New signs are funny

[John G]

So someone actually put out those yellow signs along with the big one on 98/30a and it wasn't the candidate?

Wonder who?

As for budget I wonder if the fact that the offices and much of the property were seriously damaged with the April rain contributed.

Are there not more than one commissioner? Singling out one is painting with a broad stroke, no?

 

[j p nettles]

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[TD="colspan: 10, align: center"]Report Date : ALL
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[TD="colspan: 10, align: center"]Campaign Treasurer's Report - Itemized Contributions
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[TR="bgcolor: #FFE7C6"]
[TD="align: center"]Seq
Num
[/TD]
[TD]Date
[/TD]
[TD]Contributor
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[TD]Contributor
Type
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[TD]Occupation
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[TD]Contribution
Type
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[TD]In-Kind
Description
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[TD]Amend
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[TD]Amount
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[TD]1
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[TD]5/27/2014
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[TD]Robert L Hudson
157 Fairway Drive
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
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[TD="align: center"]Candidate
to Themselves
[/TD]
[TD]Retired
[/TD]
[TD]Check
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]$500.00
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #CCFFFF"]
[TD]2
[/TD]
[TD]9/10/2014
[/TD]
[TD]Andrew Campanella
1010 Grand Villas Drive
Miramar Beach, FL 32550
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Individual
[/TD]
[TD]Businessman
[/TD]
[TD]Check
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]$250.00
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #CCFFFF"]
[TD]3
[/TD]
[TD]9/17/2014
[/TD]
[TD]Earl Hucacker
4771 Bayou Blvd
Apt 327
Pensacola, FL 32503
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Individual
[/TD]
[TD]MarineEngineer
[/TD]
[TD]Check
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]$300.00
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[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #CCFFFF"]
[TD]4
[/TD]
[TD]9/15/2014
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[TD]Bob Hudson
157 Fairway Drive
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Individual
[/TD]
[TD]Retired
[/TD]
[TD]Loan
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]$1,500.00
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[TR="bgcolor: #CCFFFF"]
[TD]5
[/TD]
[TD]9/23/2014
[/TD]
[TD]Dennis P Gagnon
83 Fairway Drive
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Individual
[/TD]
[TD]Insurance
[/TD]
[TD]Check
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]$100.00
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[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #CCFFFF"]
[TD]6
[/TD]
[TD]9/24/2014
[/TD]
[TD]Don Riley
219 Scenic Gulf Drive
Unit 210
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32550
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Individual
[/TD]
[TD]Retired
[/TD]
[TD]Check
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]$250.00
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #CCFFFF"]
[TD]7
[/TD]
[TD]10/7/2014
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[TD]Suzanne Harris
291 Scenic Gulf Drive
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32550
[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Individual
[/TD]
[TD]PropertyManager
[/TD]
[TD]Check
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]$250.00
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: #CCFFFF"]
[TD]8
[/TD]
[TD]10/15/2014
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[TD]Mary E Nielson
613 Ridge Road
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
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[TD="align: center"]Individual
[/TD]
[TD]Retired
[/TD]
[TD]Check
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]$250.00
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[TD="colspan: 2"]Total Contributions
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[TD="align: right"]$3,400.00
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[TD="colspan: 10, align: center"]Campaign Treasurer's Report - Itemized Expenditures
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Num
[/TD]
[TD]Date
[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2"]Vendor
[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2"]Purpose
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[TD]Expenditure
Type
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[TD]Amend
[/TD]
[TD]Amount
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[TD]1
[/TD]
[TD]5/27/2014
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[TD="colspan: 2"]Trustmark Bank
HWY 393 South
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2"]Campaign Checks
[/TD]
[TD]Monetary
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]$21.50
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[TD]2
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[TD]6/10/2014
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[TD="colspan: 2"]Supervisor of Elections
571 US Hwy 90 East, Suite 102
Defuniak Springs, FL 32433
[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2"]Filing Fee
[/TD]
[TD]Monetary
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]$25.00
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[TD]3
[/TD]
[TD]9/16/2014
[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2"]Smiths Printing
24 S 8th St
DeFuniak Springs, FL 32435
[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2"]Printing
[/TD]
[TD]Monetary
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]$80.63
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[TD]4
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[TD]9/16/2014
[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2"]Copy Systems
4821 U.S. Highway 98 W #102
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2"]Campaign Signs
[/TD]
[TD]Monetary
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]$950.03
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: mistyrose"]
[TD]5
[/TD]
[TD]9/19/2014
[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2"]South Bay Ace Hardware
2924 U.S. 98
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2"]Sign frame
materials
[/TD]
[TD]Monetary
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]$93.86
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="bgcolor: mistyrose"]
[TD]6
[/TD]
[TD]9/23/2014
[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2"]US Postal Service
3906 U.S. 98
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2"]Stamps
[/TD]
[TD]Monetary
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]$98.00
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[TR="bgcolor: mistyrose"]
[TD]7
[/TD]
[TD]9/23/2014
[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2"]Walmart
6712 U.S. Highway 98 W
Santa Rosa Beach,
[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2"]Mailing
Labels
[/TD]
[TD]Monetary
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]$29.56
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[TR="bgcolor: mistyrose"]
[TD]8
[/TD]
[TD]10/2/2014
[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2"]Smiths Printing
24 S 8th St
DeFuniak Springs, FL 32435
[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2"]Printing
[/TD]
[TD]Monetary
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]$330.55
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[TD]9
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[TD]10/3/2014
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[TD="colspan: 2"]Cass Data & Mailing
28 Eglin Parkway SE
Suite 4
Ft Walton Beach, FL 32548
[/TD]
[TD="colspan: 2"]Mailing
[/TD]
[TD]Monetary
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]$501.28
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[TD="colspan: 2"]Total Expenditures
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[TD="align: right"]$2,130.41
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Based on this information, I'm voting for Mr. Hudson.

