to get overlooked,” said Kono. Kono is a professor with University of Wisconsin, Madison extension and municipal clerk specialist with the Local Government Center.
She encourages people looking to get involved with local government to consider their own interests and where their skills or life experiences may be most helpful…