Keep Democrat Russ Pry County Executive!

Dear Summit County residents,   

Thank you for visiting the official online home of my re-election campaign for Summit County Executive.  I hope you find this site useful and informative.   Should you have any questions, please feel free to email me at russ@russpry.com.  I sincerely appreciate you taking the time to get to know where I stand on the issues and my plans for the future of Summit County.

Since becoming Executive in 2007, my administration has focused a significant amount of effort on improving local economic development, while at the same time guiding the county through the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.  We are proud of our accomplishments which include assisting in retaining the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Global and North American Headquarters, and keeping more than 2,900 local citizens employed, partnering with City of Akron and State of Ohio officials to keep Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations in Summit County and our partnership with the local hospitals, NEOMED, the University of Akron and the State of Ohio to create a state-of-the-art headquarters for the Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron (ABIA), a medial research and development organization expected to create 2,400 jobs and attract millions of dollars in research.

We have continued to improve county facilities, including a new $2.2 million, 16,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art County of Summit Veterans Service Commission in 2009 and a new $2.96 million County of Summit Division of Animal Control facility in 2010.

We have collaborated with numerous government offices and community organizations in an effort to save tax dollars, eliminate governmental redundancies and enhance services for citizens.  In part, because of these collaborations and consolidations, the County has reduced its general fund spending by $21.7 million annually, from $122.3 million in 2008 to $100.6 million in 2012, and operates as the most financially efficient of Ohio's six largest counties.  We have reduced our total budget from $576.6 million in 2008 to $490 million in 2012. 

I look forward to continuing my service to the residents of Summit County and having a thoughtful discussion on the issues facing our communities.  I hope you will support my campaign at this critical crossroads to Summit County's future.

Sincerely,

Russ Pry

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