Kirby Smith Lake County
The board of county commissioners is the primary legislative and policy making body for the county.
Kirby smith lake county. 10 00 am 2019 by kirby smith. Country club of mount dora. Last year the state legislature voted to replace the statue of the confederate general with a statue of mary mcloed bethune a civil rights leader who was. And moved to tavares where i currently reside with my wife april of 28 years and our son wade who is grown and currently lives in lake county working with the family business.
A group of concerned citizens led by pastor mike watkins of the friendship cme church in tavares are mounting opposition to lake county accepting the statue of confederate general edmund kirby smith that used to sit in the u s. The commission on tuesday said they no longer wanted a statue of confederate gen. Speak with lake county fire union. Current lake county commissioner wendy breeden faces former tavares city council member kirby smith in the republican primary for district 3 in august.
Speak at republican club. Kirby smith for lake county commissioner district 3 proven responsible leadership i was born at waterman hospital in eustis fl. Lake county commissioner district 3. Kirby smith is running for lake county fl county commissioner dist.
Lake county officials voted 4 1 on tuesday against accepting and displaying a nine foot bronze statue of confederate general edmund kirby smith it was a dramatic reversal of a decision made last. Edmund kirby smith located at the lake county historical museum. Speak at republican club. Kirby smith rep compare rank biographical information.
Edmund kirby smith stand at a podium in the chambers of the lake county. The lake county board of commissioners voted 4 1 to ask the governor to find somewhere else to put a nine foot tall bronze statue of general edmund kirby smith who served in the confederate army. 3rd street professional plaza. We interviewed him at the plantations at leesburg fl on july 13 2020.
Each commissioner represents one of the five districts in which they reside and serves a four year term.