2017 Safety Harbor election candidate profiles

The 2017 Safety Harbor municipal election is a month away, and with eight candidates vying for three open commission seats, including mayor, it promises to be a hectic finish to what has already been a lengthy, and sometimes contentious, campaign season.

The candidates participated in a forum at the Safety Harbor Community Center on January 24, where they were given two minutes to answer questions that were posed by the audience regarding issues that are affecting the city, including downtown growth, lot setbacks, what should become of the Firmenich property and what should be done next at the Waterfront Park.

Unfortunately, with so many candidates and a limited amount of time, it was difficult to get to know each one.

That’s where we come in.

As we have done in the past, Safety Harbor Connect contacted each of the eight candidates asked them to respond to a number of personal, professional and political questions, and to give their thoughts on what they believe are the key issues affecting the city today.

Their responses have been reprinted verbatim, with no editing other than minor formatting changes, spelling and/or grammar corrections.

We hope these profiles help to further inform Safety Harbor voters about the candidates they will be casting ballots for on March 14, and we would like to thank all of the candidates for their participation and wish them the best luck next month.

Here are the links to the individual 2017 Safety Harbor election candidate profiles, listed in alphabetical order:

Mayor:

• 2017 Safety Harbor election candidate profile: Joe Ayoub
• 2017 Safety Harbor election candidate profile: Janet Hooper

Seat #1:

• 2017 Safety Harbor election candidate profile: Nancy J. Besore
• 2017 Safety Harbor election candidate profile: Cameron Boozarjomehri
• 2017 Safety Harbor election candidate profile: Damon Lister
• 2017 Safety Harbor election candidate profile: Scott Long

Seat #4:

• 2017 Safety Harbor election candidate profile: Carlos Diaz
• 2017 Safety Harbor election candidate profile: Luanne Lambert

Stay with Safety Harbor Connect for full coverage of the 2017 municipal election.

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