- May 23, 2025
Dear Editor:
Recently Palm Coast City Council members voted to fill the District 3 seat left vacant by Ray Stevens’ health. These members lost my respect and trust. Once trust is broken, it is nearly impossible to earn it back.
Palm Coast residents voted them in office by their platforms and desire to represent us. We thought the council would listen and for a couple of months it was true, but I can see the honeymoon is over.
Palm Coast’s organizational chart lists its citizens at the top above the mayor, council and city staff. Yet council members paid no heed and voted for who they wanted even though residents spoke for Candace Stevens and even against David Sullivan.
I do not recall one person speak for Mr. Sullivan or Mr. Ferguson who wasn’t even mentioned by council. We voted out the old mayor, and council members even when they ran for county commissioner jobs. In two years we can do the same unless the council can earn back our trust, but it will be a long two years for all of us.
Denise Henry
Palm Coast
