—Repost from The Pelican | Written July 23, 2014 Pompano Beach – The Dist. 5 race just got a little more crowded as Roger Gingerich and Joan McConnell both filed in addition to the 12 other candidates running for the five commission seats here for the Nov. 4 election. Dist. 4 Commissioner Woody Poitier and Dist. 5 Commissioner George Brummer chose not to run. Mayor Lamar Fisher is the commission member not up for re-election this year. Dist. 1 Commissioner Barry Dockswell will face Angela Hill. Dist. 2 Commissioner Charlotte Burrie will face Thomas Terwilliger. Dist. 3 Commissioner Rex Hardin will … Read More
Two Pompano commissioners won’t seek reelection
—Repost from Sun Sentinel | Written by Ariel Barkhurst, March 28, 2014 All five Pompano Beach city commission seats will be up for election this November, and two of the five incumbents announced they don’t intend to run again. Commissioner George Brummer says that at 84 years old, he wants some time to relax. “Considering that I started working when I was around 14 and I’ve been working every since, I figure 70 years is enough,” he said. “There are some other things I’d like to do and one of those things is I’d like to smell the roses from above … Read More