County Commissioners
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August 20 Election Alert: A Vote for “the Anns” is a vote for Nicole Crosby to control St Johns County
This message is for everyone who cares about St Johns County, particularly those who are not aware of the serious situation we face in the County with this election, or those who are considering not voting. Please share! For the past couple years, Nicole Crosby has been stoking anger among residents, pouring gasoline on the Continue reading
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SJC Firefighters Endorse the Incumbents
In this election season, there is a LOT of talk about what candidates want to do. “Want to” is admirable. Each of us, with our own paradigms, has opinions about what “should” happen. Those paradigms are informed by experience, life events, as well as personal values. The candidates challenging the incumbent commissioners have been sharing Continue reading
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“The Anns” and County Financials
The St Augustine Record posted two interviews last week with candidates challenging the incumbents for County Commissioner in Districts 1 and 5. Ann-Marie Evans is running in District 1 against incumbent Christian Whitehurst, and Ann Taylor is running in District 5 against Henry Dean. They call themselves “the Anns.” In the August 1, 2024 interview Continue reading
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The other “Ann” Interview
Okay, I must mention this before I address some of the elements of the St Augustine Record interview with Ann Taylor. Why, in heaven’s name, would any individual who is putting themselves out to their community to become an elected official, making important decisions about the County and its future, allow themselves to be part Continue reading
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Interview with commissioner candidate Ann-Marie Evans.
I have been following the St Augustine Record reporter’s recent candidate profiles and appreciate her hard-hitting questions. She doesn’t pull punches and, in a few paragraphs, manages to get to the gist of the campaign claims, promises and conflicts. She tackles big questions like bribery, transparency, laws, etc. in a fair and balanced way. I Continue reading
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Methinks thou doth protest too much
The candidates challenging the incumbents for County commissioner are finding themselves the targets of the same vitriol to which the incumbent Commissioners have been subjected for almost a year. They are using every public platform available to them to protest what is being said about them. They can do that. They can lie, they can Continue reading
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Attack Ads Multiply
When I heard that Rob Hardwick was running for reelection as Sheriff of St Johns County, my first thought was, “No one would be foolish enough to run against him.” Actually, that was my second thought, my first being “Thank goodness.” I have worked with the Sheriff extensively for our community’s safety and have spent Continue reading
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Election Alert: Don’t let misinformation inform your vote!
The St Johns County Chamber of Commerce hosted a Candidate Event on July 23, 2024 for residents to meet and talk with candidates for the upcoming August 20 primary. The event included a straw poll for attendees to indicate their preferred candidate. Two challenger candidates made the unfortunate decision to hand out a letter to Continue reading
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The Scope of a Commissioner’s Role
In an earlier post, I shared two things that Commissioner Whitehurst said at the July 9 Candidate Forum, and I expanded on his perspective on development after a brief follow up conversation with him. As we also talked about his work on the Northeast Florida Regional Council, I came away with new respect for the Continue reading
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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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