|
NOTE FROM PSJHISTORY.COM Editor: As you can see this page is originally from ConservativePSJ.US. I use it with permission of the author and
with her blessings. I have not changed the colors and all of that because leaving it as it is saves me some work and because it honors the person who did all the work
in the first place. So that's why I left it almost as was. I added some names that were not on the list but that she had bought from the Supervisor of Elections
website. It's all public record and anyone can go buy the candidate of their choice's (or their opposition's) records. All you have to do is pay for printing. So the
ConservativePSJ.US author just gave them to me to use and here it all is. In all its "living gory" [sic]. This may tell you something about your neighbor.
I must admit to some surprise when I heard that Amy Tidd (no longer available),
late of the PSJ Incorporation's PSJ4T (until they were soundly
defeated and she ran with her tail between her legs to Rockledge),
was already registered with the Supervisor of Elections office
as a Democrat candidate for County Commission
District 4. Why was I surprised? After her quick scamper for cover
in November of 2002, I figured one resounding loss was going to
be enough for her. Two? Well, I honestly didn't think she'd be up
for that.
But, I suppose her degree in Political Science has well-equipped
her to be a County Commissioner. After all, she did put
together a whole city budget for the proposed City of Port St. John.
Yes, it was only -- how many pages for a whole city? -- oh, yes: four.
When this faux pas was exposed, the "budget" quickly became a
"budget summary".
While it was a "budget" it was the only budget in all of my
budget surveys that was that tiny: most were huge things taking
pages of paper to print and that listed things like "Non-Departmental"
expenditures of $720,000 for similarly sized Aventura; but Amy Tidd's
"budget" (I called it a "bodge-it") didn't have that expenditure. The
2001-2002 budget for the city of Fort Walton Beach (another similarly
sized city) had $233,570 budgeted for overtime for employees; Amy Tidd's
bodge-it: Zero dollars.
Ms. Tidd's bodge-it -- even when it became a "bodge-it summary" --
listed things like "postage" ($2,000), but not things like paying
the City Council, even though the PSJ City Charter said, "Page 7 of
35, Section (6) "COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES.-- (a) Compensation.--
The council members and mayor shall receive compensation as
established by ordinance. Such compensation shall not take effect
until the date of commencement of the terms of council members
elected at the next regularly scheduled election that follows the
adoption of said ordinance by at least six months." That's shall
folks, not "if it's listed in Ms. Tidd's bodge-it. She listed "Books
and Subscriptions" with a bodge-ited amount of $100, but not "Personal
Services" (the 2001-2002 Fort Walton Beach Budget Summary lists the
total amount as $14,709,160). Ms. Tidd's bodge-it listed "Conferences
and trips to Tallahassee" but not a "Planning Consultant":
even though she admitted at a public meeting at the
Port St. John Community Center on October 10, 2002
that the City of PSJ would have to hire a planning consultant!
I have the papers, folks. I have the hardcopy. It says on page 4
"Prepared by Amy Tidd" and "Submitted by Port St John For
Tomorrow 5-9-02". I have the proof.
If you are considering voting for Ms. Tidd, please consider
this information. If this is how well she does at budgeting for
a city, what better can we expect out of her budgeting for an
entire County? And, would you want to live in the County she did
the budget for? I would not!
One more little thing. Ms. Tidd alleges that she went to the City of
Rockledge and studied their budget and she did the same for the
City of Cocoa. On October 10, 2002, she alleged that
her study of the City of Cocoa's budget revealed an $11,000,000.00
(yes, eleven million dollars) discrepency and that the City of Cocoa's
budget didn't balance. A few weeks later, she changed that number
to $17 million dollars. Question: Was she alleging that the City of
Cocoa's budget was that wrong, or just admitting how poorly she does
math?
So, I do this to protect the citizens of District 4; as well
as the citizens in the rest of the County. I can't
imagine any of them wanting Ms. Tidd as their representative, but
one can never tell what people will believe. If you wish to have
proof of anything I say here, contact
me and I will provide it.
