Friday, October 30, 2015

After 16 years, Jim Honey not seeking re-election

Jasper County Eastern District Commissioner Jim Honey has announced he will not seek a fifth four-year term.

From the KSN report:

For the last several years, Honey has been the lead commissioner when it comes to roads and bridge projects in the county.

"We all work on different areas, but that's been what I've done the last several years. I'm going to miss that," said Jim Honey, Jasper County Commissioners.

One of the first projects Honey worked on after getting elected was trying to bring the Jasper County Courthouse into the modern age. He says he and his wife want to do more traveling and spend more time with their grandchildren.
 

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is the open door Mike Landis has been waiting for ... Please folks ! DO NOT vote him into county commission ! He crapped all over our district and he will have diarrhea all over our county.

Anonymous said...

Think this is pretty good news. Moving into the 21st century will benefit all of Jasper County...

Anonymous said...

Back in the days when Jim Honey was a school teacher, he and 4 other teachers were in a car enroute to a conference in Kansas City. One other teacher who was sitting with Jim in the back seat was also named Jim. The teachers in the front seat would ask questions and would start with "Jim..." and finally, the other Jim said, "This is getting confusing. Would you call me Jim and call him Honey? Well, that suggestion was voted down by the lady teachers! :)

kitty chiwawa said...

6:49 - I think the article stated that he did this early on, not something he has yet to do. Unless you think maybe morel needs to do more to move Jasper County into the 21st century. :) That is certainly a good talking point, considering it's Jasper County we're referring to. "One of the first projects Honey worked on after getting elected was trying to bring the Jasper County Courthouse into the modern age. He says he and his wife want to do more traveling and spend more time with their grandchildren."