By Mia Suchoski
Republican Candidate for Benewah County Commissioner – District
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Hello, Everyone. I hope everyone is staying safe and well in
these uncertain times. My name is Mia Suchoski and I’m a real estate broker for
Timber Realty, property manager for St. Maries Property Management, and a
manager for Interstate Drilling & Pump. My husband (Ryan Suchoski) and I – together
as a team – started all three companies among others.
Within these companies, there are several roles for which I am
responsible: navigating clients through the complexities of buying, selling or investing
in real estate; managing building/development projects; facilitating commercial/business
opportunity transactions; as well as overseeing remodels and building new
homes. I have over 20 years of experience in all aspects of real estate
including investment, building, development and management.
I have also been involved in starting and sustaining numerous businesses
which have included septic service, commercial cleaning service, women’s retail
store, jewelry store, antique stores, furniture importation, deli, early
education programs, patents, well drilling/pump installation, and more. I am a firm believer that if you work hard
and believe in yourself…anything is possible.
I support less government involvement in property that should be
owned and developed by the private sector. I support community involvement. I
believe that government should be ruled by the people, not the other way
around. I also believe that less land should be sold to the State because such
sales take land off the tax rolls thereby making them unavailable for development.
I attended Arizona State University and Scottsdale Community
College. I have Associate degrees in Early Childhood Education and in Child
Development. I hold a Real Estate Broker’s License and am a Certified
Commercial Sales Specialist, Certified Staging Expert, e-Pro, Accredited
Buyer’s Representative and Residential Sales Specialist. But, mostly it’s the
hands-on, real life expertise I’ve acquired in real estate & in other areas
of business that I can put to work for the benefit of our community.
The logging industry is the heart and soul of our county. We can
build on the logging industry to balance out economic development and job
growth in our area. We are in definite need of more jobs for folks in our
county. The first step is to help sustain
existing businesses in the county. We need to support our fellow business
owners and help them with resources to improve or expand their business. The
second step is to create a team of well-positioned professionals to serve as a
resource to members of our community who want to own/operate their own business
by helping connect them with the right investors. Third, we need to expand our horizons
by actively soliciting outside companies that find St. Maries an attractive and
viable place to relocate/build their business. This plan is definitely doable,
and we can achieve it in a short period of time.
Next, I’d like to focus on building more affordable housing. As
more and more people move to our area, the real estate values are being driven
higher. It’s become difficult for local people to purchase a home in the area given
the base rate of employment wages. With my business connections, this plan is
also very achievable. There are builders & developers who understand that
we, as Benewah County locals, would like more housing without sacrificing the
qualities that are integral to why we all live here.
Finally, our roads suck. Some of our roads are downright
dangerous. I’d like to focus on improving county roads to make them safer for
everyone. In an effort to achieve this goal, I’ve read through the general road
expenditures for the last five years and I believe there is room for more money
to be allocated for road improvements.
I would be honored if you vote for me so I can use my business
expertise to take our county into the future. Change is good when everyone is
involved in the plan. When we all work together as a TEAM (Together Everyone
Achieves More) we all win.
You can call/text me at 208-582-1216 if you have any questions for
me or would like to discuss concerns you may have.
