Cecilia Jones

He may be tired of counting, but he has never been able to count to three - the best he has done is count to one many times.

interested girl, it is obvious to me that you have not attended any of the BCC meetings when Alan spoke. Your statement is indeed negative campaigning, and is without merit.

Believe me I am not campaining. Just trying to have an open discussion about the race and the strategies involved. I have no tag line at the bottom of my posts indicating a choice for a particular candidate.

I have a view point on the strategies involved and that is all.

Well the red chicklett is back.

I am curious about something. Why does everyone say Cecilia is from the north?

This is not a recommendation to vote for her so please don't take it as such, and I don't know where her primary residence is now, but I'm just sayin'. She was my now-34-year-old nephew's kindergarten teacher at Bay Elementary. Before she married Jerry (what, fifteen years ago, maybe?) she lived at Eastern Lake/Seagrove for YEARS. Did everyone forget that?

I know that her primary address has been DeFuniak for years.

I lived in Columbus, Georgia for 22 years. Since I haven't lived there for the last 8, I don't think I'd make the best representative on the City Council there anymore. I simply don't understand their issues as they are today.

I don't think of it as a North/South thing per se. It's like me buying a tiny little place to raise chickens in the north part of the county and then deciding to run for a seat in District 2 or 3 or 4. I couldn't adequately represent those people, even if I had spent most weekends there. When I get involved in the community, I am involved with Scenic Pride or the Rep or SWCC. I care about District 5 issues because that is my home, that's where my friends live, this community is what we talk about over dinner with friends.

It's the difference between the letter of the law and the spirit of it. A person is supposed to live in the district because they are supposed to be part of the community they serve. If it's about service, and not merely a desire for elected office -- then one would want to represent their community that they are actively involved in now.

Cecelia Jones is the only candidate that does not belong to any groups I've been involved with, and/or sought support in person from one of those groups. She just doesn't feel like a member of this community.

That would be like someone living in Maryland and representing Florida.....Oh, wait, that is going on.

Well the red chicklett is back.

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Well the red chicklett is back.

I still don't understand why you are getting them.

Pardon my ignorance, what is the red chicklett for. I will assume it is something negative but why.

Cecelia Jones is the only candidate that does not belong to any groups I've been involved with, and/or sought support in person from one of those groups. She just doesn't feel like a member of this community.

She does, however, advertise that she belongs to certain churches in the Southern part of the county...yet another reason why she didn't get my vote.

You can approve, or not approve a post. Apparantly, someone didn't approve of her posts.

He may be tired of counting, but he has never been able to count to three - the best he has done is count to one many times.

Believe me I am not campaining. Just trying to have an open discussion about the race and the strategies involved. I have no tag line at the bottom of my posts indicating a choice for a particular candidate.

I have a view point on the strategies involved and that is all.

You don't need a tag line -- your negative campaigning shows in your posts. You take one particular clip out of context, since it is really four years of footage upon which you should be focusing. Alan has patiently, yet continuously provided evidence to the County, which the County has conveniently ignored, hoping that Alan would just go away. What they found out is that he didn't just go away. Back around Oct or Nov 2007, the County Commissioners placed a deadline on the developer turning over evidence of completed infrastructure. I believe that was due in Dec 2007. Alan had been attending every County Commissioners Mtg since that deadline, asking why they County refused to adhere to their own rules and deadlines. Four years of deadlines for an ef-up is way too long to drag anyone's feet.

Someone asked how one gets red chicklets. Look for the scales icon, to give positive or negative reputation. If one gets more negative rep, than positive rep, the chicklets go red.

Good Luck!!!

Good Luck Cecilia!!! I already voted for you!

It would appear that the way you get them is to express a viewpoint that is different from someone.

They seem to represent one viewpoint and if yours differs then they light you up.

That is their right, I just believe in Free speech a little more than some.

I have grown to undertand that and now accept it for what it is.

It's like the Scarlet Letter...... I gave you some rep....hope that helps.

