We can plan before the next crisis
District 2 is growing, but too many county decisions still happen one project and one emergency at a time. Roads, drainage, housing, clinic access, and emergency response meet in residents’ lives whether government plans for that connection or not.
Martha Halenwick is running for the open Cressvale County Commission, District 2 seat to bring people to the same table early, set firm boundaries on public investments, and publish results residents can check.
See Martha’s connected plan or meet Martha.
A practical partnership for homes
Martha proposes a matched housing partnership with a total county contribution capped at $2.4 million over three fiscal years. It would focus on workforce affordability, rehabilitation, and compact homes near existing services. No project would receive county money without outside support, public affordability terms, and measurable goals.
Infrastructure on a public schedule
Martha would publish a five-year capital schedule across roads, drainage, emergency communications, and facilities. She supports infrastructure commitments for major residential projects and voluntary conservation tools for rural landowners.
She would use up to $1.6 million in one-time reserves for documented backlog while maintaining an $8 million reserve floor.
Health access is part of safety
Martha would move $1.8 million annually at full implementation from the current sheriff baseline to county health services. The plan increases clinic hours and staffing, mobile behavioral-health and outreach, and homelessness and housing-rehabilitation coordination.
It also reduces sheriff capacity. Martha accepts fewer deputy shifts, less overtime flexibility, slower lower-priority response, less proactive patrol, and slower equipment replacement. Read the complete budget choice, including every line item and consequence.
A campaign built around listening
Martha is a veterinarian and small-business co-owner, a former six-year municipal council member, and a veteran of county housing and regional emergency-preparedness work. She knows that the best local solutions usually begin with people who see different pieces of the same problem.
That is why this campaign holds listening tables, small drainage walks, and community coffees—not only large speeches. Find the next public event or catch up on campaign updates.
“Cressvale County cannot solve housing, drainage, and emergency response one project at a time.”
Election: November 3, 2026.