Note: Ms. Tidd officially filed on August 8, 2005 with the
Supervisor of Elections office to run for District 4 County Commissioner.
Her official Treasurer is Maureen Parent, of Titusville: not of D4.
Ms. Tidd names herself as her Deputy Treasurer.
Note:All district numbers based on the Supervisor of Elections Precinct
Map of Brevard County Florida, 2004. If there's an error, talk to him.
- Amy Tidd of Rockledge (D4) started the account with $650 in cash and checks
for the third quarter (Q3) on October ?, 2005 (the date was
changed by the Supervisor of Elections office person and I can't
read through the scribble out) at 12:48 p.m.
- Amy Tidd of Rockledge (D4) gave $100 on 8/8/05 listing her occupation
as "Community Volunteer"
- Maureen Rupe of PSJ (D1) gave $100 on 8/19/05 listing her occupation
as "Retired" (Oh, if only 'twere the case!)
- Amy Tidd gave of Rockledge (D4) gave $105 on 8/19/05 for stamps, envelopes, etc.
- Peter Mulholland of Cocoa Beach (D2) gave $25 on 8/25/05
- Susan Bird of Cocoa (D2) gave $25 on 9/1/05
- Maureen Parent of Titusville (D1) gave $100 on 9/14/05 listing her
occupation as "Media Assistant".
- Elizabeth Roeser of Coeur D Alene, South Dakota gave $250 on 9/15/05
- John Ide of Cape Canaveral (D2) gave $50 on 9/22/05
- Amy Tidd of Rockledge (D4) gave $110.18 on 9/39/05
Donors from 10/01/05 to 12/31/05.
Congratulations! Ms Tidd finally got some support from
within her own district! Isn't that a shocker? However, of the 46 donors
to her campaign so far (besides herself), only 19.5% are in
her district. If these numbers run true during the elections, she
will only have 20% of the vote and I think that's a losing number.
Sounds good to me.
- Tom Atkinson of Cocoa Beach (D2) gave $100 on 10/7/05
- Laurilee Thompson of Mims (D1) gave $500 on 10/9/05
- Matt Heyden of Titusville (D1) gave $50 on 10/13/05
- Jim Woodfin of Melbourne (D4/D5) depending on where on the street he lives gave $100 on 10/15/05
- G.S. Sachidanandew of Melbourne (D4) gave $100 on 10/15/05
- Dr. Daniel Woodard of Merritt Island (D2) gave $100 on 10/15/05
- Beverly Pinyerd of Viera (D4) gave $25 on 10/15/05
- Clair Pinyerd of Viera (D4) gave $50 on 10/15/05
- Barbara Hoelscher of Titusville (D1) gave $50 on 10/15/05
- Sarah Linney of Cocoa (D2) gave $50 on 10/15/05
- Bill Gabrenya of Palm Bay (D5) gave $50 on 10/15/05
- John Piazza of Cocoa Beach (D2) gave $50 on 10/15/05
- John Duncan of Cocoa Beach (D2) gave $50 on 10/15/05
- Bill Myers of Cocoa Beach (D2) gave $50 on 10/15/05
- Richard Wainer of Melbourne (D3) gave $50 on 10/15/05
- Kathleen Emerson of Melbourne (D3) gave $50 on 10/15/05
- Eric Fricker of Cocoa Beacch (D2) gave $50 on 10/15/05
- Suzanne Valencia of W. Melbourne (D5) gave $50 on 10/15/05
- Joan Westfall of Cocoa Beach (D2) gave $50 on 10/15/05
- John Cielukowski of Cocoa Beach (D2) gave $40 on 10/15/05
- Cammie Donaldson of Melbourne (D5) gave $35 on 10/15/05
- Martha Pessaro of Merritt Islane (D2) gave $25 on 10/15/05
- Jay Ann Preston of Melbourne (D4) gave $25 on 10/15/05
