Sims Jones, Palm Coast City Council Candidate: The Live Interview. Sims Jones. He faces three other candidates: Robert Cuff, Troy Du. Bose, and Arthur Mc. Govern, Jr. Since its incorporation in 1. Palm Coast has not had an election like this year’s, when three seats are open. The council majority, in other words, is certain to turn over, with three new faces in November joining two relative newcomers: Steven Nobile and Heidi Shipley were elected only in 2. Latest breaking news, including politics, crime and celebrity. Find stories, updates and expert opinion. Skunked!: Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet By Jacqueline Kelly, Teagan White, Jennifer Meyer. From Newbery honor author Jacqueline Kelly comes a new illustrated chapter book. Top 30 Clash of Clans TH8 War Base Layouts. Search for coc base layouts, edit, and create your own clash of clans base. That’s because Mayor Jon Netts, who has been on the council since 2. Council member Bill Mc. 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That means all registered voters in Palm Coast, regardless of party or non- party affiliation–Democrats, Republicans, independents and others–may cast a ballot for all three seats, regardless of district. If a candidate wins more than 5. Aug. 3. 0, the race is over: that candidate is the winner. But if none of the candidates clears the 5. Nov. 8. Palm Coast council members serve four years. They’re paid $9,6. Flagler. Live submitted identical questions to all candidates, with the understanding that additional questions might be tailored to candidates individually and some follow- up questions may be asked, with all exchanges on the record. The Live Interview’s aim is to elicit as much candor and transparency as possible. We have asked candidates to refrain from making campaign speeches or make lists of accomplishments. We have also asked candidates to reasonably document any claim or accusation. Undocumented claims are edited out. Answers are also edited for length, redundancy, relevance and, where possible, accuracy. If a candidate does not answer a question or appears to be evading a question, that’s noted. But it’s ultimately up to the reader to judge the quality and sincerity of a candidate’s answers. The Questions in Summary: Quick Links. The Basics: Sims Jones. Place and Date of Birth: Brooklyn, N. Y., Aug. 1. 0, 1. Current job: Run People Helping People Center, Bunnell. Party Affiliation: Democrat. Financial disclosure. Resume. Website: www. What are your top three policy priorities that you pledge will realistically be accomplished by the end of your first term. If they cost money, how do you propose to fund those priorities? Senior Center, jobs, activities for young adults and youth. To pay for these priority, I intend to bring together Government, the Private Sector and Business for a common goal. For 2. 9 words, it’s quite a mouthful. But as you’ve said in forums that you intend to be the people’s voice, we wish you’d be more expansive in your answers. Can you name one or two private sector businesses that you could bring together with city government to be on the hook for the cost of a senior center? Can you name one business that would assume any part of the operating costs of such a center? Do you see Palm Coast going ahead with a senior center without raising taxes? Regarding jobs, every candidate for local office in recent memory has promised jobs. To date, not a single one has delivered, though the county’s job rolls have grown by more than 4. What makes you different? What jobs could you bring? Do you consider Palm Coast’s activities for youths insufficient? At this time I can’t name any businesses to be on the hook for the senior center with the city because I am currently trying to get the city to understand the need for the center. Without the city on board businesses won’t even talk to you. I believe we can have a senior center without raising taxes. The key is looking at how we can do it using current buildings. There are two building, the old Matanzas golf course, or the building off Colbert lane. As for jobs, we need to look more to manufacturing jobs, we have a lot of retail jobs, but need jobs for people to make money to buy from the retail stores. Concerning our youth, the activities for young people are highly insufficient. Most activities are sports related. What about those not into sports. There’s no place to sit down and talk, to fellowship with friends, to be entertained, even a roller skating rink would be good–to give them something to do. Not just get into trouble. We are not familiar with the buildings at the old golf course or off Colbert Lane. Those activities you describe that are needed for youths–how do the Youth Center (and its skating rink) and Wadsworth Park (and its skateboard rink) just outside city limits and several parks within city limits not match those needs you are referring to? My mistake, it’s the street going to European Village on the left. The youth activities needs to be for all