 

[ShallowsNole]

So someone actually put out those yellow signs along with the big one on 98/30a and it wasn't the candidate?

Wonder who?

As for budget I wonder if the fact that the offices and much of the property were seriously damaged with the April rain contributed.

Are there not more than one commissioner? Singling out one is painting with a broad stroke, no?

Nope, wasn't the candidate. I know this to be a fact.
Don't know who. Have a theory though.
Yes there was flooding. There is also supposed to be enough in reserves to support the Mosquito Control for three months. But there wasn't.
Yes there are three commissioners. But when they are all in lock-step it defeats the purpose.
Did notice someone took it upon themselves to "clean up" the signs at Bay Drive and Hwy 98 sometime between 2:00 and 4:00 this afternoon.
The candidate welcomes questions; he is in the telephone book.

 

[Jdarg]

I assumed the increase was maybe due to the crazy amount of rain in the last 12-18 months and the crazy amount of mosquitoes and other biting things from too much standing water. Seems like the spray trucks have been out in force for such a long time, more than in the years prior.

 

[j p nettles]

Bring on the aerial spraying. I hate mosquitos.

 

[Matt J]

Which one has a criminal history? Seems one always runs...

Personally qualifications are most important.

I think the accusation that someone planted signs against Crawford are appealing. Why would someone correct them? That's 2 visits to a sign. Too easy to get caught.

But that's probably from the $$$ folks pushing Faulk.

Why do the same group of $$$ people need to have their tentacles in every department, division and office?

Its called control.

Soon to be Damage Control...

None of them from what I can tell. Why even throw that out there?

 

[Matt J]

Bring on the aerial spraying. I hate mosquitos.

You do realize that SWMCB doesn't cover Ebro?

 

[Bob Hudson]

Sorry to take time to respond to the questions presented here..

Attached is the 9/30/2014 balance sheet

Total Reserves are over $700,000. The three month recommended would be only $360,000.

Why did the millage rate go up ?

In April like many residents and other businesses our 50 year old building was flooded. There was two feet of water in the building and the building had to be totally gutted. All office furniture computers, air conditioning systems, phone systems were destroyed as water either shorted those items out or they were damaged beyond repair.

We collected $100,000 flood insurance (policy limit due to flood plane zone the building is in) and $37,000 insurance on the depreciated value of contents. The "Cleanup Cost" by the water damage company was approx.$56,000. That left $81,000 in total insurance claim proceeds to repair the building and replace the contents. At this time the estimated cost to repair the building and replace the contents is over $240,000. Last week we discovered that the building was wired with aluminum wiring and must be replace to bring the building up to current building codes which will add to the estimated cost.

All of those cost were shifted into the 2014-2015 budget as we did not complete the repairs and replacement within our 2013-2014 budget year which ended September 30, 2014.

We had a decision to make - do we borrow the money necessary and incur interest expense or do we increase the millage rate and pay from the increase in property taxes. We chose to raise the millage rate for 1 year and save taxpayers the interest that would be incurred over a lengthy time period.

The Ad everyone is referring to was produced by another candidate. I would assume that the individual does not understand a balance sheet, or they were mislead by someone that gathered the data for them. In my 6 years as a Commissioner that candidate has never attended a single Board meeting.

I will address the other inaccuracies within that ad concerning "Benefits" tomorrow night.

 

[Bob Hudson]

You do realize that SWMCB doesn't cover Ebro?

Actually without knowing his physical address I cannot speak to his statement as our coverage area does cover part of HWY 20 and the Bunker area.

 

[graytonbeachguy]

Bob Hudson:

Nice try, but how does rain in April, 2014 explain the fact that you raised taxes last year? Over the past two budget votes, you have raised Mosquito Control taxes over 26%!

I am at a loss to understand how you explain your 10% tax increase last year by blaming an event that had not yet occurred.

When the fellow citizens we elect to represent us turn into double-speaking politicians, it's time for them to be shown the door. What is it about some people that a little bit of power changes them?