Commissioners: County Embraces Leadership Change

Tuesday's meeting marked the last one for Neil Willaby (left) and Greg Koinzan(right). Not pictured is Merlin Bolling.

Eli Jacobs will begin his role as a commissioner at next Tuesday's meeting.

Tuesday morning's meeting was the last for some Antelope County Supervisors before they make the switch township government to a commissioner’s government.
 
The Supervisors had seven board members and the Commissioners will have five. Four members will be part of the transition, and another commissioner will be added. These county officials are responsible for establishing five new districts with substantially equal population.

Eli Jacob has been present for past meetings and will be sworn in as the newest member of the board.


Three supervisors will not transition into commissioners: Greg Koinzan, Neil Williby and Merlin Bolling, who was not present at the meeting.


Neil Williby said he hopes that his time on the Board of Supervisors has helped the residents of Antelope County.


“The goals are always just to make the right decisions for the county, and spending the county’s money in the right form and right fashion,” Williby said. “Working as a team, I feel that we all have tried to do this and I think we have succeeded.”


Williby predicted that the future for the commissioners will be a positive one.
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“I think with the group of people there and with Lisa and especially Casey,” he said. “I think that it is going to be a real smooth transition.”

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