Mann, Kiker retain spots on the Lee County Commission
The Lee County Board of Commissioners will remain status quo for the next four years.
District 5 Commissioner Frank Mann and District 3 Commissioner Larry Kiker cinched the general election.
“We’re doing fine,” Mann said, as he celebrated at home with a small group of family and close friends.
“I am very pleased to have served as long as I have and to get two-thirds of the vote, it’s very gratifying,” he said.
Kiker ran against write-in Eli Zonana, who did not campaign.
Mann faced two opponents after winning the Republican primary in August: Democratic candidate Diane Zigrossi and No Party Affiliate Sonny Haas.
With all the precincts reporting, Mann had sunk 61 percent of the vote, or 181,477 votes. Zigrossi had 31 percent; Haas, 6 percent.
Both Mann’s candidates were Lehigh Acres residents. Mann differed from his opponents surrounding a county-wide issue about development. The 12-year incumbent has stuck to his platform throughout his years in office that the county lacks control in growth management and development.
“We’re not managing growth well,” he said in a previous story. “Crowded streets and crowded schools mean a deterioration of a quality of life.”
Within his own district, his eye is turned toward the impacts of the Babcock Ranch development, most of which lies within Charlotte County. He believes the master-planned development’s residents will mostly travel to Lee County for shops and hospitals, using Lee County infrastructure, and Lee won’t get any of the benefit – Charlotte County is getting all the impact fees.
County wide, Mann is a proponent of raising impact fees back to their full capacity to capture the development dollars to fix infrastructure.
He said during his next term, he will continue to push for preservation.
“I want to preserve us during this fast-growth period. No wall-to-wall concrete,” he said.
Mann, Kiker retain spots on the Lee County Commission
The Lee County Board of Commissioners will remain status quo for the next four years.
District 5 Commissioner Frank Mann and District 3 Commissioner Larry Kiker cinched the general election.
“We’re doing fine,” Mann said, as he celebrated at home with a small group of family and close friends.
“I am very pleased to have served as long as I have and to get two-thirds of the vote, it’s very gratifying,” he said.
Kiker ran against write-in Eli Zonana, who did not campaign.
Mann faced two opponents after winning the Republican primary in August: Democratic candidate Diane Zigrossi and No Party Affiliate Sonny Haas.
With all the precincts reporting, Mann had sunk 61 percent of the vote, or 181,477 votes. Zigrossi had 31 percent; Haas, 6 percent.
Both Mann’s candidates were Lehigh Acres residents. Mann differed from his opponents surrounding a county-wide issue about development. The 12-year incumbent has stuck to his platform throughout his years in office that the county lacks control in growth management and development.
“We’re not managing growth well,” he said in a previous story. “Crowded streets and crowded schools mean a deterioration of a quality of life.”
Within his own district, his eye is turned toward the impacts of the Babcock Ranch development, most of which lies within Charlotte County. He believes the master-planned development’s residents will mostly travel to Lee County for shops and hospitals, using Lee County infrastructure, and Lee won’t get any of the benefit – Charlotte County is getting all the impact fees.
County wide, Mann is a proponent of raising impact fees back to their full capacity to capture the development dollars to fix infrastructure.
He said during his next term, he will continue to push for preservation.
“I want to preserve us during this fast-growth period. No wall-to-wall concrete,” he said.
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