Brevard Liberty
News from March 1999
Janet Hawkins' Campaign: Libertarian
Janet Hawkins garnered three percent of the vote in the March runoff election for District
35. While this may seem a trivial number, it actually represents a step forward in
the advancement of the Libertarian message, as Janet managed to gain name recognition for
the party.
Bulk Mail Permit Obtained: The
Libertarian Party of Brevard County has managed to obtain a bulk mail permit. This
will substantially reduce the cost of our mailouts, thus allowing us to reach twice as
many people for less cost.
Elections 1999: There are many
nonpartisan city council positions up for election this November. This is the
perfect position for a Libertarian to start getting involved with local politics.
All Brevard municipal positions are nonpartisan. Campaigns can be run on a
shoestring budget. The LPB will assist any interested candidates with campaign
training provided by Florida Libertarians that have already run campaigns. In
addition, the LPB will help organize volunteers and assist with fund raising. A list
of town hall phone numbers and the number of city council positions up for election in
November are: Cape Canaveral (868-1220) (2), Cocoa (639-7555) (2), Cocoa Beach (868-3286)
(1), Indialantic (723-2242) (2), Malabar (727-7764) (2), Melbourne Beach (724-5860) (1),
Melbourne Village (723-8300) (3), Palm Bay (952-3414) (3), Palm Shores (242-4555) (3),
Rockledge (690-3978) (3), Satellite Beach (773-4407) (not yet determined), and West
Melbourne (727-7700) (not yet determined). Now is the time to give your serious
consideration to running for office. Pick up the phone and call your town hall for
deadline information.
Membership Drive: In March, we
sent out over 400 applications to registered Libertarians in Brevard County. We have
received enough back with associated fees to pay for the mailout. Future mailouts
can now be financed with the remaining incoming payments. Our long-range goal
statewide is to get 2000 additional members by the year 2000. This is known as
"Operation Bootstrap".
Petition Drive: We have been
asked by the Brevard Home Rule Charter Committee to help with a Brevard County petition
drive which will place three questions on the ballot this November. If passed, the
county would have to ask the voters in order to take on additional debt or increase the
size of the Municipal Service Taxing Units, and county commission terms will be limited to
two. If we help this group complete this petition drive by July 20, there could be
a new petition effort which will place three Libertarian proposals on the ballot in March
of 2000. The LPB is researching a "Sunset" provision that would cause all
Brevard agencies and ordinances to automatically expire after a certain period of time,
unless, after careful reevaluation, they are specifically renewed. This would help
eliminate the ever-expanding list of bad or useless Brevard agencies and ordinances, thus
supporting increased liberty in Brevard County. Computer generated petitions,
complete except for signature, are available for each registered voter in your
neighborhood. Just let David Hobbs (452-6902) know which streets you are willing to
work, and he will supply you with the petitions. The LPB would like to find 20
Libertarians each to volunteer to get 100 petitions signed. If we can supply this
group with 2000 completed petitions, local political leaders will get the message that the
LPB is a group with which to reckon.
Business Meeting: 1st Monday 7:00 PM; Dinner
Meeting: 3rd Monday 7:00 PM
Citizens for Constitutional Property Rights (CCPR) Meeting
Get involved with an organization that shares the Libertarian respect for property rights.
David Hobbs 452-6902
April 6 and 21 6:30 PM
Semi-Monthly ExComm Meeting
Lee McLamb has made reservations for the LPB ExComm at Choo Choo's B-B-Q and Lounge, 1341 N. U.S. 1, Cocoa.
1st Tuesday 9:00 AM Regular; 2nd Tuesday
9:00 AM Regular; 3rd Tuesday 5:30 PM Regular; 4th Tuesday 9:00 AM Regular;
4th Thursday 5:30 PM Zoning
Brevard Board of County Commissioners Meeting
The Brevard County Commission meets at Building C of the Viera complex. Come
make your Libertarian voice heard on issues that could readily affect you. The
meeting agendas are at http://199.241.8.81/pages/commish3.htm.
David Hobbs 452-6902
April 10
Newsletter/Calendar Deadline
Call our Secretary, Luke Setzer, if you have something you want printed in the LPB
newsletter or calendar.
Luke Setzer 639-9062
April 24 Saturday 5:00 PM
Monthly Social
This month's social location is at Windover Farms Pavilion. Here are
the directions to get there from US 1: Go on US 1 to Post Road (on north side of
Melbourne). Go West on Post past the BCC/King Center at corner of Wickham Road and
Post about 1 mile and turn right on Windover Way (entrance to Windover Farms). Go
about 1/10 mile past Big Pine Road to Pavilion on the right. Parking lot is adjacent
to Pavilion. Here are the directions to get there from I-95: Take exit 73
(Wickham Road) to Post Road (about 7 miles). The BCC/King Center is at this
intersection. Turn right (west) on Post go about 1 mile and turn right on Windover
Way (entrance to Windover Farms). Go about 1/10 mile past Big Pine Road to Pavilion
on the right. Parking lot is adjacent to Pavilion. Remember to
bring a covered dish and your choice of beverage.
Libertarian Party of Brevard County 255-2105
