What Others Say About Jeff Barton

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About Jeff: What Others Say About Jeff Barton

"Barton exemplifies the new breed of county commissioner who has the drive, vision and the energy to lead county government into the next century. Barton's creative use of the limited authority county governments have over land use makes him a pioneer and one to watch as county government in Texas undergoes transition."
Austin American-Statesman, editorial
(writing at the completion of Barton's last term in office, in 1998)

"Jeff Barton is an absolute treasure! ...there is no one who brings more understanding, intelligence and energy to the job."
Letter from the late Bill Reeves, Buda Constable

"My job is to call it as I smell it, and I guarantee you that after nearly three decades of covering politicians and their critics, I've developed a pretty good nose for hypocrisy and pettiness�. [But] Judge Eddy Etheredge and Jeff Barton � have gradually restored my faith in politics and government. ...honest, honorable, caring and hard working.... Competent and principled...no time or stomach for the type of disruptive partisan politics that has made a mockery of the U.S. Congress. I'm still very much a skeptic, but I'm less cynical, and for that I'm grateful."
Juan Palomo
(Palomo, a former writer for USA Today and columnist for the Houston Post, now works for a business-oriented think-tank in Washington, D.C.)

"�capable, trustworthy, ahead of the curve."
Art Millecam
Former president, Hays County Crime Stoppers and San Marcos Realtor

"Character really does matter.... Jeff Barton has been a leader."
Bob Dove
Conservative newspaper columnist

"One of the most honorable and most talented young men I have ever worked with.... one of the finest people I know."
Jake Pickle
Former United States Congressman

"His sense of place has made him a forerunner in innovative planning that reaches out to integrate individual, community, and commercial concerns. He has developed an expertise in planning for and targeting future needs, with an eye to maintaining the integrity of both present landscape and minimizing future environmental impact ... while balancing ever-increasing residential and commercial needs. His work, as a former county commissioner, and, since 1999, as a consultant on these types of issues, gives him a perspective that is rare in county leadership."
Kay Moore
Former Treasurer, San Marcos River Foundation

I first met Jeff Barton in 1992 when he was Commissioner for Hays County Precinct 2. I was so impressed with Jeff that I asked him to join our firm, Doucet & Associates in 1999. In January 2007 he will have been our Manager of Land Use and Planning for seven years and in that time he has grown the department to a team of ten professionals. His team consists of about five certified planners and several other planners and technicians that routinely manage and successfully complete planning and land use related projects for our firm. In 2005, Jeff became a partner in the firm and has been a huge asset to our company. Jeff is brilliant and is a fantastic communicator. But he is a triple threat in that he is also a very hard worker. He is the first one to roll up his sleeves when a problem needs solving. I am confident he will make an excellent Commissioner (he already has). I hope Jeff gets elected because I know that is what he wants, but if the voters say no to him in November, that's ok too; because we sure could use him back here at the company!
John Doucet
President and founder, Doucet & Associates, Consulting Engineers