Posted in Politics

GB Council Races Quiet

   September 6, 2006

There are few takers for the Gulf Breeze City Council races. Mayor Lane Gilchrist and Mayor Pro Tem Clay Ford have filed for re-election. No one has failed against either incumbent.

Gilchrist is one of the longest serving, active public officials in Florida. He was first elected to the council in 1982. He was elected mayor in 1992.

Ford recently served a term as the president of the Florida League of Cities and has been on the council since 1990.

Both are fine men who serve for all the right reasons.

I am not seeking a fifth term. I was first elected in 1992. As of our print deadline, only Joe Henderson has filed to run for my seat.

Other potential candidates that have been mentioned are John Griffing, Bob Cleveland, Paul Snider and Deborah Roche. The filing deadline is Friday, September 8.

Share:

Rules for Comments

Your comments are welcomed, but there are some rules to follow:

(1) Be Nice. No comments that slander another, no racism, no sexism, no personal attacks.

(2) No Harrassing Comments.

(3) No Libel. That’s saying something is not true about someone. Don’t do it.

(4) Keep it clean. Nothing vulgar, obscene, or sexually related. No profanity or obvious substitutions.

(5) I reserve the right to remove any comments that violate our rules or are inappropriate. I am not responsible for what is posted. Comments may not appear right away until they are approved by a moderator.

(6) Limit your comments to the subject in this story only, and limit comments to 1,500 characters or less. Do not post copyrighted material. Comments will not be added to stories that are over five days old.

(7) No posts may advertise a commercial business, political candidate, or political group. Links in a comment aren’t allowed.

8) Commenting too many times may result in your comments not being allowed. Readers will begin to ignore your views.

9) Email me if you believe a comment violates any of these rules, and it will be deleted.