- Pete Jimerson of Cape Canaveral (D2) gave $20 on 10/15/05
- Jan Dussich of Merritt Island (D2) gave $20 on 10/15/05
- Don Griffith of Melbourne (D4) gave $20 on 10/15/05
- Jo Ann Conley of Melbourne (D4) gave $20 on 10/15/05
- David Katz of Cocoa (D2) gave $20 on 10/15/05
- Janis Walters of Valkaria (D3) gave $75 on 10/21/05
- Curtis Lorenc of Valkaria (D3) gave $75 on 10/21/05
- PayPal of www.paypal.com (not in Brevard County) gave 39¢ on 10/24/05
- Ann Fuller of Melbourne (D4) gave $25 on 10/28/05
- James Peterman of Viera (D?: street given is PSJ, city is in D4) gave $100 on 10/29/05
- Steve Jack (pro-Mims Incorporator) of Mims (D1) gave $50 on 10/29/05
- Citizen's Action Committee of Cocoa Beach (D2) gave $350 on 11/10/05
- Wickman Park of Melbourne (D4 County Property) gave $125 on 11/10/05
- Charles Kiessling of Melbourne (D3) gave $100 on 11/17/05
- Steven Lay of Titusville (D1) gave $200 on 11/18/05
- Capt. W.V. Roeser of Lakeland, FL Not in Brevard County gave $100 on 12/1/05
- Linda Mason of Grant, FL Not in Brevard County gave $200 on 12/28/05
Donors from Jan. 1, 2006 to March 31, 2006. I will post the district
numbers later. This is a quick post so that I can get this info up
for you, and it will be added to later.
- Steven Tidd of Rockledge gave $19.12 on 1/3/06
- Marie Slaney of Melbourne gave $50.00 on 1/16/06
- James Durocher of Cocoa Beach gave $50.00 on 1/17/06
- Daniel Lynch of Cocoa Beach gave $100.00 on 1/17/06
- Lawrence Rayner of Melbourne gave $37.50 on 1/17/06
- Catherine Stanton of Melbourne gave $25.00 on 1/20/06
- George Dussich of Merritt Island gave $100.00 on 1/20/06
- Janis Walters of Valkaria gave $100.00 on 1/21/06
- Curtis Lorenc of Valkaria gave $100.00 on 1/24/06
- D.O. Boot of Rockledge gave $50.00 on 2/4/06
- Steven Tidd of Rockledge gave $96.80 on 2/5/06
- Larry Hughes of West Melbourne gave $96.80 on 2/15/06
- Maureen Rupe (Hello, Her Britishness!) of Port St. John gave $100.00 on 2/17/06
- Harold McGee of Satellite Beach gave $25.00 on 2/19/06
- Elizabeth Duncan of Cocoa Beach gave $25.00 on 2/19/06
- Richard Pierce of Satellite Beach gave $10.00 on 2/19/06
- Randall Parkinson of Melbourne gave $40.00 on 2/26/06
- G.S. Sachidanandan of Melbourne gave $25/00 on 2/26/06
- Carol Hamilton of Melbourne gave $50.00 on 2/23/06
- Evelyn Taylor of Melbourne gave $15.00 on 2/27/06
- Susan Bird of Cocoa gave $50.00 on 2/28/06
- David Rodgers of Indian Harbor Beach (a college instructor) gave $500.00 on 2/28/06
- Mary Pearson of Cape Canaveral gave $50.00 on 2/28/06
- Barbara Briody of Viera gave $193.90 on 3/5/06
- Lisette Kolar of Grant gave $100.00 on 3/5/06
- Mary Jo Faden of Malabar gave $100.00 on 3/5/06
- Margo Markowski of Palm Bay gave $20.00 on 3/7/06
- Helene Kansas of Satellite Beach gave $35.00 on 3/15/06
- Howell Hilton of Satellite Beach gave $20.00 on 3/15/06
- Elizabeth Phillips of Rockledge gave $25.00 on 3/26/06
- James Robb of Palm Bay gave $50.00 on 3/30/06
So she got some pretty big numbers in this first quarter's takings.
