To create & promote a balance between sustainable economic development & the unique history, heritage, ecology & way of life in Jefferson County.
Thursday, July 23, 2020
Elections Matter
ELECTIONS MATTER!
By Michele Arceneaux
Elections matter!
Regardless of your political affiliation, we, as Jefferson County voters,
expect our elected representatives to champion what’s best for our
community. That’s why we vote for them
and trust them to carry out the will of the people, over the desires of special interests. However, that doesn’t always happen, which
requires accountability and advocacy.
The Jefferson Progress & Preservation Committee (JPPC) was formed in
2020 to ensure candidates for office and incumbent officeholders stay true to
our rural values and peaceful way of life here in Jefferson County.
Jefferson County is strong in heritage and history. We share a common bond between neighbors and
communities, appreciating the beauty and nature that makes this area our home…a
home worth defending and fighting for.
Unfortunately, we’ve seen too many threats to our way of living in recent
years. The recent Power Line Controversy is a painful example of the blatant disregard
for private property rights by outside special interest groups.
We face an even bigger threat by the MCORES Suncoast Connector toll road that has been proposed & passed into legislation by the Florida
Legislature This Project has been supported by a handful of city and county commissioners. If the toll road expressway comes into
Jefferson County, it will fatally wound Monticello’s economy, and will cause a devastating
ripple effect upon on our local ecological resources and quality of life across our entire community!
This is why local community leaders have teamed up to keep
elected officials focused on the realities and threats facing Jefferson
County. More importantly, we formed JPPC
to give every Jefferson County citizen, who wants to protect our way of
life and pursue smart progress, a voice that’s heard in city hall, the county
courthouse, and the state capitol.
We’re committed to getting candidates elected who
won’t sellout to special interests. We’re
emboldened to support incumbents who have kept their word by protecting us
from outside special interests. We’re determined to take on any Goliath
special interest that underestimates the resolve of our people who love this
county!
I want to personally invite you to join our fight to make
elections matter for the betterment of our community. Your first step can be to sign up our TollRoad Petition. If you’re interested in learning
more about how you can join our fight for the future of Jefferson County, please
send us an e-mail YourVoiceMatters@gmail.com
Jefferson County is special and the people who call this
place home are special. There isn’t any
place else like it in the state and even the country, which is why we attract
new neighbors all the time!
May God continue to bless the people of Jefferson County,
our state and our nation.
Friday, July 17, 2020
Welcome
Welcome to The Jefferson Progress & Preservation
Committee! We were formed in 2019 by
local citizens to positively influence Jefferson County politics and public
policy. Our starting point is the
protection and promotion of the rural character and community that’s our home
known as Jefferson County.
Our leaders, allies and supporters advocate for smart growth
and economic progress that’s consistent with our mission:
To create &
promote a balance between sustainable economic development & the unique
history, heritage, ecology & way of life in Jefferson County.
Currently, the most pressing threat to Jefferson County’s
way of life is the proposed Suncoast Connector Expressway or Toll Road.
The toll road is being pushed by special interests and
members of the Florida legislature, which does absolutely nothing to enhance
the quality of life for Jefferson County citizens. The toll road expressway is
a self-contained system that bypasses communities, much like a high-speed rail
with the purpose of speed and distance. Nowhere in the proposals will you find
economic data supporting job creation or economic development.
The Jefferson Progress & Preservation Committee has
taken a stand against some of the most powerful special interest groups in the
state. We’ve been successful in winning key battles, but the war is yet to be
won.
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