Thank you!
Thanks to all who supported my primary victory. I am humbled and honored by you generous vote of confidence.
All I ask is that you and anyone close to you get out the idea that people need to vote, to participate, to become part of Thomas Jefferson's dream of an informed electorate. Don't even ask them to vote for me...just ask them to vote.
A 14% turnout on Patriot's Day with a son in Iraq for the third time fighting for the very right most folks are too lazy to exercise has me deeply troubled for the future.
Prove me wrong...you, the proud 14% who have demonstrated that you care. Get your spouses, friends and neighbors informed on the issues...whether you agree with my platform of fiscal responsibility, growth planning and economic development is irrelevant....but I hope you do.
All that really matters is that you, the 14%, create a sense of urgency so that the true democratic opinion of the entire electorate is represented.
"Government always finds a need
for whatever money it gets."
- Ronald Reagan
Truer words have never been spoken. The
city general fund budget, supported by our
property tax dollars, has increased a whopping
60% during the last two budgets while our tax
rate has decreased only 20%. Gov. Crist has
mandated all state agencies cut 4% from their
next budget and I propose we follow his lead.
Cutting the income stream is the easiest way to
control spending
On fiscal responsibility…
We need an amendment to our city charter that
mandates fiscal responsibility by limiting the rate of growth in the general fund budget to be
no more than the sum of the rate of inflation
and population growth.
On smart growth…
We must be proactive and continue long range
planning to implement transportation and utility requirements in America’s fourth fastest growing city.
On economic development…
We need to fast-track CRA projects and expand
the use of commercial activity centers to increase
our commercial tax base.
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