Let's see how she does next quarter with this and I'll remember to check
which district these donors reside in and I'll update this site with that
info.
- Dave Kate of Cocoa gave $40.00 on 4/26/06
- Ken Greene of Palm Bay gave $40 on 4/29/06
- Janie Holman of Cocoa gave $35 on 4/29/06
- Patti Gibbons of Indialantic gave $50 on 4/29/06
- Mary Hillberg of Merritt Island gave $50 on 4/29/06
- Jaret Laimont of Palm Bay gave $100 on 4/29/06
- Helen Dezendorf of Port St. John gave $25 on 5/3/06
- Marianne Kulac of Cocoa Beach gave $50 on 5/3/06
- Hugh Nicolay of Melbourne Beach gave $100 on 5/5/06
- Carolyn Storey of Merritt Island gave $250 on 5/5/06
- Janis Russel of Melbourne Beach gave $50 on 5/8/06
- Linda Mason of Grant gave $200 on 5/8/06
- Barbara Tekerman of Melbourne gave $50 on 5/8/06
- Randy Rodriguez of Port St. John gave $100 on 5/8/06
- Geraldine Leslie of Palm Bay gave $20 on 5/9/06
- Donald Ramsey of Merritt Island gave $100 on 5/9/06
- Kimberlay Durjan of Winter Park, FL gave $50 on 5/12/06
- Dr. Patricia Manning of Titusville gave $100 on 5/12/06
- Seeta Begui of Satellite Beach gave $20 on 5/13/06
- Janet Hipp of Rockledge gave $25 on 5/16/06
- Simon Pristoop of Indian Harbor Beach gave $100 on 5/20/06
- George Vega of Cocoa gave $20 on 5/26/06
- Ray Van Orsdale of Melbourne gave $25 on 5/28/06
- Judith Lipofsky of Rockledge gave $50 on 5/28/06
- Ken Greene of Palm Bay gave $100 worth of sign posts on 5/29/06
- Robert Rupe of Port St. John gave $150 on 5/30/06
- Jacquelyn Cartwright of Melbourne gave $48.25 on 6/7/06
- Priscilla Griffith of Melbourne Village gave $25 on 6/7/06
- Amanda Merritt of Cocoa gave $75 on 6/15/06
End of that report. The next one states:
- B.C. Lynn, M.D. of Rockledge gave $100 on 4/16/06
- Sheryl Chapman of Sandford gave $200 on 4/16/06
- Donald Weidner of Port St. John gave $10 on 4/16/06
- Linda Reinhold of Rockledge gave $100 on 4/16/06
- Athena Sasso of Cocoa Beach gave $25 on 4/16/06
- Susan Fricker of Cocoa Beach gave $30 on 4/21/06
- Tina Hileman of Rockledge gave $100 on 4/21/06
- Catherine Beam of Melbourne gave $150 on 4/21/06
- Johna Holloway of Largo, FL gave $25 on 4/22/06
- Nancy Higgs of S. Melbourne Bch gave $100 on 4/22/06
- Beau Jeans Restaurant of Melbourne gave $200 of food & facility use on 4/26/06
- Suzanne Valencia of Melbourne gave $30 of food on 4/26/06
- Beverly Pinyerd of Viera gave $200 of painting on 4/26/06
- Janice Russell of Melbourne Beach gave $2 on 4/26/06
- Suzanne Valencia of Melbourne gave $2 on 4/26/06
- Mel Schnitzer of Viera gave $3 on 4/26/06
- Dave Kate of Cocoa gave $5 on 4/26/06
- Joanne Conley of Melbourne gave $2 on 4/26/06
- Maureen Rupe of Port St. John gave $10 on 4/26/06
- Marie Callahan of Melbourne gave $5 on 4/26/06
- Ed Slaney of Melbourne gave $4 on 4/26/06
- Bud Long of Merritt Island gave $2 on 4/26/06
- Kathy Emerson of Melbourne gave $5 on 4/26/06
- Jim Woodfin of Melbourne gave $5 on 4/26/06
- Gubbi Sachidanandan of Melbourne gave $3 on 4/26/06
- Carol Hamilton of Melbourne gave $5 on 4/26/06
