Today’s AFW Sunday Series features interviews with the two candidates in the Allen County Assessor’s race, Stacey O’Day and Sam Walker.
Republican incumbent, Stacey O’Day
On October 2, 2014, we sat down with Republican incumbent Stacey O’Day and talked about her re-election campaign for the Allen County Assessor.
Topics covered during the interview include: an introduction to Stacey, what the assessor does, the diversity of Allen County, movement of Wayne Township commercial properties to the county office, education of assessors, the importance of human interaction with the assessing process, cyclical assessments, why Stacey is running for another four years, improvements she’d like to make if re-elected, the team approach she uses in managing the office, the many moving parts of assessing, and conclusion.
Click here for the video of the interview or click here for a downloadable podcast of the interview.
In addition, click here for a video interview we did with O’Day on October 15, 2010.
Democrat challenger, Sam Walker
On September 25, 2014, we sat down with Democrat challenger Sam Walker and talked about his campaign for the Allen County Assessor’s office.
This is the complete interview and we talk about the following topics: Sam’s introduction, why he is running, what an assessor does, improvements to the office he would make if elected, cyclical reassessments, how modern technology has helped, educating the public and public forums, the diversity of Allen County and Sam’s final thoughts.
Click here for the video of the interview or click here for a downloadable podcast of the interview.