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Beware Election Day Aggression
As you go to the polls to vote tomorrow, be aware that there are volunteers who are aggressively pushing a particular Voter Guide to all who approach. There are some ugly goings-on about Voter Guides, and my purpose here is not to promote one over the other. Know WHO you are voting for and WHY Continue reading
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The Commissioners Did Not Raise Property Taxes. That Is A Lie
With five days to go until the primary election for St Johns County Commissioners District 1, 3 and 5, I’m just going to be blunt here. I received an email from “SJCountyNeighbors” accusing Commissioners Dean and Whitehurst of raising our “property taxes in each of the last four years by about 10% on average.” That Continue reading
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The Irony of Nicole Crosby
Please share Judge Kenneth Janesk, of the Seventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, just ruled on a lawsuit brought against Nicole Crosby, “the Anns” handler/campaign manager/marketing advisor. The lawsuit (type in case #CA24-0665), brought by Plaintiff James Higbee, alleges defamation of his character in social media and says that the defamation had a direct impact on 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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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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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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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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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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