Diane joined Jim Fisher live in the WOC studios Wednesday at 5pm, and discussed her candidacy for Scott County Board of Supervisors.
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[Excerpt from the article published online in the River Cities’ Reader October 29, 2014 and in print October 30th, by Kathleen McCarthy. Original article, click here: http://www.rcreader.com/commentary/holst-and-narcisse-offer-opportunities/.]
“Too much of what the county does occurs with virtually no knowledge or input from the public, whose tax dollars pay for every cent of its activities. Too many local, state, and federal politicians have the attitude that they need not read, let alone grasp, the rules, regulations, and legislation they enact. In fact, many prefer not to, because …
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Please join Diane, her husband Dave, and many of her volunteers and supporters on Election Night to watch the election returns and celebrate Diane’s hard work to and hopefully the advent of a new era on the County Board of Supervisors.
Date: Tuesday November 4, 2014
Time: 9pm to 12am
Place: Bad Boy’z Pizza
5266 Utica Ridge Road
Davenport, Iowa
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Here’s the link to the Facebook event.
[Excerpted from the North Scott Press, October 22, 2014 by Sarah Hayden. NSP.October22.2014.ScottCountySupervisorRace]
It’s hard to miss the large, impressive, campaign yard signs bearing Diane Holst’s name. They have made Scott County residents familiar with her name, despite her lack of political experience.
With an aggressive mail campaign, a web- site – dianeholst.com – and the yard signs, she wants to make sure residents know who she is.
“I’m not concerned about anything I say because I don’t change what I say. I am very specific. I …
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Republican challenger Diane Holst did more than survive Tuesday’s Scott County Board of Supervisors primary.
The hard campaigning activist actually outpolled at least one of the two GOP county board incumbents in 25 precincts. Holst won 11 precincts outright over incumbents William Cusack and Carol Earnhardt.
Holst polled best in Pleasant Valley, LeClaire and Hickory Grove precincts. But she was competitive throughout Bettendorf, winning the Bettendorf 12 precinct. She turned enough Republican heads in the primary to advance to the general election, where we expect she’ll …
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Bill Cusack received 3,598 votes, while Carol Earnhardt collected 3,347 votes, according to unofficial election results. Along with Diane Holst, who won 3,053 votes in her first-ever election, they move onto the Nov. 4 general election ballot.
Holst was excited about the results. “I feel I’ve really gotten a vote of confidence from the people I’ve talked to in Scott County,” she said.
Full article found here: http://qctimes.com/news/local/government-and-politics/incumbents-lead-gop-county-board-primary/article_369524ce-e9fd-56f5-8959-af59cfc7948e.html
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“Every blue moon the stars align to produce a candidate for public office who is the real deal. Taxpayers are fortunate enough to have just such a candidate for the Scott County Board of Supervisors in Diane Holst.”
“….the current Board of Supervisors protects the needs of the bureaucracy more often than the needs of residents. This is seen with such cavalier mid-year budget increases over $700,000. There was no discussion, just perfunctory approval as usual. The Scott County budget has doubled over the past 14 …
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[Published in the Quad City Times and River Cities’ Reader in Fall 2011.]
Last week, the Iowa Department of Revenue issued an Assessment Limitations Order, or “rollback,” on property values in Iowa. The order adjusts the property values used by local governments to compute property taxes for agricultural, residential, commercial, and industrial property. The taxable value for residential property will be 50.7518 percent of the assessed value. This is an increase from the 2010 level of 48.5299 percent.
This will result in an increase to your residental …
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“I bring decades of experience in reviewing requests for proposals, competitive bids, and statements of work. Missteps affect the ability of our county employees to do their job, affect the service provided to the public, and cost the taxpayers.”
Diane is a native Iowan who grew up on her family farm in Scott County.
She and Dave, her husband of 39 years, have two children, one grandchild, and two more on the way. The Holsts live in rural Eldridge, Iowa, where Diane enjoys gardening, cooking & canning, …
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“What I will bring to the board is a guarantee that I will read and research any policy, resolution, agreement and purchase that warrants an extra look. I want transparency and to build trust that I am the taxpayers’ advocate.”
April 2, 2012 – All the candidates appearing on the democratic and republican primary ballots were profiled recently in the North Scott Press. Diane was interviewed by Eric Chalus. Excerpts of her interview are below. A scan of the full profile is available here: NSP.Interview.April02.2014
Holst has never …
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