L . BROOKS PATTERSON
OAKLAND COUNTY EXECUTIVE
October 10 , 2016
Dear Friends ,
Republican leadership has put Oakland County on top . I call it " thoughtful management versus crisis management ." Here are some of the exceptional results ,
• 21 st Century companies are investing billions in Oakland County through our Emerging Sectors jobs attraction initiative .
• We have reached full employment while the workforce and wages continue to grow in the knowledge-based economy .
• We have thriving downtowns supported by Main Street Oakland County .
• The county budget is balanced through 2021 thanks to our three-year budgeting practices with a long-range outlook .
• We are the first county in America to eliminate retirement legacy costs while fully funding pensions and retiree healthcare saving Oakland County taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars .
• We built up a $ 250 million fund surplus during the great recession in spite of being the one county in Michigan that lost the greatest percentage of property value impacting our revenue .
• We ' ve maintained the highest AAA bond rating since 1998 , earning the moniker " The best managed county in the country ."
• And we have consistently lowered your taxes giving you one of the lowest county operational millages in Michigan .
Contrast these results with Democratic cities and counties in Michigan and across the U . S . There are high taxes , deficits , overspending , billions of dollars in retirement legacy costs , and junk bond ratings . Neighborhoods struggle mired in poverty and crime because of a culture of dependency . There are bankruptcies , even corruption . It ' s a stark difference .
That ' s why we need your support on Election Day . It ' s a choice between two very different outcomes for Oakland County and America . Vote Republican .
Yours very truly ,
L . Brooks Patterson Oakland County Executive
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