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A Strategic Approach to Development
At the July 9 Candidate Forum, Commissioner Whitehurst made a couple statements that drove home (at least to me) the concept that the commissioner’s role is so much more than spending two days a month on the dais listening to residents. He spoke of his voting record, not in terms of percentage approved or denied, Continue reading
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Commissioner Candidate Forum
This 2024 Commissioner election is important. Not to sound overly dramatic, but the viability of the county’s future is at stake. If you have not been following this election season, the Ponte Vedra Community Association and Palm Valley Community Associations hosted a candidate forum for the eight candidates. This was a forum, not a debate. Continue reading
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Say it with music 🎶
There are two musical lyrics that capture the essence of the St Johns County Candidate Forum on July 9, 2024. Promises, Promises The first is the song “Promises, Promises” from the Broadway musical of the same name. The lyrics go something like this: “Promises, promisesI’m all through with promises, promises now” It’s an anti-love song, Continue reading
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Important Information for Anyone Voting in the August 20 Primary
This probably is not the right year to “wing it” when casting your vote for local government officials. This is a year for digging a bit deeper than what you see on social media and in your mailbox. This is a year to think hard about the future of the County. Background Commissioner Krista Keating-Joseph Continue reading
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Grassroots
The term “grassroots” is sort of like mom and apple pie. Who can not like the private citizen who goes up against the political powerhouse? That is the traditional David and Goliath story. The little good guy beats the big bad guy. “Grassroots movements and organizations use collective action from the local level to implement Continue reading
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How can we condone this behavior from an elected official?
On June 20, 2024, Commissioner Krista Keating-Joseph posted this on her personal Facebook page. Apparently, “them” are the three County commissioners up for reelection, Commissioners Henry Dean, Christian Whitehurst and Roy Alaimo. Yes, I realize that the threshold for courtesy and respect has plummeted, and professionalism has been redefined to mean, “anything goes.” But is Continue reading
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Are you prepared to vote?
At the risk of sounding overly dramatic, the coming primary election on August 20 is crucially important to the healthy future of St Johns County. And now that all the primaries are closed, registered Republicans will most likely select our elected officials. It would be easy to just ignore it and either not vote or Continue reading
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Support for the Black History Museum
On May 21, 2024, Michael McDonald, a candidate for District 3 Commissioner told the Board of Commissioners and those in the meeting that there was no support for the Black History Museum in the St Johns County black community. You can watch the statement here: https://stjohnscountyfl.new.swagit.com/videos/305860?ts=9694 So apparently the candidate who made the statement missed Continue reading
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Is This the Future St Johns County Needs?
It was interesting to see two candidates for St Johns County Commissioner publish their three-point platform on their own. They indicate that they, “with the support of Commissioner Krista Joseph, propose a three-point initiative called Save and Protect St. Johns County.” It was refreshing to see this come from the candidates, and not their “campaign Continue reading
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The Vote for Fort Mose Funding in October 2023
In a recent social media post, Commissioner Arnold was called out as not being willing to “vote to allocate just $200,000 to Fort Mose which is the site of the first legally sanctioned free African settlement in what is now the United States.” That is an unfortunate and misrepresentative accusation against Commissioner Arnold, who responded Continue reading
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