Carol Ann Felts

Political platform statement

Raised in a family of first responders, law enforcement officers, and city employees, Ms. Felts began her career with Allied Industries, Bush Hog Division, Selma, Alabama in  cost accounting and production planning. 

Ms. Felts has resided in Manatee county for over thirty years, first in West Bradenton, commuting to St. Petersburg for her career opportunities in the auditing and acquisitions department of a growing office equipment dealer, while choosing to raise her family in a smaller town.

Ms. Felts relocated herself and her horses that were boarded in Parrish to her own property in Myakka after retirement, where she is an avid Florida history buff, amateur genealogist and full time animal concierge, with a keen interest in agriculture, local politics and the environment. 

Ms. Felts is the proud mother of two 9th generation Floridians, a son that served his country in the Army after 9/11, earned a business degree, and  now runs his wife’s non profit veterinary practice in Hillsborough County, and a son who graduated from UCF on a  Bright Futures Scholarship, and is  now employed with Moffatt Cancer center, along with his wife, as medical research scientists. They have both brought her 10th generation grand daughters into this world. 

1. ACE – Accountability, Civility, Ethics
   1. Accountable:
      1. Carol will be responsive to the public:  
         1. Carol will respond to emails and other communication in a thoughtful and meaningful manner.
         2. Carol will engage her constituents with regularly scheduled town halls.
   2. Civil:
      1. Carol will not attack other commissioners while on the dais.  
      2. Carol will not demean or insult the public when she disagrees with their opinion.
   3. Ethical:
      1.  Upholding the highest ethical standards.
      2. Holding other commissioners to high ethical standards.
2. Fiscal Responsibility
   1. Carol will be a good steward of the county’s resources.
   2. Managed growth: Carol will make sensible decisions about growth that will not bankrupt us in the future.  She will vote against moving the FDAB and will get 2.1.2.8 rescinded.
   3. Carol will cut wasteful spending and make practical decisions.
3. Environmental Responsibility
   1. Protect and preserve our sources of clean water
   2. Ensuring that we have enough water even when we have a drought – no dry wells!
   3. Protecting our wetlands and sensitive ecosystem
   4. Expand acquisition of lands to protect our wildlife
4. Community Education – the Citizen Education Campaign (CEC)
   1. Restore and promote the Citizens Academy – educating the community about how things work in Manatee County
   2. Promote the Sheriff’s Academy
   3. Better Communication – improving usability of the county website and communications
5. Affordable Housing
   1. Carol will work to ensure that Manatee County provides more affordable housing for its workforce.
   2. Carol will work to make sure that developers include significant amounts of affordable housing in their projects. 
6. Veterans’ Care
7. 1. Carol will promote policies that maximize Veterans’ Services to make sure our veterans are properly cared for.
   2. Carol will support for more initiatives to connect homeless veterans with needed services and housing.

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