February 22, 2015 Dear Fellow Winter Park Voter, CLICK LINKS BELOW TO ACCESS SOURCE MATERIAL. I am a Winter Park resident committed to reasoned governance for our city. I am paying for this letter with my money. I have served on city boards for eight years, having been a member of the city’s Code Enforcement Board, and currently serving on both the Tree Preservation Board and Planning and Zoning Board. While elections tend to be emotionally driven and lack substance, I hold Winter Park to a higher standard; a standard based on knowledge of the circumstances, policy substance, and results. Based…
Category: Elections
History of Recent Development Approvals
I document the history of several recent Winter Park development approvals below (click links for source material). As a member of the Winter Park Planning and Zoning Board I thought it important that voters have a factual frame of reference so as to not be confused by false narratives and “whisper” campaigns that always seem to show up during election season. If you are frustrated by the 4 story apartment buildings on Denning you can blame the commission in place in 2006, not the current commission. CNL Office at Denning and Morse. This three story 88,000 square foot office building…
Commissioner Leary Confirms Womble’s Misleading Campaign
I exposed Sandy Womble’s mistatements weeks ago. Ms. Womble recently sent out a campaign mailer that continues to double down on these falsehoods about Sarah Sprinkel’s votes and intentions regarding our street trees. Now, City Commissioner Steven Leary has sent a message to clarify the facts. While Mr. Leary is appropriately impartial with regard to the individuals involved I have no such responsibility. As such, I urge you to vote on March 11 for Sarah Sprinkel. Here is Mr. Leary’s message: Friends, Sandy Womble, a candidate for City Commission, recently sent out a mail piece in which I was sited. …
Sarah Sprinkel is the Positive Choice on March 11th.
Of course you should vote for Sarah Sprinkel in March 11, 2014 city commission election because she is a proven leader with years of relevant experience and we already know from her last three years as commissioner that she will study and vote with reason and responsibility. I wanted to stick with the positive but the more I see of Sandy Womble’s campaign in opposition to Sarah Sprinkel the more reason there is to be certain Ms. Womble does not become an elected official of our city. The reason for this conclusion? Because Sandy Womble is intentionally misleading voters and…
Vote for Sarah Sprinkel on March 11
Sarah Sprinkel, our city commissioner for the past three years, has consistently voted based on the facts and with common sense. Sarah’s judgment as our commissioner evidences her vast experience in organizational and civic life. Check out her credentials! Sarah’s opponent, to the contrary has not documented any applicable experience and is running what is essentially a one issue platform related to historic preservation. The positions Sandy Womble has taken are a remnant of the circa 2005 “One Winter Park” cabal that so damaged our city. While I appreciate Sandy’s passion for her views, they are out of touch with…
Land Swap is a Positive Deal for You
January 27, 2012 The “no” people are all riled up again. They want to convince you that the city commission decision to swap the land on Denning for the land on Orange Avenue is something connived by the forces of evil (that is, people who do not share their point of view) in the hope you might vote for Nancy Miles, a candidate with no relevant experience and no history of contributing to our city. Steve Leary offered another review of this deal in the current political context that I publish below. The bottom line is that a factual comparison…
Into the Light
January 26, 2012 Jack and John Rogers’ recent letter to the Winter Park/Maitland Observer offers clarity for all Winter Park voters. Jack and John are the defenders of all things “Winter Park” as seen through their righteous eyes. The following is a quote from their letter written by John: The political atmosphere in this town has been toxic for, what, two decades? Each election is a battle between forces of responsible development, thoughtfulness and preservation and the forces of demolition and replacement with, frequently, out-of-scale and lesser structures, whether commercial or residential. My father has tried to stand against this…
The Poison People
January 21, 2012 Must we be continually disappointed by the negative and misleading communications we all receive when there is a Winter Park election? One Steve Lester recently sent around an email claiming he is the holder of “facts” about Ken Bradley and Florida Hospital. Dr. Lester conveniently and intentionally left out the fact that he is a radiologist who has been upset over contract disputes with Florida Hospital for years. One lawsuit he was involved in with Florida Hospital goes back to 2002 (go to the Orange County Clerk’s web site and look up case # 2002-CA-006670-O). That Dr….
I Am Voting for Ken Bradley
January 21, 2012 Ken Bradley has done a fabulous job for Winter Park and we need to thank Nancy Miles for running (not withstanding her negative campaign) because campaigns force us to pay attention to our progress. Read the endorsement of six former Winter Park Mayors: Bradley is Clear Choice. Overall, the financial stability of Winter Park has improved dramatically under Ken’s leadership. Additionally, our housing values have stabilized and our parks, roads, trees, bike paths and downtown area have all improved, securing our unique quality of life in difficult economic times while other communities continue to face challenges. Pay…
The Right, the Wrong, and the Illegal
December 12, 2011 This negative mailer was distributed just before the March 8, 2011 Winter Park city commission election and caused an understandable stir. After the person claimed on the mailer to have paid for it acknowledged he did not even see the mailer before it was sent (Will Graves), I filed this complaint with the Winter Park Police who sent it on the the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida for investigation, seeking to find out who was behind the mailer. The Detective Supervisor for the Circuit Court followed up on June 21, 2011 with this report noting that…