Johnson promises not to seek re-election if unable to turn around job losses

Oct 10, 2013 7:57 AM

Dave Rowley, News Director

The Democratic candidate for Chautauqua County Executive says he's so certain that the county's recent history of massive job losses can be turned around, he's willing to risk his political future on it. Fredonia businessman Ron Johnson announced Wednesday afternoon that if he can't begin turning around the county's 7-thousand-plus job loss of the past seven-years into growth by the end of his first 3-years, he won't seek re-election. Johnson held a news conference in front of the vacant AFA Foods plant near Ashville, where 100 jobs were lost in the past year.

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Johnson recently cited lack of planning and infrastructure on the county's part for the decision by Saturn Pet Foods to not locate at the former AFA site and go to Michigan instead.