“I’m not only proud of what we’ve
done, I’m proud of how we’ve done
it. Working together we’re building
something special, but we’re just
scratching the surface of where we
can take Wayne County,” Evans said.
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County
Executive
Warren
C. Evans
announces
re-election
bid in
2018
Evans:
We’re
just
scratching
the
surface
of where
we can
take
Wayne
County
DETROIT
–
Surrounded
by
supporters
and
community
leaders,
Wayne
County
Executive
Warren
C. Evans
announced
he is
running
for
re-election
in 2018
to
continue
to
transform
Wayne
County
government
and
build on
the
momentum
of his
first
term.
“Three
years
ago,
Wayne
County
sat on
the
verge of
bankruptcy.
We were
the
poster
child
for
poorly
run
government,
it was a
complete
mess,”
Evans
said.
“We’ve
restored
fiscal
stability
and
integrity.
We’ve
earned
people’s
trust
and
improving
every
day, but
the
degree
of
change
we’re
instilling
takes
more
than
four
years.
We’ve
laid the
foundation,
but
there’s
a lot of
work to
do.”
Keeping
his
promise
to
restore
financial
stability,
Evans
and his
administration
accurately
evaluated
the
county’s
financial
crisis,
devised
a
Recovery
Plan and
entered
a
consent
agreement
with the
State of
Michigan.
The
administration
stabilized
Wayne
County’s
finances
and
restored
fiscal
stability,
exiting
the
Consent
Agreement
in 14
short
months
after
eliminating
the
county’s
structural
and
annual
deficits.
Working
collaboratively
with the
County’s
other
elected
officials,
the
administration
posted
three
consecutive
budget
surpluses
and
received
numerous
bond
ratings
upgrades
while
boosting
pension
funding
from 45
to 54%.
The
administration
also
identified
finishing
the
stalled
Gratiot
jail as
unfeasible
and is
working
toward a
deal
that
would
provide
the
County a
new
criminal
justice
center.
“I’m
not only
proud of
what
we’ve
done,
I’m
proud of
how
we’ve
done it.
Working
together
we’re
building
something
special,
but
we’re
just
scratching
the
surface
of where
we can
take
Wayne
County,”
Evans
said.
Evans
hinted
at what
lies
ahead
should
Wayne
County
voters
give him
the
honor of
serving
another
four-year
term.
“We’re
going to
live
within
our
means,
but
we’re
going to
invest
in roads
and
bridges,
build on
our
wonderful
parks
system,
and use
surpluses
to
properly
fund our
pensions,”
Evans
said.
“And as
we run a
smarter
more
efficient
operation,
we’re
going to
find a
way to
invest
in our
people.
They’ve
borne
the
brunt of
the
tough
times,
and
we’ve
got to
reward
their
hard
work and
sacrifice.”
Those
rallying
at
Detroit’s
Samaritan
Center
in
support
of Evans
included:
the
NAACP’s
Rev. Dr.
Wendell
Anthony,
Detroit
Mayor
Mike
Duggan,
Detroit
City
Council
President
Brenda
Jones,
Wayne
County
Sheriff
Benny
Napoleon,
Dearborn
Mayor
John
O’Reilly,
Bishop
John
Henry
Sheard,
Westland
Mayor
Bill
Wild,
Wayne
County
Commission
Chairman
Gary
Woronchak
and
Livonia
Mayor
Dennis
Wright.
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