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Newspaper
Sun Coast Gondolier
Location
Venice, Florida, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1982
Page
4
The Gondolier outlines its candidate endorsements in Sarasota County primaries after hours of interviews. It stresses independent judgment and notes the MacArthur Tract as a key issue balancing potable water needs and open space amid rapid development.
County Commissioner Beverly Clay-Stackler backs a $30 million MacArthur Tract buy and seeks final say by the commission, while urging voters to forego referenda. Opponent Jim Greenwald supports the purchase if voters approve, and Gene Gauch questions land buy and water rights.
The piece lists local and state offices including Sarasota County Commission districts 2 and 4, School Board districts 1 4 and 5, Airport Authority, Hospital Board, State House districts 71 and 25, U S Congress districts 13, Senate, Governor, Comptroller and Attorney General. It criticizes a commissioner for Oaks land dealings and vacillation while endorsing Stackler and cautioning on Greenwald and Gauch amid MacArthur Tract issues.
The District 4 race features Stan Houseman Jeanne McElmurray Bryant Meeks and Gerry Weingarten after incumbent John Saba retires. The editorial endorses Bryant Meeks and Susan Richardson for District 4 and Eugene Matthews for District 5 while criticizing Board member Dick Doudna as ineffective.
The article endorses John Reed Buckley for the two year airport authority board seat after Mrs. McElmurray resigns to run for county commission. Buckley brings two decades of airport experience and advisory committee leadership, while Bill Leete, a retired mechanical engineer, also opposes airport relocation. The piece also backs Circuit Judge Paul Logan over County Judge Claflin Garst Jr. for the non partison 12th Judicial District seat, citing Logan’s strong, impartial record and high peer rating versus Garst’s longer but harsher sentencing history.
Three Sarasota County School Board seats are open with two Republican incumbents facing challengers while the third incumbent is not running. The primary winners will be elected regardless due to lack of Democratic opposition.
Sarasota County voters will consider two nonpartisan seats on the Manatee Sarasota County Airport Authority. Both races have no incumbent candidates, shaping a contest to fill the terms.
Incumbent Mary Margaret McAdoo faces challenger Joe Shields in District 1. The writer notes McAdoo’s twelve years on the school board and describes Shields as a one issue candidate focusing on management concerns. Recommend voting for McAdoo.
C G Jerry Chambers an airline pilot with 38 years experience and active in zoning appeals and Englewood Water District runs against Jim Pierce a structural engineer and former Sarasota Planning Board president. Both back current airport location with slight edge to Chambers.
In District 4 former School Superintendent Gene Pillot faces Susan Richardson for the seat held by Tom McElhenny who is not seeking a second term. Pillot and Richardson contest the contest as the district charts next steps.
The editorial favors five candidates for four year terms on the Sarasota Memorial Hospital Board among 14 seeking seats. Endorsed are Jerry Rand for leadership and experience, Ted French for CPA and legal insight, Joseph Reynolds for elder care expertise, Charles Baumann for hospital auditing background, and Gene Tischer for legal and health care management experience.
Incumbent James Tollerton faces reelection in the hospital board race for a two year term with opponents challenging the seat.
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