Civil Municipal Magazine Aug 2023

98 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 8 tide to rise for all the ships in the harbor, and Fayette County is one of those ships. Our career-training and our ACT programs are helping us and the surrounding counties.” “My job is to see that we keep and maintain all the public services that local government is supposed to provide and do that as efficiently as possible,” said Strong, “to try to keep taxes as low as possible and make our community as affordable and livable as possible. At the same time, we are set to accommodate any and all potential entrepreneurs and new businesses that find our area attractive. I would describe Testing)-Work-Ready Community. We are very proud of our school system and it’s Whitewater Career Center, one of the best in the state, they have a great facility that pulls students from the surrounding five counties. The Whitewater Career Center is preparing and supplying new employees to some of the industries in Fayette County and surrounding counties.” Parker said Fayette County is a member of the Eastern Indiana Regional Planning Commission. “We want to see the region do well, along with Fayette County,” he said. “We want the