On the Issues:

• Water Conservation

-Supports the use of “Florida Friendly” landscaping on all government-own properties using plants that are drought resistant to conserve water and save taxpayers money.

-Supports all governmental buildings and parks to converting their public bathrooms to “low flow” toilets, water conserving faucets, and water-free urinals.

-Supports incentives for local small businesses that install “low flow” toilets, water conserving faucets, and/or water-free urinals in their bathrooms.

-Supports the county’s current ban on all watering of public, private, and commercial lawns between the hours of 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. with exception of freshly laid sod.

-Opposes rights and access to public water being sold to private corporations to make a profit off of.

• Home Rule

-Supports the idea of “Home Rule” where county and municipal governments have the right and the responsibility to govern their citizens and address the needs of their communities without the state and federal government restricting their conduct on strictly local issues.

-Supports state and the national governments recognizing that local government has the most and consistent impact on the day-to-day lives of citizens.

• Rural Boundary

-Supports keeping the Rural Boundary in place as voted by Seminole County voters in 2004.

-Believes maintaining the Rural Boundary is key to Seminole County’s continued economic and ecological health.

• Fracking

-Does not believe that fracking should be permitted in the state of Florida. Florida’s limestone bedrock is too porous and poses too much of a threat to Florida’s aquifers.

-Believes fracking is a state issue and not a federal one.

-Does not believe the federal government should involve itself unless it involves federal land and then that the federal government should honor what the locality has decided is the policy regarding fracking.

• Community Support

-Supports programs for local agricultural landowners to help preserve and improve their lands through programs offered by NRCS, SJRWM, NACD, and other similar organizations.

-Supports residents of older and/or historic neighborhoods in preserving the culture, history, and community bonds of the neighborhoods and their residents.

-Supports residents of low-density neighborhoods in preserving the rural character of their communities.

-Supports development of community farming programs for communities and individuals throughout Seminole County’s municipalities.

• Education

-Supports education and outreach programs to keep citizens informed of lake, river, and aquifer water quality management efforts.

-Supports having outside volunteers who are experts in environmental and conservation issues partnering with schools to provide supplemental materials and real-world examples to curriculum lessons.

• Solar Energy

-Opposes any legal obstacles put in place by the government or a utility that restricts access to this renewable energy sources.

-Publicly supported and endorsed an amendment to the Florida State Constitution known as “Limits or Prevents Barriers to Local Solar Electricity Supply” (2016).

• Industrial Hemp

-Believes the growing, harvesting, and processing of industrial hemp only should be investigated and implemented.

-Believes that the many uses of industrial hemp could help make idle farms lands in Florida active once again and contribute to Florida’s flourishing agricultural and manufacturing fields.

-Supports the use of large-scale water filtration systems that use industrial hemp filters to clean the water ways (i.e. the Indian River Lagoon, St. Johns River, and Lake Okeechobee) better and at a lower price for tax payers.

• Recycling

-Believes recycling should be made available in all residential areas including condominiums, apartments, and hotels.

-Supports incentives for businesses that actively conducts recycling programs on their premises.