Mom’s Wisdom

1. In August Marco Islanders defeated Realtor attempts to stop or avoid strict short-term rental (STR) rules. Our single-family residential community happily celebrated.

2. Next month’s City Councilor election has five candidates applying for the three available council seats, (Brechnitz, Folley, Dowell, Rivera and Palumbo).

3. My dear old mom had a saying that firmly impressed me: “Show me your friends and I’ll show you who you really are.”

4. Candidate Rivera has received thousands of campaign dollars from Realtor contributors https://www.cityofmarcoisland.com/executive/page/2022-city-council-candidates.

5. Candidate Palumbo is a local, licensed Realtor.

6. Marco currently has a sitting Realtor and a Realtor sympathizer on Council, (Irwin & Grifoni).

7. Electing Rivera and Palumbo would obviously guarantee a four to three Realtor majority on City Council charged with modifying STR issues.

8. Electing Brechnitz, Folley and Dowell ostensibly avoids the above guaranteed majority.

9. Ergo, I’m going with BRECHNITZ, FOLLEY and DOWELL. Draw and vote your own conclusion(s), of course.