Category: Policy

Fellow Winter Park Residents, Please share this with friends and neighbors. My strong recommendation is that this coming Tuesday, Winter Park voters elect Jeffrey Blydenburgh and Carl Creasman, two people I know to be capable and honest. Commission member Todd Weaver and commission candidate Marty Sullivan have been working outside the Florida Sunshine law to undermine commission decisions. Weaver has stonewalled numerous requests for public records of his communications with Sullivan and others in violation of the law. The Sunshine law makes providing access to public records a duty of public service in all Florida counties and municipalities. This violation…

Fellow Winter Park Citizens, Please share this with friends and neighbors. I was pleased to see that we have a new perspective on Winter Park issues. Check out WP Voter on Facebook. They offer some interesting video interviews and more. This Facebook page was initiated by citizens and property owners who want to see balanced communications on important Winter Park issues. It is important to get a spectrum of information from as many sources as possible, especially in the absence of formal sources of local news . In addition to WP Voter and WinterParkPerspective, I encourage residents to sign up…

To help consider your votes, here are the Orlando Sentinel interview videos with the Candidates. Winter Park Commission Seat 1 candidates: Jeffrey Blydenburgh and Marty Sullivan Winter Park Commission Seat 2 candidates Carl Creasman and Sheila DeCiccio Look for leaders who will bring our city together to realize a positive future. Sincerely, Pete Weldon

Fellow Winter Park Voter, Please share with your friends and neighbors. For twelve years, I volunteered on multiple city boards and served on the City Commission for one reason – because I care deeply about Winter Park and our future.  I am retired and have no conflicts or financial interests in city business or land development.  Based upon my belief in good governance that protects the rights of our citizens as well as the future of our city, below are my recommendations on the commission candidates for the March 17, 2020 election and on important Charter Amendments.  I hope this…

Fellow Winter Park Citizens, Please share this with friends and neighbors. As a long term resident and former city commissioner I am concerned to continue to hear residents frustrated with the library and events center project. Much of this frustration is based on misunderstanding of the history and of current circumstances. I offer details here to help residents understand the realities of nearly four years of process and the implications of further delaying or stopping this project. Below is a list of major project milestones with links to source information. Importantly, the cost of delaying or stopping this project includes…

Commissioner Seidel, Commissioner Sprinkel, and Mayor Leary finalized the decision to start construction of the library and event center on Monday January 27, 2020 in a 3 to 2 vote. Construction begins immediately. Commissioner Cooper and Commissioner Weaver made motions to postpone and/or remove the covered entry (porte cochere) and the event center rooftop venue. They also made motions to re-design the project or to expand the existing library with a parking structure. These motions did not pass. They then voted against starting construction of the project that has been in process for nearly four years. Cooper and Weaver missed…