Anastasia Mosquito Control District of St. Johns County needs closer controls and better data before spending money on flubdubs. 41% cost overrun on Mosquito Museum? Now they're hiring a lobbyist again. Former Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran questioned the ethics and need for governments to hire lobbyists. So do I. Here's my September 9, 2026 request:
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From: Ed Slavin <easlavin@aol.com>
To: Scott Hanna <shanna@amcdfl.org>; Dr. Rui-De Xue <rxue@amcdfl.org>; Dr. Whitney Qualls <wqualls@amcdfl.org>; hawk@flapartners.com <hawk@flapartners.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at 08:26:47 AM EDT
Subject: F.S. 119 & F.S. 119.0701 request for Anastasia Mosquito Control District of St. Johns County lobbying and lobbying spending, time, hours and scope and correlation of work by AMCA, FMCA and AMCD lobbyists
Dear Dear Mr. Hawken, Dr. Xue, Dr. Qualls, Mr. Hanna:1. Would you please be so kind as to send me PDFs of all of the AMCD lobbyists' time records today, pursuant to F.S. 119.0701?2. Please send me PDFs of Mr. Hawken's presentations and draft and final contracts, together with each draft or final memo, e-mail, letter, telegram, note, transcript, hearing testimony, talking points memo, outline, schedule, or other document relating to the work of the AMCD lobbyists, pursuant to F.S. 119.0701.3. Please send me spreadsheets of all money paid to AMCD lobbyists, to FMCA and to AMCA, 1999-date.4. Please provide the detailed budget justification for AMCD lobbyist spending for each year in which AMCD paid its own lobbyists.5. Please provide all Florida DOGE or Florida DOGE-related communications about AMCD waste, fraud and abuse concerns.6. Please provide each Florida lobbyist registration form from AMCD's lobbyists.7. Please send me PDFs of any memo, e-mail or otherwise explaining why AMCD needs to pay dues to two organizations that employ lobbyists AND simultaneously why AMCD needs its own lobbyist, if any there be.8. Please send me PDFs of all documents of any kind or description explaining the scope and correlation of work by FMCA, AMCA and Floridian Associates and Mr. Hawken.9. Please provide all of AMCD's Floridian Associates' lobbyists' disclosures to AMCD about all of its work for other organizations, together with the conflicts analysis by AMCD Commissioners, Director, Business Manager and Counsel re those other organizations. The Florida Lobbyist Director lists the clients of AMCD's lobbyist:Principal(s):Anastasia Mosquito Control District120 Eoc Dr, , St Augustine, FL 32092-0927Industry Code: 926140Effective: 01/07/2026Big Lands Transect Collaborative LLC7643 Gateway Parkway, Suite 104-334, Jacksonville, FL32256Industry Code: 531390Effective: 01/07/2026Dosal Tobacco Corporation4775 NW 132nd St, Miami, FL 33054Industry Code: 312000Effective: 01/07/2026FCCI Insurance Group150 S Monroe St, Ste 300, Tallahassee, FL 32301Industry Code: 551112Effective: 01/07/2026Florida Center for Child and Family Development4620 17th St, Sarasota, FL 33629Industry Code: 621420Effective: 01/07/2026Florida Healthy Alternatives Associaction120 S Monroe St, , Tallahassee, FL 32301-1530Industry Code: 813910Effective: 01/07/2026Florida Insurance CouncilPO Box 13686, Tallahassee, FL 32317Industry Code: 524298Effective: 01/07/2026Florida Workers' Compensation Joint Underwriting Association,Inc6003 Honore Ave, Ste 204, Sarasota, FL 34238Industry Code: 524126Effective: 01/07/2026Halfacre Construction7015 Professional Pkwy, , Lakewood Ranch, FL 34240-8412Industry Code: 236220Effective: 01/13/2026Lightshare Behavioral Wellness & Recovery4579 Northgate Ct, , Sarasota, FL 34234-2124Industry Code: 621420Effective: 01/07/2026Loveland Center, Inc157 S Havana Rd, Venice, FL 34292-3104Industry Code: 624120Effective: 01/07/2026National Council on Compensation Insurance901 Peninsula Corporate Cir, Boca Raton, FL 33487-1339Industry Code: 524298Effective: 01/07/2026Ocean City-Wright Fire Control District233 Racetrack Rd NE, , Ft Walton Bch, FL 32547-1885Industry Code: 922160Effective: 01/07/2026Prison Rehabilitative Industry & Diversified Enterprises, Inc223 Morrison Rd, Brandon, FL 33511-4835Industry Code: 333924Effective: 01/07/2026Senior Friendship Centers1888 Brother Geenen Way, , Sarasota, FL 34236-7118Industry Code: 624120Effective: 01/13/2026Tew & Taylor625 N Flagler Dr, Ste 506, West Palm Beach, FL 33401-4025Industry Code: 541350Effective: 02/05/2026Thank you.With kindest regards, I am,Sincerely yours,Ed SlavinBox 3084St. Augustine, Florida 32085-3084(904) 377-4998.
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