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And now a word about Candidate Jones

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5th Gen Local

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Do any of you really believe Cecilia Jones is a resident of District 5???

Here are some tid bits: She and her husband Jerry Jones (Asphalt Company Insider who's only interest aquiring political power that will result is paving contracts), live together in Ten Lakes Estate in DeFuniak Springs. They own a home is Santa Rosa Beach, but do not live there.

Do you claim Homestead exemption on your property???? Well the Jones don't on either home since 2006. You see if they claim homestead on the Santa Rosa Beach home and get found out, they would suffer criminal charges for fraud. Based on election laws they need only have the driver's license address and other documents sent to that address. Thus, no violation if you can fool the voters. So they simply don't claim homestead at either house, and go on with the smoke and mirrors game.

She don't live is South Walton folks..Wake up and speak out SoWallers.

Here is the bad news..she will probably win, as Mr. Jones will use his political connections in North Walton to garner the votes he needs for her to win, hoping for the trend that SoWallers don't traditionally vote in the primary elections, and in this case the primary is the only one that matters. I suggest you beachgoers take a day off and go door to door to get the vote out.

Your viable options are Bob Hudson and Allan Osbourne. If you do your homework, you will probably vote for Bob.

For now, plan on the Jones and I do mean both for the next 4 years. Don't say you were not warned.
 
I've heard a lot of people accusing various candidates and others in office of not living in their districts. Is this actually a problem? And if it is, why isn't the Supervisor of Elections receiving complaints and doing something about it?
 
Bob knows the county budget process, and thus were the waste is. He attends all BCC meetings no matter where they are North or South, and has done so for the past 4 or more years. He has a better understanding of the process than most of the sitting commissioners. Allan has attended meetings, but only to raise the issues of Driftwood Estates, which is angry about. In fact, Bob is the only one of the candidates that has attended these meeting religously before running for office.

Want matter though if the Jones strategy works, which I fear it will.
 
I picked up her campaign post card at a business in Freeport. It mostly listed her churches (CI, Destiny) and other religious involvement. I don't remember seeing any qualifications that stood out and made her look like a viable candidate.

Thanks for the heads up.. I assumed she was completely underwhelming and didn't stand a chance.

Didn't her husband hold political office before?
 
The requirements are to liberal on the elections side as it relates to residency. Not so on the Homestead Exemption Fraud, so they choose to adhere to that one and fake the residency.
 
jdarg said:
I picked up her campaign post card at a business in Freeport. It mostly listed her churches (CI, Destiny) and other religious involvement. I don't remember seeing any qualifications that stood out and made her look like a viable candidate.

Thanks for the heads up.. I assumed she was completely underwhelming and didn't stand a chance.

Didn't her husband hold political office before?
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Jerry was on the School Board...shortly after his election, Mrs. Jones recieved a nice District position, and a newly renovated office area to boot. Then Jerry went about threatening everyone from the high school football coaches to teachers, abusing his authority, and got the boot from the voters. The beach house got bought when he decided to regain power and believed Mr. Barnhill to be the most vunerable, so they needed to be in that District to run. He got beat again, so decided it was his wifes turn to seek office on his behalf.
 
5th Gen Local said:
Bob knows the county budget process, and thus were the waste is. He attends all BCC meetings no matter where they are North or South, and has done so for the past 4 or more years. He has a better understanding of the process than most of the sitting commissioners. Allan has attended meetings, but only to raise the issues of Driftwood Estates, which is angry about. In fact, Bob is the only one of the candidates that has attended these meeting religously before running for office.

Want matter though if the Jones strategy works, which I fear it will.
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My concern about Bob Hudson is that he will "bog" down every meeting. I am not seeing a good balance of budget hawk and visionary, and I think a BCC candidate needs both. Bob strikes me as the kind of guy who thinks that every single project is going to be a waste of our money, so every idea will get bogged down and even good ideas will get delayed or not happen at all.

His comments at a school board meeting when the new middle school was being discussed cracked me up - apparently we are building the school too large, and what a waste of money. Kind of like SWHS. Which is now about at capacity.:bang: I was hoping he would have more of a "vision" - the kids are here, more are coming up, and we need to be ready!

He does need to get the perfect meeting attendance record. I bet he has a better attendance record than most commissioners! SJ is giving him a run for his money though!:lol:

I totally agree that Hudson is a much superior candidate to Jones.
 
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