WMG Volume 5 • Issue 4 March 7, 2018
Wilton Manors Gazette
POLITICS
Resnick Will Run for Re-election By Michael d’Oliveira Mayor Gary Resnick.
Citing issues he said still need to be worked Campbell, owner of Katharine Campbell on, Mayor Gary Resnick said he will run for Counseling & Consulting, located in Wilton re-election this November. He’s joined in the Manors, have opened campaign accounts and mayoral race by Vice Mayor Justin Flippen will run for the two seats. The two candidates who get the most votes will be the winners. who announced his candidacy in December. Rolli said he thinks the major issues facing “There’s too many items that we’ve got going on,” said Resnick, who named infrastructure, the city are “economic development and including bridges and the water system, as sustainability through smart growth,” as well as the possible impact Fort one of the important issues he Lauderdale’s water system wants to address. problems might have on “Our bridges are 70 years Wilton Manors, which gets its old.” He added that he would water from that city. be traveling to D.C. soon to Rolli, the immediate past talk to Senator Bill Nelson and chair of the city’s Budget other members of Congress Review Committee and a about infrastructure and the retired IRS budget director, availability of funding for it. said he wants to work to “Some residents have reached preserve the neighborhoods, out to me and asked me to keep property taxes low, and run again. I think it would improve the quality of life. He be inappropriate for me to also wants the city to embrace abandon the city at this point.” technology more, including Flippen said he’s running to allowing people to pay all address quality of life issues, - Gary Resnick their city-related bills online. “the balance between our Mayor Residents could still pay bills neighborhoods and growth the old-fashioned way, but and development,” livability, aging, continued public safety, adequate Rolli wants a complete online option for sidewalk access for seniors and the disabled, people who want that. “I ran the last time and I think I have the the water rate structure, and code issues. “Many things affect quality of life – water experience and energy to do the job. We have rates, accessibility to parks, availability of to look towards today and plan effectively for the future . . . [As an IRS budget director] I’ve green space.” In the race for the two commission seats managed more people than the city has in currently occupied by Commissioner Scott terms of employees.” Newton said he’s running to make city Newton and Flippen, Newton will run for rehall as appealing as other city halls and keep election. Paul Rolli, president of the Central Area working on the parking issues facing Wilton Neighborhood Association, and Dr. Katharine Manors, as well as making the city more viable
“I think it would be inappropriate for me to abandon the city at this point.”
for businesses – something he wants to put on “the backs of businesses and not the residents.” He added that he thinks he’s done a good job as a commissioner in regards to the city’s current economic position. “I still have a lot of pride in what I do.” Campbell said she wants to improve support for families and small businesses. That includes improving sidewalks, so that families and elder residents can better navigate the
city, and making sure the city’s code requirements are ones that small businesses can afford. She cited signage requirements, and making sure businesses can afford to implement them, as one example. “We do a lot of things right and a few things we could do better . . . It’s about all our community members.” Resnick was first elected mayor in 2008 and first elected to the city commission in 1998. WMG
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