Trey Nick has not even been elected yet and already the retaliation has started.
Gary Adams is the guy that filed the Complaint against Trey Nick with the Health department last year. When he filed the Complaint, he did not know it was from Nicks Restaurant, he thought the odor was from a septic tank at the house next door. Gary is a retired Miami detective and has lived in Hammock Bay for three years. He has been very active in local politics in the City of Freeport. He has served on the Freeport Planning Board for two years and was elected Chairman about three months ago. From all accounts he is a stand up guy. Last week, after the Complaint was posted, he was kicked off the board and replaced with Kasey Cuchens, the wife of Ex County Commissioner 1 vote Ro Cuchens.
At every public forum Trey Nick states, "Hello, I'm Trey Nick and I am running for County Commissioner in District 4. Twenty years ago, I was handed over a restaurant started by my granddaddy. I walked in there as a 23 year old kid and said, what am I going to contribute when I have four ladies with 120 years of combined experience running this place? So I told them, you just keep on doing what have been doing and I'll shake hands and clean toilets. And, that has worked out pretty well!" He has also been touted in Campaign ads by the Realtors Political Advocacy Committee as "a seasoned business professional".
He then talks about how important water quality of the Choctawhatchee Bay is and he wants to make sure we protect it. You have to wonder about his veracity when you review the complaint filed against him with the Florida Department of Health. You also have to wonder how long it had gone on and about his sincerity if, someone was kicked of a volunteer board simply for doing the right thing by reporting a problem.