Decision Time - An Open Letter to My Constituents
by Frank Halas
From Frank Halas, Collier County Commissioner for District 2
November is here. Soon, I will be sending you my annual state of the district report. It's always good to write it and to review the year with you. This month however I have a decision and some reflections to share with you. Because this concerns politics, not governance, I am sending this to you privately rather through than any government-related channel.
I have decided not to seek a third term as your commissioner. I'd like to share my reasons with you.
In November of 2002, I came into office as a citizen legislator. For those unfamiliar with the term, citizen legislator is a classification sometimes used for public servants, elected to office directly from the private sector, without prior political experience, and without the intention to remain long-term. That certainly described me in 2002. I brought to my office over 30 years of solid private sector experience, which I believed I could bring to bear on the policy decisions needed to address the significant issues facing the county and our district at the time. I never intended my public service to be a second career. I saw it more as a second opportunity to serve in a... [more]
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