A newcomer to politics, Marcia Woodward, a Republican, will overthrow Democrat Robert Weinroth, the current mayor of the Palm Beach County Commission. The two are vying for the right to form District 4, a district that includes much of Boca Raton and Delray Beach. It also extends north along the coast to Lantana.
Voters elect the commission’s mayor. Members will make this selection at a reorganization meeting.
Woodward, a homemaker who is helping run her husband’s commercial siding business, never sought a choice. She said on her online page that county policies after the COVID shutdown prompted her to challenge Weinroth.
Age and residence: Weinroth, 70 years old, lives in Boca Raton.
Platform: Weinroth issuing affordable housing bonds for $200 million.
He notes that even with the thousands of new homes built over the past decade, the source of affordable housing for the country is in demand for about 100,000 sets. He sees the challenge as a barrier to relocating businesses in the county because its workers can’t find affordable housing. accommodation.
Approval of the bond issue, according to Weinroth, will solve the problem, but notes that eventually the forces of source and demand will prevail.
He questions the resolution to maintain tracts of land (even in the agricultural reserve) that has led to the structuring of “facial” r housing, unaffordable for citizens earning less than six figures.
It needs to expand plans that would result in a reexpansion across advertising spaces (especially throughout Congress, military, federal, and Dixie). Similarly, spaces adjacent to transportation nodes (e. g. , Tri-Rail and Brightline) will offer opportunities for transportation-centric expansion. , he said.
Professional history: From 2000 to 2016, Weinroth served as president and general counsel of Freedom Medical Services. He was a member of the Boca Raton Council from 2014 to 2018 and elected to the County Commission in 2018.
Education: I earned a B. A. de Northeastern University and a law from New England Law School.
Social media presence: Weinroth uses Facebook and Instagram.
Criminal record: None.
Notable media coverage: Weinroth voted to help the progression proposals that were presented to the commission. “We cannot build a wall to prevent the migration of northeastern residents,” he said. “Density is not a dirty road. “
Specifically, he voted in favor of GL Homes’ mega-developments on the farm reservation, adding his request to use rights of way along the Lake Worth Drainage District as preserved parcels, a move that allowed the developer to build the number of homes in his developments. Weinroth also voted on measures that would allow the homebuilder to build on the farm preserve on preserved land in exchange for granting the county a significant parcel of land in the Acreage area.
Weinroth told the Post’s editorial board that he was “undecided” about whether he would accept the proposal when it reappeared before the committee in May. It all depends on how the proposal is structured, he said.
He coined the words “snobbish zoning” at a committee assembly when he discussed how low-density land use has impeded housing for the farm reserve workforce.
Approvals: Weinroth has been approved through the AFL-CIO, the Palm Beach County Economic Board, the Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce and the Fraternal Order of Police. little or no weight among voters. “
Finance: Reports on the crusade’s finances as of Sept. 23 show Weinroth raised $355,506 and spent $161,431. Some of the taxpayers, i. e. those who give the maximum of $1,000, are lawyers and land use planners who appear before the commission.
Age and location: Woodward, 45, lives in Boca Raton.
Platform: You wonder if code enforcement is being used as a weapon opposed to business owners and if they are victims of frivolous complaints, especially when it comes to landscaping businesses.
He is committed to doing everything imaginable to reduce county budgets. The mileage rate fell 0. 2 percent, but spending exceeded thirteen percent, he said, saying there wasn’t enough effort to cut spending.
She said she would not change GL Homes’ land due to overwhelming public opposition.
It also does not include the issuance of $200 million in bonds, noting that the budget already spent on affordable housing structures has not yet been spent. to migrate from the northeast to the county.
Professional background: She works with her husband in the operation of a commercial coatings company.
Education: BA from the University of South Carolina.
Social media presence: Woodward is on Facebook.
Criminal record: None.
Notable media policy: He gave the impression at a county commission assembly this year urging the commission to take steps to maintain “the integrity of the election. “he completed the questionnaire sent to him to attend the Palm Beach Post editorial board meetings.
Approvals: Former County Commissioner Ron Howard approved it. He said he did not request mentions of the institution, who prefer the mentions of “citizen” that can be found on its website, savepbc. com.
Financial: As of September 23, Woodward had raised $46,277 and spent $21,843.