The Wahkiakum County Eagle - Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891

Rosedale resident Bob Jungers wants to serve. He listed his community service at a candidate forum last week: 20 years as a reserve deputy, 20 years on the county planning commission, five years as a diking district commissioner and 12 years as a commissioner on the Wahkiakum PUD board of commissioners. On top of that he's owned and operated Elochoman Millworks for 35 years.

Now Jungers is running for county commissioner; if elected he would be a commissioner for both the county and PUD. That isn't a conflict of interest, Jungers said, basing the comment on a state attorney general opinion.

"I'd bring a level of responsibility to the commission," Jungers said. "The county commission has been using the budget like a cruise missile: They fire it and forget it.

"The commission needs to take more responsibility for the projects they have started."