8 Quotes by Bill Dodson

I felt like there'd be a runoff. I'm very appreciative of the supporters and the public and all those who voted for me.

My main reason for running is that I've always been interested in local government. It's also something I feel I owe as an obligation back to county.

We need to look at long-term planning - for 10 to 20 years. With growth, we need to plan buildings and make decisions to put facilities where we will have room to grow in the future. We need professional planners to help us build a master plan. We don't want to be in the same situation as we are today.

As commissioner I have the skills to negotiate and the skills to work with and through people and to bring groups together and work for betterment of everyone. Regardless of what you say, if you don't bring all groups to the table, you can't negotiate a compromise. But if everyone is involved a compromise can be reached and everyone is much happier.

I'll try to prepare for the future of Ellis County and the future of my grandchildren. One of my strengths is the ability to listen. That gives me the ability to negotiate the best policy possible.

I plan to just run on my own grounds. A lot of people voted for me and I still hope the best man wins.

I am very honored and appreciate the support from everyone in my precinct. The No. 1 issue I heard on the campaign trail was county roads. There's nothing I can do yet, but as soon as I'm sworn in I plan to meet with the county engineer and others to see what can be done.

You'd always like to see more people get out and vote. We don't represent ourselves very well when we don't take advantage of our freedom to vote.