Remarks by Rick Wilson
5 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 1
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“Commissioner Wilson? Yeah, I'm going to kind of echo what Commissioner Troutman said. Once this came up, I'm just going to say a month ago when we started talking about it to the board, I got to doing a little investigating on my own, and just like she just said, there's been problems there for years, and I don't understand how it could have continued the way it did, but I will support this.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 15, 2026
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“Good morning, everyone. It is my honor to present this commendation of valor to a retired Polk County Sheriff's Office canine ace. I'd like to thank his handler and partner, Sheriff Deputy Natalie Astrich, for bringing him here today so we can recognize the great job he's done. It was through Ace's brave action that he saved not only his partner, but two other deputies' lives when the man opened fire on them. Now, where's the placard? I want to read it. All right. This is what it says. Polk County Board of County Commissioners Commendation of Valor presented Polk County Sheriff's Office K-9…”
Board of County Commissioners · Aug 18, 2026
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“unbelievably hard. You know, this is a big County, you know, and the numbers show when you, you know, just what you showed here today. And, uh, it's, it's a group effort to do that. And, uh, it's just not in certain areas. It's all over the County that you do this. And, uh, I appreciate it because, you know, keeping Polk County beautiful is all our, is what we're all trying to do. And, uh, but thank you. Thank you for all you do. And, uh, And you'll have me out there slinging some more tires, I know.”
Board of County Commissioners · Aug 18, 2026
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“uh and mr mr madam chair that is the extent of my presentation i'll be happy to answer any questions you would have this morning questions you know it's it's uh it just shows what polk county and your team this committee has done for all these years you know a lot of people don't understand what we do and how we do it and and they they don't get involved in that that much but They can always complain about something when it doesn't look right. But for all these years we've been doing this, we'll continue to do this and try to make Polk County better when it comes to stormwater and stuff like…”
Board of County Commissioners · Aug 18, 2026
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“Yeah, that, that, that, uh, particular piece, you know, we've looked, looked at it a long time ago. We knew what it was going to do, what it meant to us and how it would work all together. So that just goes back to what, how important this is on our, our, uh, federal program, uh, I mean, classic deal. We have really put together some good pieces of property for conservation, and I'm very proud to be part of that. We have a great team doing that, and we've got them lined up, but we've got plenty that we can be looking at and keep adding to it every month. So I'm very proud of Tabitha, what you…”
Board of County Commissioners · Aug 18, 2026