Miller County Judge Larry Burgess lived an extraordinary
life before he ever offered his service to Miller County, Arkansas. Larry has been married to his wife for
over 33 years; he is a retired United States Marine, and a Christian. In addition, Larry is also a member of
the V.V.A. and the American Legion.
He also offered community service through his membership in the Elks and
Moose lodges. His life
was nothing short of fantastic when he decided to offer it to Miller County.
Just under two years ago Larry Burgess became the County
Judge for Miller. With nothing
more he needed to prove considering his accomplishments above, he set out to
serve the citizens of Miller County with something they had not seen in recent
years. Larry Burgess set out to
serve the citizens as a competent leader in the community. He set goals, he set timelines, he
accomplished those goals, and he set new goals. Many of those new goals Larry continues to work on even
during this election season.
A voter only has to look at a short list of accomplishments
from the last two years to realize that Larry Burgess means business. In the last two years the county has
seen the following, impressive, list of accomplishments:
A
new website
$388,000
in state aid for roads in the county
That
money applied to the roads in the county
Updated
equipment to assist the county
Improved response and repair times
for roads and emergencies
Upgraded
parks in the county
Maintained
and improved County Property
An
O.S.H.A. compliant repair facility
Private
road signs to assist 911 services
Over
$80,0000 in new road signs
New
guardrails throughout the county
A
Ditching program in the county
An
improve gun range for the county
An
improved volleyball court for the county
Obtained
a $75,000 grant for county court house
An
upgraded county Health Department
An
upgraded Office of Emergency Management
Upgraded
911 systems
Upgraded
the Doddridge shop roof
Upgraded
the Juvenile Detention Center
Obtained
over 4.7 million in grants for the county
Etc…….
The list of accomplishments for the county goes beyond the above-mentioned
items, but space simply does not allow for everything Judge Larry Burgess has
done for the county. A voter only
needs to take a drive down the county roads to a park to see the work
completed. Judge Burgess has an
agenda that will continue. With
all he has done already, he wants to do more. He wants to continue to restore the courthouse, improve
security, and even help promote the navigation of the Red River. Judge Larry Burgess is taking the
county of Miller forward. Why
would anyone want to step back to the way it was before? There can be no question. Nobody wants to go back to the way the
county was run before. Miller
County Arkansas finally has a County Judge to be proud of in Judge Larry
Burgess.
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