HOMETOWN! PAC Final Forum is September 29th at 5:00 pm. Don’t Miss it!
A QUESTION AND ANSWER FORUM FOR
JUDICIAL CANDIDATES, GROUP 4; MONROE COUNTY COMMISSIONER, DISTRICT 2; MOSQUITO CONTROL BOARD, DISTRICTS 2 AND 5; AND CANDIDATES FOR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE
WHERE: LOBBY, TENNESSEE WILLIAMS FINE ARTS CENTER ON THE LEFT OF THE FLORIDA KEYS COMMUNITY COLLEGE CAMPUS STOCK ISLAND/KEY WEST
WHEN: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, FROM 5:00 – 7:30 PM
Superintendent of Schools Mark T.Porter will answer questions about the one-half cent sales surtax Referendum, which reads as follows:
“CONTINUATION OF NEEDED FUNDING FOR SCHOOL SECURITY, TECHNOLOGY AND CAPITAL PROJECTS
“The School District’s capital improvement plan is ongoing. Additional funding is required to upgrade and address security needs at school facilities, equip schools with modern technology, construct new facilities, provide for renovations and additions to existing school structures and other permitted capital improvements.
“Shall the School Board of Monroe County, Florida continue to levy a one-half cent sales surtax for a period of ten (10) years beginning January 1, 2016?
“FOR THE ONE-HALF CENT TAX
“AGAINST THE ONE-HALF CENT TAX”
Hometown’s FIFTH AND FINAL forum is September 29, about three (3) weeks before early voting begins. Monroe County and Key West voters will have to make important judgments regarding the election of a judicial candidate for a six year term, a County Commissioner for the next four years. two Mosquito Control Board members for a four year term and this District’s Congressional candidate for the next two years.
The panelists will be Bill Becker, popular newscaster of US 1 Radio, 104.1 FM and moderator of the highly-rated Morning Magazine program;Paul Clarin, Publisher, The Key West Citizen; Jennifer Hulse, prominent Key West attorney, and Jenna Stauffer, local television newsperson.
Doors open at the Tennessee Williams Lobby at 5:00 p.m. Voters will have 30 minutes to have some free hors d’oeuvres, frequent the cash bar, and meet and talk to the candidates.
The fireworks begin at 5:30 p.m. when the panelists for this event and the candidates take their seat before what is anticipated as a full house of interested voters.
The candidates are:
MOSQUITO CONTROL BOARD—4-year term
District 2 — Incumbent: Phillip Goodman (Rep.)
Opponent: Roger A. Cousineau (Dem.)
Opponent: Lynda “Captain” Schuh (Independent)
District 5 – Candidate: Thomas McDonald (Rep.)
Candidate: Geoffrey Bailey (Dem.)
CIRCUIT JUDGE—6-year term
Group 4 –Nov. 4, Run-off Election: Jack Bridges
Nov. 4, Run-off Election: Bonnie J. Helm
Non-Partisan Judicial: There were three candidates for the Judicial Position of Circuit Judge, Group 4. None of the candidates received a majority vote (50%+1); accordingly, the top two vote-getters (Bridges and Helms) go to the General Election on November 4, 2014, for a run-off election.
COUNTY COMMISSIONER– 4-year term
District 2—Incumbent: George Neugent (Rep.)
Opponent: Eleanor McAdams (Dem.)
U.S. REP—DIST 26
Incumbent—Joe Garcia (Dem.)
Opponent: Carlos Curbelo (Rep.)
Hometown has been advised that Incumbent Congressman Joe Garcia (Dem.) may be in Washington for meetings that require his attendance. Hometown appreciates Congressman Garcia’s calendar and understands that it may be impossible for him to attend this Forum in light of his constitutional responsibilities to attend to congressional matters.
We plan to start the forum with the congressional candidates. If Congressman Garcia cannot attend, candidate Carlos Curbelo (Rep.) will address the voters. Thereafter, we will invite Mr. Garcia to go to floridakeys.com in Key West and tape a 5-6 minute video that will be posted on the Hometownkeywest channel on You Tube.
Directions to the Tennessee Williams Fine Arts Center
From the Keys
Follow HIGHWAY 1 South to mile marker 5.5 on Stock Island. Turn RIGHT on COLLEGE ROAD. Follow the winding road and turn RIGHT into the parking lot of the FLORIDA KEYS COMMUNITY COLLEGE. The theatre is located in the TENNESSEE WILLIAMS FINE ARTS CENTER, to the left of the campus. Parking is free.
From Downtown Key West
Take TRUMAN AVENUE to NORTH ROOSEVELT BOULEVARD and turn LEFT onto HIGHWAY 1. At the light, turn LEFT onto COLLEGE ROAD. Follow the winding road and turn LEFT into the parking lot of the FLORIDA KEYS COMMUNITY COLLEGE. The theatre is located in the TENNESSEE WILLIAMS FINE ARTS CENTER, to the left of the campus. Parking is free.
Hometown! PAC
Hometown’s objective is to encourage qualified residents to run for elected office, to provide a platform for the candidates to explain their goals, and to encourage higher levels of voter participation in the election. If any candidate has questions about the event, please call Hometown Board Member and Secretary Sheldon Davidson at 305-295-3560 or email him at [email protected]
UNABLE TO ATTEND?
For those who can not attend the Meet the Candidates Rally, FloridaKeys.com will be recoding the event. The event will be streamed live on Hometown PAC’s YouTube channel. You can watch the live event by going to www.hometownkeywest.com (Home page) and clicking on the LIVE ONLINE icon. The recording will remain on the YouTube channel for those who cannot watch live. The YouTube video will remain available on the same YouTube channel throughout the campaign season.
For a full list of all known candidates and their pictures as well as other campaign information regarding registration and videos of prior Hometown events and, most important, Jenna Stauffer YouTube interviews of the candidates, visit our website www.hometownkeywest.com. You’ll find direct links to YouTube, all of the other items and much more.