Brian Moore is running without party affiliation for the District 2 seat on the Hernando County Commission.
1. Why are you running for this office?
Because the Hernando Board of Commissioners are wasting taxpayer money on ineffective economic development programs that will harm the county's serene/rustic environment and create traffic congestion, pollution and safety hazards from overhead air traffic.
The real needs of the citizens are being neglected such as neighborhood mini shuttle door-to-door service; solutions for sinkhole problems such as a de-salinization plant in the nearby Gulf and stronger housing foundations requirements are also needed.
Three or 4 Community centers with swimming pools, geographically separated, for the youth of the county, should be provided instead of wasting taxpayer money on a proposed, very costly, Nature Center for tourists that is expected to increase business, but will not succeed, other than duplicate the nature preserves and springs that we already have in abundance in Hernando County.
2. Why do you think you are the best qualified candidate for the office?
Because I am the only candidate of us three who opposes the proposed penny sales tax referendum that the majority of county residents and voters will vote against in November. I am the only candidate opposing increasing county taxes and advocating against proposed economic development projects that will not achieve their purpose and only benefit the few interest groups and land-holding individuals at the expense of the majority of residents.
I have demonstrated during my 14 years of residency in the county that I have the political courage and will to stand up to interest groups or to the commission's wrong ideas and solutions for improving our local economy while still preserving Hernando County's unique rustic and natural coastline character.
3. If you are elected, what will be your top priorities?
Preserving Hernando County's identity with nature and its semi-rural environment; fighting any and all increased taxes and wasteful spending by the county commission; removing the county administrator and stopping the type of economic development in the form of proposed highway and airport expansion activity that will not solve the county's employment nor economic conditions.
I contend that we need to address and solve the citizens real needs as mentioned above, which will make the county more attractive to businesses and people to want to move here. Simultaneously, we will not damage the county's nature coast identity if we cultivate the type of services citizens want.
The highest priority is serving the 50,000 plus seniors and 22,000 veterans in the health care area. Hernando County population is a natural laboratory for universities, pharmaceutical companies, medical schools, research institutes and residency programs to work with so many people that have medical needs. We have over 500 doctors already in our county, with three nearby hospitals, so that new medical services and better health services can meet the increasing needs of so many of our elderly and infirm population.