Grunder keeps High Springs City Commission seat
BY JENNIFER CABRERA
HIGH SPRINGS, Fla. – Tristan Grunder will retain his City Commission seat after defeating Julie Tapia-Ruano, and all of the ballot questions passed.
City Commission Seat 3 results:
- Tristan Grunder (Incumbent): 587
- Julie Ann Tapia-Ruano: 279
Questions on the Ballot:
No. 1 – Charter Amendment
Updating Commission Seat Information
Shall the Charter be amended to remove the names of former commissioners that previously held the seats and designate when the current term ends for each Commission seat?
- Yes: 615
- No: 182
No. 2 – Charter Amendment
Updating Commission Salaries
Shall the City’s Charter be updated to allow for the salary of commissioners to continue at the same rate for the subsequent fiscal year in the event the commission does not act to change or continue their salaries?
- Yes: 647
- No: 172
No. 3 – Charter Amendment
Updating Term Limits for the Mayor
Shall the City’s Charter be updated to limit the Mayor’s term to one year or until such time that a successor is elected and that no commissioner shall hold the position of Mayor for consecutive terms unless by a supermajority vote of the then-sitting commission?
- Yes: 576
- No: 244
No. 4 – Charter Amendment
Updating Notice for Special Called Meetings and Definition of Special and Emergency Meetings
Shall the City’s Charter be updated to require not less than three days’ notice for special meetings and define special meetings and emergency meetings?
- Yes: 717
- No: 101
No. 5 – Charter Amendment
Disallowing Single Individual from Holding the Position of City Manager and City Clerk
Shall the City’s Charter be amended to delete the provision that allows a single individual from serving as both the City Manager and the City Clerk?
- Yes: 659
- No: 154
No. 1 – Code Amendment
Amending On-Premises Alcoholic Consumption Hours and Business Classifications
Shall Sections 10-2(c)-(e) of the City’s Code of Ordinances be amended to permit businesses that derive 51 percent of its gross revenue from the sale of food and nonalcoholic beverages, and breweries, businesses that manufacture malt beverages on site, with a beverage license to sell alcoholic beverages and malt beverages, respectively, for on-premises consumption Monday through Saturday from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m., and Sunday from 1:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.?
- Yes: 622
- No: 206
Unbelievable margins on all measures. I did NOT expect JTR to get mollywopped like she did. 67% to 33%? She has to feel like Walter Mondale. Clearly all of the feisty vitriol from her supporters was limited to a vocal minority and not indicative of how the majority of the town feels.
It’s a good day for the city.
Can someone share some color on what these elections mean? One-by-one? The woman who got “mollywooped” — was she liberal or conservative leaning? What does the alcohol ordinance mean? Reduced or expanded from the status quo? I don’t live in High Springs but I’m there enough to care…
The restaurants with bars were already serving on Sundays, but the brewery wasn’t allowed because they don’t have 51% food sales. This levels the playing field.
Julie actually is Conservative, but she campaigned based on hating Tristan, not on what she could bring to the table. Through it all, people became aware of what an emotional keyboard warrior she was, and her lack of maturity. Look up her criminal record in Alachua County and read all about how she treated previous tenants, and also how she allowed her vicious dogs to attack in her current neighborhood for years. She’s absolutely not leadership material.