Dear Levy County Citizens: It has been my honor to have served you over the last four years. As many of you know I was voted into office in 2010 as a District 4 representative, I have had this honor to represent my district. However, I found myself working with citizens throughout Levy County and worked diligently to represent the entire county well. I have been truly blessed to meet a number of wonderful people throughout many different communities within our county. I have also had the opportunity to work with great county staff and truly get an education on the difference between the public and private sector. I will always be proud of the accomplishments that I have been able to achieve throughout the time that I served. These accomplishments would not have been possible without a great working board, county staff and many municipal leaders throughout Levy County. My #1 goal in taking office was to help with improvement of our economic situation and control of our spending. I feel like I’ve assisted in making great strides in both of these areas. I have always said that I wanted people coming to the area to say Levy County is open for business and we had to get that mindset within our county for that to actually be seen by others. I feel that we are on the way. I look forward to seeing the additional progress that the new board will be able to embark upon. Luckily with a rebounding economy our private business is also booming. I thank all of those who called with concerns for my family, however, I can assure you I have always had a number of jobs and there are plenty of opportunities out there for anyone who is willing to work. I wish to thank everyone who contributed to our campaign whether it be through financial, emotional or physical support. We could not have done any of it or been successful at all without you. Although we fell short this time it was by a mere 3 votes that we were unseated. This truly should be a lesson for EVERYONE that their VOTE does count. I am proud of the citizens that voted. All of them. The ones for me and the ones against, I am proud for everyone that exercises their right to vote. This is one of the rights that no one should take for granted. No matter what, everyone must vote. It has been my honor to serve, it has been my pleasure to learn and it has been a challenging four years. As a business owner and job creator in Levy County I still will abide by my slogan “LEVY FIRST”. Respectfully, Ryan Bell
Posted on: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 15:29:20 +0000