Joe Gelarden Wed, 04/28/2021 - 7:00am Southport’s Ham Meserve is used to big numbers. After all, he is a retired international banker, and big numbers are a way of life in that racket. Since being elected as the only Republican Lincoln County commissioner, he has tried to provide needed services while keeping a keen eye on the bottom line. Today, he and his fellow commissioners, Bill Blodgett and Mary Trescot, face the usual problems, like budgeting funds to keep Sheriff Todd Brackett’s squad cars on the road and figuring out how to keep the lights on at the courthouse.