Likewise, County Manager Jon Mantay. Jackson, this week, was fairly celebrating because the contract holders' estimate was substantially below one that had been produced by county staff. That is a chance the county should take. Its first obligation is to taxpayers, not Ralph Rish and James Finch. We live in hopes that the county will do the right thing, that commissioners will bid the work.
Bay County can ill afford a redoubled reputation as a bastion of good ol' boyism.