ALACHUA COUNTY BUSINESS AND CIVIC LEADERS ENDORSE
WILD SPACES & PUBLIC PLACES
The following Alachua County Business and Civic leaders wish to encourage voters in Alachua County to vote FOR Wild Spaces & Public Places on November 8 to protect water, wildlife habitat, and restore parks, recreational and cultural facilities in every city and the county:
Bob Ackerman, Attorney and Owner, Brasington’s Trail Shop
Mary Alford, Owner, The Sustainable Design Group
Richard Allen, Managing Partner, Synogen
Lars Andersen, Owner, Adventure Outpost
Dorothy Benson, SWAG Resource Center
Alison Blakeslee, Blakeslee and Fisher and Media Edge Communications LLC
Bill Bryson, Owner, Crane Ramen and President, No. 9 Productions, Inc.
Lauren Caldwell, Artistic Director, Hippodrome
Jean Chalmers, Realtor, Former Gainesville Mayor-Commissioner
David Coffey, P.A., Land Use Attorney, Former Gainesville Mayor-Commissioner
Creed Greer, Owner, Little Village
DJ Hellrung
Charlie Houder, Sales Associate, Coldwell Banker Commercial Saunders Real Estate, Inc.
Jessica Hurov, Managing Director, Hippodrome
Barry and Elaine Jacobsen, Owners, Solar Impact
Clay Kallman, Circa Properties
Ken and Linda McGurn, Mc Gurn Investments
Rick and Jane Nesbit, Alta Printing
J. Parrish, Realtor
Michael Pellett, Architect
Brian Scarborough, Co-Owner, Scarborough Insurance
Erick Smith, Kestrel Ecological Services, LLC
John Spence, Managing Partner, John Spence LLC
Clay Sweger, AICP, Urban Planner
Sandra Sullivan, Retired, Girl Scouts of Gateway Council
Kinnon Thomas, Owner, Via Media and Marketing
Ewen Thompson, Consultant, Marine Lighting Protection
Marilyn Tubb, Co-Founder, Friends of Glen Springs (FROG)
Terry VanNortwick, Owner, ProInk, Retired
Harvey Ward, Executive Director, Holy Trinity Foundation
A number of current and former elected officials are also in support:
Susan Bottcher, Former Gainesville City Commissioner
Harvey Budd, Gainesville City Commissioner
Mike Byerly, County Commissioner
Craig Carter, Gainesville City Commissioner
Chuck Chestnut, County Commissioner, Owner, Chestnut Funeral Home
Cynthia Chestnut, Former County Commissioner, Chair of the Alachua County Democratic Party
Ken Cornell, County Commission Vice Chair
Louie Davis, Mayor of Waldo
Pegeen Hanrahan, Former Gainesville Mayor and Owner, Community and Conservation Solutions, LLC
Thomas Hawkins, Former Gainesville City Commissioner, Attorney, 1000 Friends of Florida
Adrian Hayes-Santos, Gainesville City Commissioner
Yvonne Hinson, Former Gainesville City Commissioner
Robert Hutchinson, County Commission Chair
Rob Hyatt, School Board Member
Doug Jones, Former Archer Mayor, Healthcare Informaticist, Dignity Health
Lauren Poe, Mayor of Gainesville
Matt Surrency, Mayor of Hawthorne
Helen Warren, Gainesville City Commissioner
Clovis Watson, Jr., State Representative
Organizational Endorsements
Alachua Conservation Trust
Alachua County Commission
City of Archer Commission
City of Gainesville Commission
City of Hawthorne Commission
City of High Springs Commission
City of Waldo Commission
Democratic Party of Alachua County
Florida Conservation Voters
Gainesville Citizens for Active Transportation
Gainesville Iguana Newspaper
Saunders Real Estate, High Springs
Suwannee-St. Johns Sierra Club
The Trust for Public Land
These lists are growing daily, and many more have indicated support but have not submitted endorsement approvals. For more information on the parks to be improved, and the Alachua County Forever Program, or to endorse or donate, please visit www.WildSpacesPublicPlaces.org.
Alachua Conservation Trust Executive Director Tom Kay stated, “Overwhelmingly the businesses, civic and community leaders, and residents of Alachua County support Wild Spaces & Public Places.”
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