- Dick Wainer of Melbourne gave $5 on 4/26/06
- Bill Meyer of Satellite Beach gave $2 on 4/26/06
- Pat Meyer of Satellite Beach gave $2 on 4/26/06
- Harvey Renshaw of Cape Canaveral gave $4 on 4/26/06
- Ralph Bird of Cocoa gave $2 on 4/26/06
- Dee Fairbanks Simpson of Fellsmere gave $2 on 4/26/06
- Vicky Hamilton of Cocoa gave $2 on 4/26/06
- Eileen Riccio of Cape Canaveral gave $2 on 4/26/06
- Sarah Linney of Cocoa gave $2 on 4/26/06
- Tom Atkinson of Cocoa Beach gave $2 on 4/26/06
- Edward Dwyer fo Melbourne gave $500 on 4/26/0
- Lawrence Rayner of Melbourne gave $25 on 4/26/06
- Julia Lynch of Cocoa Beach gave $300 on 4/26/06
- Stuart Evans of Indialantic gave $50 on 4/26/06
- Harold Long of Merritt Island gave $25 on 4/26/06
- Doug Sphar of Cocoa gave $100 on 4/26/06
- Richard Wainer of Melbourne gave $50 on 4/26/06
- Anne Coleman of Rockledge gave $50 on 4/26/06
- James Woodfin of Melbourne gave $100 on 4/26/06
- Kathleen Emerson of Melbourne gaeve $50 on 4/26/06
- John Duncan of Cocoa Beach gave $50 on 4/26/06
- Thomas Michalski of Melbourne gave $15 on 4/26/06
- Carole Paul of Melbourne gave $100 on 4/26/06
- Paula Lay of Titusville gave $100 on 4/26/06
- W.C. Whitehead of Melbourne gave $100 on 4/26/06
- Marie Slaney of Melbourne gave $25 on 4/26/06
- Robert Lewis of Port St. John gave $25 on 4/26/06
- Linda Behret of Viera gave $50 on 4/26/06
- John Ide of Cape Canaveral gave $25 on 4/26/06
- Carol Hamilton of Melbourne gave $25 on 4/26/06
- George Dussich of Merritt Island gave $20 on 4/26/06
- Gray Boot of Rockledge gave $20 on 4/26/06
- Mel Schnitzer of Viera gave $20 on 4/26/06
- Joann Conley of Melbourne gave $20 on 4/26/06
I may also have a few other things to post here. So keep watching!
The fact remains that, in my opinion, this candidate would be a
detriment to the Commission. Every Commissioner has to understand
at least the basics of a budget. Considering the bodge-it Ms. Tidd
put together for the Port St. John For Tomorrow presentation to the
public with her name on it, do you really think Ms. Tidd has
demonstrated a sound understanding of budgeting?
Remember, if elected, she won't be voting for things
strictly and exclusively in District 4. Every vote she
participates in will be a vote that will effect what
happens to you; to your taxes; to your future and your
children's futures. Beware of this candidate. Can someone
this knowledgable in financial matters be good for you and
yours?
Another interesting little tidbit -- or is that a Tiddbit? -- is
that as recently as 2000, Ms. Tidd was a registered Republican.
Think she jumped ship to run as a Democrat because there were
no Democratic candidates at the time? Or did she find her true
colors earlier and change parties to be more in tune with her
true self? Whichever, I find that tidbit very interesting.
Watch for next quarter's posting as soon as I can get it.
Find the TRUTH!
Paid Political Advertisement.
Paid for by Linda S. McKinney, 6025 Keystone Ave. Port St. John, FL 39227,
Independent of any Candidate, Campaign, or Committee.
|