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October 27, 2009

Former county commissioner plans to run again

By Patrick McCreless The Cullman Times

CULLMAN — A former Cullman County Commissioner has decided to run for his old seat in the 2010 election.

Stanley Yarbrough said he plans to run for West Side Associate Commissioner Place 2 and will officially announce his candidacy on Dec. 5 during the regular meeting of the Cullman County Republican Party.

Good Hope resident William “Willy” Hendrix announced his candidacy for the west side seat during the Cullman County Democratic Party meeting in July.

The seat is currently held by Wayne Willingham.

Yarbrough said he decided to run for commissioner after speaking with many residents living in the west side of the county.

“They think maintenance on roads is deteriorating from what it was a year ago,” Yarbrough said.

Yarbrough, who was county commissioner from 2002 to 2006, said that during his tenure, road maintenance and mowing were improved considerably and he could have similar success if elected next year.

“We would have to work as a whole county ... spread our maintenance ... work with all the towns and community and not just one area,” Yarbrough said.

Yarbrough said he also wants to run for election to show his support for the Duck River Dam water reservoir project.

The estimated $63.2 million project, which is backed by the city of Cullman, would create a second water source for the county. Over the last few months, Commissioners Willingham and Doug Williams have said they were not ready to move ahead with the city on the project and were still looking at alternatives, such as Smith Lake.

“From all the research done and from going to meetings, I feel Duck River is the best source of water,” Yarbrough said. “I especially like the fact that hundreds of jobs will be created during the period of time the dam is being built. Every water customer in Cullman County will help share in the cost, which will help keep our water bills down.”

In addition to finding more water, the county commission will be faced with decreases in revenue for Cullman County Schools and the decision of whether or not to impose a half-cent sales tax to cover funding shortfalls. Recently, the commission agreed to place the vote for a half-cent tax on the 2010 ballot — a decision Yarbrough supports.

“I think that’s a vote for the people and not for the commission to decide,” he said.

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