youths. The skateboard rink and the youth center limits activities. You can’t get something to eat or just sit and socialize with your peers. Cite three issues or concerns that in your view the city is addressing poorly or not at all, and explain how you intend to convince the council to change course. Senior Center, trust in the Palm Coast city government, better use of city funds, helping the city citizens feel that they are a part of the city. Senior Center, as stated in question one, to bring together Government, the Private Sector and Business for a common goal. For the trust, I will have regular town hall type meetings. And show the people that their city government cares about them. You are not telling us how you will convince the council to change course on senior centers, nor are you telling us, readers, what your argument for a senior center may be: what evidence do you have that it’s needed, or that as a costly expansion, it’s needed more than other priorities? Can you more specifically explain how Palm Coast government does not care about residents–and tell us what, in your view, it does care about? Mayor Jon Netts has had regular town hall meetings throughout his tenure, though they tend to be less of a public draw than community- access basic cable shows. How do such meetings make a difference beyond the weekly, open meetings of the council itself? When I moved my mother- in- law from New York to Palm Coast, she was looking for something to do here. Seniors want to be active, useful, not sitting home looking at the TV, but interacting with their peers, getting a hot meal, doing things that help them feel it will improve their quality of life. They can be educated about things important to them. The Seniors of Palm Coast have already made themselves heard. The city looks more at beautifying the median of the roadway and not as much on activities for the people. Food Truck Tuesday is good but what else does the city do? What about an open- air concert, or a fair? Concerning the town hall meetings we need to listen to the people, then bring answers back to them. We should go the extra mile and get answer back to the people. Have you read the city charter? Do you think it’s due for a review? If so, by what process. What specifically would you change, add or subtract in the charter, if anything? I have looked and read the city charter, I think 1. All thing are subject to change, as the times change, lets look at how to improve it. Sure, but can you cite one or two specific examples of what you, Sims Jones, might change in the charter? When I read the charter, to me it was generalize and didn’t have much spelled out how to do something. Look at vacancies, It said what to do but not how to do it. Palm Coast has the authority to impose a public service tax on your utility bill of up to 1. The money may be spent at the council’s discretion. Many counties and cities around the state partially or fully levy one or both the taxes. Palm Coast considered imposing a 6 percent electric franchise fee and a 2 percent public service tax in 2. Either of the new taxes, proponents argue, would diversify the city’s revenue stream. Either could be used to generate revenue that would otherwise have to be generated by property taxes, though the public service tax and the franchise fee are regressive in comparison. Where do you stand on either new tax becoming part of Palm Coast’s taxing structure? I think one or both taxes can be considered, if funds are used to better the lives of the residence and families of Palm Coast. If used responsibly and for the needed activity for the people, they would have no problem paying a little more taxes, the key is responsibly. Can you give us an example of an irresponsible use of tax revenue currently, and another example of a responsible use of new tax revenue? Irresponsible use of taxes is paying $ 5. Holland Park project. Responsible use of taxes is the bus pads for school bus stops, keeping our children safe. At Holland Park, is the city to blame for a contractor’s deficiencies? Was renovation of the park irresponsible? In my opinion yes, I know contractors have problems, we should have known about it earlier and taken whatever steps we could have before it got to this point. Explain who provides ambulance and fire services in the city. Evaluate the quality of that service, including your assessment of the adequacy of fire stations and EMS, and what you would change, if anything, about it. If your proposed changes cost money, how would you pay for them? The city has its own Fire and Ambulance Service which is backed up or supplement by the county Fire and Ambulance Services, I believe that the quality of service is good, but all things can be improved. I do believe that a unified department could be more efficient. I could be wrong but we are paying for a city department and a county department. We could save money by merging the departments. It could save the tax payer money.
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