Issues

• Lack of public outreach and response caused by many issues including motivation
• Lack of live online and interactive Zoom for live interactive meeting broadcasts. The public is deprived of ongoing matters when they are happening. 
• Lack of education and (technology) experience for creating social media affects public education which creates apathy.
• Continued lack of transparency between the county and the public on many issues hinders oversight and guidance.
• Limited reporting of and corrective action 
• Need of an outside professional to objectively interview all the problems especially county development project like the Wynne hotel project has not been supported by staff and has been given plausible deniability to the Zoning Board and the County Commissioners.
• The need for more special district comprehensive Short - Long Range Planning in technical staff, operations training, capital improvement, area expansion, grant research and more. The MCD strategic plan was shallow and contained insufficient measurement actions.
• More knowledge offered to  the tax-paying public about the MC district regarding why they exist, what they achieve,  how they achieve it and why they are critical to quality of health and life has been late coming and inadequate. It has been improving in late 2024 and 2025
• Ignorance of any subject causes apathy by those who don’t know or understand. This apathy causes a lack of support of any problem in the county and can affect its existence.

REASON FOR CARING

I have been involved, almost embedded in Mosquito Control and the City of Sebastian for over 6 years.

MCD

My conviction is that the Mosquito Control District is actually a small business, that was created to serve the residents of IRC for a critical health and welfare function. As such, it requires the same attributes of strong fiscal discipline, comprehensive planning for growth, both in population and area served, improved return on taxpayer investment, creating significant transparency and definitely more community outreach.

I ran but did not get elected. I lost by 4%. I learned why and will do better next time.

The MCD Board is charged with oversight and guidance of the staff through the director. This district is about science and research (entomology), using the latest technology, (as it becomes available) in order to achieve its mission and goals. To that end it must, replace staff attrition,  increase and improve the staff and educate the residents and voters so they may understand and care about that mission.  The reasons are very clear!

• I would have a more direct effect on oversight and guidance as a board member rather than as a resident activist.
• I would support the mission and goals of the district, working with the other incumbent board members, ethically, respectfully and objectively.
• I would ensure that all three board seats work to common goals and address issues factually and objectively, in a timely manner.
•  I would influence the oversight and guidance in areas of technology employee relations, ethics, transparency and public community outreach.
• I would finally influence, guide and drastically improve audio, video, public access and all forms of social media to inform and educate the public about the district.
• I would guide the strengthening of short and long range planning for personnel, technology, operations, capital improvement and growth.