County Commission candidates discuss jobs, infrastructure at forum

  • CARL MCKINNEY/Lake City Reporter Kyle Green, left, and Ron Williams, right, candidates for the District 1 seat on the Board of County Commissioners, both stressed the importance of economic development for the future of Columbia County. (CARL MCKINNEY/Lake City Reporter)
    CARL MCKINNEY/Lake City Reporter Kyle Green, left, and Ron Williams, right, candidates for the District 1 seat on the Board of County Commissioners, both stressed the importance of economic development for the future of Columbia County. (CARL MCKINNEY/Lake City Reporter)
  • The four candidates for the District 3 County Commission seat, from left, Bucky Nash, Robby Hollingsworth, Charlie Keith and Jeff Tyre, mostly agreed with each others’ points during the forum. (CARL MCKINNEY/Lake City Reporter)
    The four candidates for the District 3 County Commission seat, from left, Bucky Nash, Robby Hollingsworth, Charlie Keith and Jeff Tyre, mostly agreed with each others’ points during the forum. (CARL MCKINNEY/Lake City Reporter)
  • CARL MCKINNEY/Lake City Reporter County Commission District 5 candidates Tim Murphy, left, and Brandon Beil, right, disagreed on the county’s purchase of a portable building to house one employee. (CARL MCKINNEY/Lake City Reporter)
    CARL MCKINNEY/Lake City Reporter County Commission District 5 candidates Tim Murphy, left, and Brandon Beil, right, disagreed on the county’s purchase of a portable building to house one employee. (CARL MCKINNEY/Lake City Reporter)

    A slew of candidates from three County Commission races appeared on stage Monday night for the first evening of the Lake City Reporter’s multi-day political forum for the August primary, which boasted…