Nope.....didn't help.........dang girl....you really po'd someone!

Please people, call your friends and neighbors and ask them to get out and vote.If we do not get the SoWal vote out we will be represented by someone that does not have our best interests at heart. That will be a disaster.

From this morning's NWF Daily News:

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In District 5, Cecilia Jones will take over the seat being vacated by Commissioner Cindy Meadows, who decided not to run for re-election.

Jones did not return repeated calls for comment Tuesday evening.

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This is starting out well.

From this morning's NWF Daily News:

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In District 5, Cecilia Jones will take over the seat being vacated by Commissioner Cindy Meadows, who decided not to run for re-election.

Jones did not return repeated calls for comment Tuesday evening.

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This is starting out well.

Now that she is MY commissioner, I will give her the opportunity to take her seat before I cast judgement.

Really? We're starting this crap already?

Polls didn't close until 7, the paper obviously called her after the results were in, and they're criticizing her for not answering the phone for a couple hours?

FTLOG, if they'd called my house they wouldn't have gotten an answer either - as I was on the phone discussing the results and congratulating candidates!

Really? We're starting this crap already?

Polls didn't close until 7, the paper obviously called her after the results were in, and they're criticizing her for not answering the phone for a couple hours?

FTLOG, if they'd called my house they wouldn't have gotten an answer either - as I was on the phone discussing the results and congratulating candidates!

Exactly. I am still returning phone calls from last night. As a candidate, it is really hard not to just walk away from this stuff for a day or so.

Really? You guys don't think it's a big deal that a politician wouldn't take the time to answer a call from the newspaper? I'd want the opportunity to thank the voters, to say how excited I am to serve, to broadcast my message. I know there are a ton of calls to return, but I might put the newspaper first. It's not like a new commissioner in Walton County is going to be a 2 or 3 day story, this was pretty much her one shot to shout out to the people.

This is a different place. The people who count are the ones who were probably calling her, they are the ones who saw the opportunity to regain control in District 5 because the two most popular candidates were going to split the vote, and encouraged her to run. The people in the district are not the ones who count, not really.

I think I am a little prejudiced since Mrs. Jones didn't really communicate much before the election, except to place 76,235 signs in District 5.

I think I am also a little disappointed that it's not really necessary to have the support of the district you're going to serve in order to be a commissioner. I know, that's a horse we've been beating in other threads.

Really? You guys don't think it's a big deal that a politician wouldn't take the time to answer a call from the newspaper? I'd want the opportunity to thank the voters, to say how excited I am to serve, to broadcast my message. I know there are a ton of calls to return, but I might put the newspaper first. It's not like a new commissioner in Walton County is going to be a 2 or 3 day story, this was pretty much her one shot to shout out to the people.

This is a different place. The people who count are the ones who were probably calling her, they are the ones who saw the opportunity to regain control in District 5 because the two most popular candidates were going to split the vote, and encouraged her to run. The people in the district are not the ones who count, not really.

I think I am a little prejudiced since Mrs. Jones didn't really communicate much before the election, except to place 76,235 signs in District 5.

I think I am also a little disappointed that it's not really necessary to have the support of the district you're going to serve in order to be a commissioner. I know, that's a horse we've been beating in other threads.

The caller id on my phone does not say newspaper, just a number, one of several dozen that keep popping up.

I would certainly like to only have the voters in the district vote for their representative - we need to fix that IMO.

Cecilia didn't get my vote, but she won, so I will give her the benefit of the doubt and save my criticism for her future decisions that affect me.

She missed a call from a snarky reporter at the daily fish wrapper, not the 3 am call saying nukes were in the air.

She missed a call from a snarky reporter at the daily fish wrapper, not the 3 am call saying nukes were in the air.

LOL! Hey, the fish wrapper is all we have!

And, um, I really don't think that Walton County District 5 Commissioner is on the "nukes are in the air" call list. I could be wrong.