Letter: Shaver sees past St. George Street

Letter: Shaver sees past St. George Street
Posted: November 2, 2014 - 12:33am
By Mimi Tipton
St. Augustine
Editor: Tourism is an important part of the City of St. Augustine but we need some balance. I was disturbed when I read the mayor’s priorities for the city in The Record on Sunday. While the other candidates named infrastructure, budget management and zoning as priorities, the mayor seemed to think that hiring a public relations person and putting re-enactors on the city payroll would be best for the city. We need a mayor who looks at the big picture and who takes action that is in the best interest of everyone.

Nancy Shaver has experience in looking at the whole picture and has proven results in collaborative decision-making. She proved her ability and her commitment to the city when she spent her own time researching several city projects. One result of her work was discovering that rather than making money, the Picasso exhibit lost money.

As citizens, we need to be able to depend on city leadership to make decisions that keep this city a place where people want to live. We need a mayor who understands that the city is more than a few square blocks of the Colonial Center and recognize that the taxpayers in the city deserve better.

I urge all voters to learn the facts and take a look at the last eight years. Vote for Nancy Shaver and get the city back in balance.

St. Augustine Record