Melbourne Mayor

There is a mayoral race going on too! The candidates:

* Harry C. Goode, Jr.
* Ed Palmer
* William Perry

OK, to be fair, that is the website for Mr. Goode’s family business, not his own site.

As usual, there is the helpful Florida Today summary. William Perry had no website that I could find, and did not bother to answer any of Florida Today’s questions. So he is not even a consideration.

Palmer seems qualified and had a lot of experience on the council. But his issues and stated views do not seem substantially different from Goode. But Goode has been mayor before, as well as being a state representative for a number of years. His responses seem a bit more detailed and focused. Also, Mr. Palmer is 77 years old, while Goode is a spritely 66. Let’s give the youngster another go. I also am interested by the depth of Goode’s family history in Melborne mentioned at his store’s site. (They were one of the founding families of Melbourne.) Anyway, I think Mr. Goode looks the best at this point.

My vote: Harry C. Goode, Jr.