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County Commissioner, Polk County

Jon Klimstra

Candidate for County Commissioner, Polk County

Democratic

Background

Occupation
Farmer

A Polk County farmer for more than 10 years, he is president of the Polk County Farm Bureau board and vice president of the N.C. Apple Growers Association.

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Documented positions

Education

Housing

  • Supports revisiting where denser housing should be allowed

    Who's running for Polk County Board of Commissioners in 2026?

    Candidate questionnaire · Hendersonville Times-News (via Yahoo News) · yahoo.com

    “This proactive approach should include reevaluating the strategic vision plan to best identify if and where higher density building should occur.”
    Report

Environment & parks

  • Proposes incentives for farmers not to sell land for development

    Who's running for Polk County Board of Commissioners in 2026?

    Candidate questionnaire · Hendersonville Times-News (via Yahoo News) · yahoo.com

    “there need to be incentives (similar to what Henderson Co has proposed) that the county provides to farmers to not sell land for development”
    Report

Government & transparency

Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Jon Klimstra on them.

  • Taxes & budgetNo documented position found.
  • Economy & jobsNo documented position found.

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