Ben Bennett has announced that he will seek reelection to the 1st District seat on the Geary County Commission.

Bennett will be seeking a fourth term on the commission.

Bennett told JCPost.com that he has filed an intent with the County Clerk and she is getting him the information on the filing fee he will need to pay or the number of petition signatures he will need if he decides to file by petition. “Peggy ( Peggy Bennett )  and I have talked it over and she has agreed to support me for another four years as a county commissioner, and I talked to the other individuals who I promised I would talk with if I decided to run or not to run” Bennett added he would like to help go through some of the projects that have gotten started on county and regional issues.

Bennett cited some of those projects he would like to see through to the finish including the concerns over the school district ( new high school ) issues that the county must be involved with. getting something done on a sports complex project, plus making  a stronger voice for economic development “and bringing things of that nature to Geary County.”

Bennett indicated he has been considering a bid for reelection since the beginning of the year. He wanted to make sure he was in good health and prepared to serve and make the commitment for the four-year term. He stated he has done that.

Bennett indicated he will either file this week (by paying the fee ) or as soon as he gets petitions signed, if he decides to file by that method.