Fall Creek Township Trustee Jeff Hern has announced his intention to be a candidate for the Hamilton County Council in the 2016 May primary election.  Hern plans to vie for an at-large seat on the council.

“My experience has prepared me to take this next step to county council,” said Hern. “I firmly believe in fiscally conservative government and would like to continue my efforts on a county-wide level to better serve our residents.”

Hern currently serves as the Fall Creek Township Trustee.  Fishers is contained within two Hamilton County Townships, Fall Creek and Delaware.

Keeping the township government debt-free and the lowering of Fall Creek Township’s share of local property taxes are two of the accomplishments Hern touts in the news release announcing his candidacy.

The primary election is nearly 9 months away, so Jeff Hern is getting out to an early start in his bid for a council seat.