Following a failed try to recall Commissioner Lissette Carey in Key West’s District IV, a longtime resident has entered the race to unseat Carey and signify the residents of that space.
Monroe County Supervisor of Elections Sherri Hodies needed to invalidate the recall petitions as a result of they weren’t gathered inside the timeframe required by the state.
Native enterprise proprietor and neighborhood advocate Sarah Compton on Oct. 27 filed paperwork to hitch the town fee race in District IV “with a marketing campaign constructed on three easy guarantees: Courageous management, sincere service and neighborhood first.”
“I’m operating as a result of I like this island and the individuals who make it what it’s,” Compton mentioned in a marketing campaign press launch. “Key West deserves management that listens, that tells the reality and remembers who it serves — our neighbors, our staff and our small companies.”
Compton, who owns a regionally based mostly hospitality and advertising company, has lengthy labored to strengthen connections amongst native companies, concierges and cultural organizations. Her profession has centered on collaboration, transparency and defending the character of the island she calls dwelling.
“After we lead with integrity, every little thing else follows — stronger neighborhoods, fairer insurance policies and a authorities individuals can belief once more,” she mentioned. “I’m not right here to play politics. I’m right here to serve this neighborhood and to assist construct the sort of future we are able to all be happy with.”
Her marketing campaign emphasizes fiscal duty, cultural preservation and rebuilding public belief by open, sincere communication. She hopes to convey residents collectively throughout divides to make sure Key West continues to thrive as a neighborhood guided by compassion and equity.
Compton’s marketing campaign will give attention to three key priorities:
- Integrity Over Corruption: Selections based mostly on equity and information, not favoritism.
- Neighborhood Over Politics: Placing individuals earlier than energy and fostering open communication.
- Future Over Standing Quo: Defending what makes Key West particular whereas planning sensible for what’s forward.
“Key West has at all times been One Human Household,” Compton added. “Our job now could be to ensure that spirit is mirrored in Metropolis Corridor.”
For extra details about Sarah Compton’s marketing campaign, go to ComptonForCommissioner.com or observe @SC4IV on social media.
Commissioner Lissette Carey didn’t instantly return a request for remark asking whether or not she intends to hunt reelection.
The District IV race will doubtless be hotly watched, given the latest try to recall Carey given her involvement within the clandestine plot to oust former metropolis supervisor Al Childress and a scathing assessment of her job efficiency this previous spring by a Monroe County grand jury.
Carey not too long ago requested the town to reimburse her for the cash she spent preventing the recall try, after she had mentioned in a public assembly that she would permit the democratic course of to play out.
The Keys Weekly will replace this text after we hear again from Commissioner Carey and different fee hopefuls in District IV.