As we approach the last week of the Anna Maria mayoral campaign, allow let us to remind you of what Bonner Joy's Islander warned us about a few years ago concerning close family ties and your local government:
"We don’t look forward to…a husband-wife team co-legislating their agenda as mayor-commissioner. And while the mayor doesn’t vote…the office carries veto power and more importantly, with this form of city government, the mayor freely lobbies other commission members on matters up for consideration out of the ‘sunshine’ – contrary to the intent of Florida’s open government law.”
-The Islander Bystander, March 4, 1998
Of course, the Matticks, a sitting commissioner and an aspiring mayor, bring a different dynamic, mother-daughter instead of husband-wife. But the sentiment, the principle and the concern are the same, are they not?
Of course they are, if not more so. Right Bonner?
Stay informed, and vote.
Friday, October 22, 2010
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