On March 11, 2025, elected Mosquito Control Commissioner Martha Gleason of Ponte Vedra resigned in protest of AMCD mismanagement and wasteful spending, including 41% cost overruns on a $4.5 million Mosquito.Museum.
Five people have applied to be appointed to Ms. Gleason's seat by Florida Secretary of Agriculture and Consumer Services Wilton Simpson: former AMCD Commissioners Don Girvan, a former Army Captain with expertise in helicopters. Mr. Gary Howell and Ms. Catherine Brandhorst; as well as former St. Augustine Beach Police Chief Richard Hedges, and Mr. Branden Balloni, President of the Northeast Florida Marine Association.
Captain Girvan had extensive experience with helicopters in Vietnam. As a civilian, Don Girvan showed courage under fire when in 2007 he was threatened with arrest by AMCD Chair Barbara Bosanko to opposing the purchase of a no-bid luxury $1.8 million Bell Jet helicopter incapable of killing a single skeeter. We, the People stopped the illegal, no-bid contract after a nine-month struggle, winning a full refund of our 10% deposit.
No appointment is expected until after the 2025 Florida Legislature adjourns sine die. The Republican dominated Legislature is feuding with Governor RONALD DION DeSANTIS and it has still not passed a budget, its only mandatory duty in the Florida Constitution
8 comments:
I saw on the other article that you posted like 20 times in a row.. like some maniac... and stopped posting replies to all that nonsense. You are a rotten old geezer in need of some kind of help. Talking about your First Amendment rights to defamation but not posting comments. You have dementia? I've never seen such lack of insight!
"Pete" seems to think we all work for him and SJC. Go away, troll. You sound like a whiny spoiled rich kid.
Yeah that's what they say about Ed Slavin..he thinks we all work for him. Sadly though, welcome has been worn thin by a decade of exaggerated claims not backed by proof or evidence. Using public information for dishonest purposes!!!!
"Pete" has nothing to say of interest. Bluster and bullying. Boring.
Asking for proof and evidence for claims you've made is bullying because you don't have any. I'm sure they are thrilled to fullfil your public records requests because you'll distort the information that they give you... you'll turn it into a bogus narrative!
What is the relationship between "Pete" and RICHARD CHRISTIAN KOMANDO? Why does "Pete" want me to accept his hiring? What's in it for "Pete?" What is their relationship? Who is pompous prevaricating perseverating pestilential "Pete," and why doesn't he lie? What's in it for him? What's his relationship with ETM and BGK?
Doesn't matter if I was married to the man. What matters is I've asked you questions and you'll not answer. That indicates that you're making claims not backed by proof or evidence. Now you've simply moved on and made claims pertaining to me that don't have any proof or evidence attached.
I thought perhaps "Pete" might have a crush on RICHARD CHRISTIAN KOMANDO. Why else would he post hundreds of times? Ipse dixit, they can't fix it.
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