Clarification

Lewis County Commissioner Wendell Kelley brought to our attention this week a misunderstanding from the meeting of the Board of Commissioners on Monday, May 18, 2020.

During the meeting, Commissioner Kelley read part of an email from Mayor Jonah Keltner that stated, “Like most of you, I am a frugal conservative who absolutely hates the idea of raising taxes or fees.”

Commissioner Kelley stated during the meeting, “The general public is not seeing that. The general public is seeing a mayor who wants to tax and spend...I’m just trying to be straight up with you. Trying to give you a reality chec...