Fellow Winter Park Residents,

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While I typically focus on creating value for Winter Park in our spending, this post addresses appropriate issues subject to governance. What issues should our local government prioritize and which are best avoided?

The city commission will announce two proclamations on Wednesday, June 11th, one for Juneteenth and one for Pride Month.

Why do certain groups of people receive the official support of our government? There are hundreds of such groups but only a few are "officially" recognized. What governance standard is served by this selective coddling?

The commission addressed this kind of messaging in 2023 when they unanimously agreed to stop supporting political speech by groups on city owned property. By these proclamations, the commission selectively promotes political speech for the benefit of specific groups, to the determent of other groups.

The wise course is for our government to stand unified against selective political recognition and promotion of any group.

Let the commission know what you think: mayorandcommissioners@winterpark.org.

For the curious, here is a list of over 310 "special" months and days we could officially recognize (I particularly like "National Financial Literacy Month").