Taxes & fiscal management
The lowest county tax rate since 1975
The Fiscal Court cut the county property tax rate to 12.2¢ per $100 of assessed value — a rate Daviess County has not seen since 1975, and a reduction that included the largest one-year decrease since 1979.
A balanced budget, every year
The county operates on a balanced budget and carries virtually no debt — which is precisely why it can fund public safety, roads, and facilities without a tax increase or a bond issue for the next generation to service.
Jobs & economic development
Capital that chose Daviess County
More than $415 million in announced new private investment across the county.
Jobs announced since 2023
727 new jobs — the kind that let people raise families here instead of commuting out of the county to do it.
Rules that let local firms grow
Changes to zoning along the county’s major corridors cleared the way for industrial development and let multiple homegrown Daviess County companies expand where they already operate.
Public safety
The best fire rating in county history
Daviess County Fire earned a Class 4 / 4X ISO rating on a record evaluation score — the best in the department’s history. ISO ratings feed directly into what homeowners pay for insurance, which means the improvement shows up on household bills across the county.
More deputies, better paid
Significant pay raises to fix a recruiting and retention problem, six additional funded positions in the Sheriff’s Office, the county’s first dedicated cold case detective, and new radar equipment for roadway enforcement.
A new public safety facility
Secured for a facility near WKU Owensboro housing a fire station, the sheriff’s patrol division, Emergency Management, and a backup dispatch center.
Detention center renovation
A renovation projected to extend the life of the facility by twenty-five years — done now, at today’s prices.
Infrastructure & technology
Countywide broadband, completed
Fiber-optic high-speed internet delivered to rural Daviess County, reaching 15,000 to 20,000 homes and businesses and covering the Kenergy service territory outside OMU. Built with $10 million in federal recovery funds rather than county tax dollars.
County road resurfacing
Nearly thirteen miles of county roads resurfaced, funded out of the operating budget.
Landfill natural gas project
The county now captures methane at the landfill and converts it to pipeline-quality natural gas, built with no taxpayer funding. A new construction and demolition pad is under way at the Transfer Station.
Drainage & flood response
A working drainage commission
After the 2025 flood — the fifth worst in county history — Charlie re-established the county drainage commission and funded equipment to clear the blockages that turn ordinary rain into flooded basements, while pursuing every state and federal reimbursement program available to property owners who took on damage.
Seniors, parks & community
The new Senior Community Center
The county’s single largest commitment to the new Senior Community Center, now opening for the generation that built this place.
Parks, arts, and education
New facilities and improvements at Yellow Creek and Panther Creek Parks, and $3.8 million total into initiatives that educate, inspire, and bring Daviess County people together.
That’s four years. Let’s do four more.
The record is the argument. Help us take it to every door in Daviess County.