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Michael Gonzalez

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Michael Gonzalez is a former Clermont City Council member and retired Coast Guard veteran. He represented Clermont on the Lake-Sumter transportation board and supports public transparency and careful city spending.

Where Michael Gonzalez stands, based on their records

Supports

Public Infrastructure (2 records)

Track record

Track record — Public Infrastructure

Public Infrastructure · 2 support
  • Asked the regional transportation board to fund a study of State Road 50 between 12th Street and U.S. 27. The board added the study to its regional priority list.

    June 19, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: lakesumtermpo.com

  • Made the motion to build six more pickleball courts at the city's Arts and Recreation Center. The motion also added lights to all 12 courts and shade. It passed 5-0.

    May 28, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: clermontfl.api.civicclerk.com

Track record — General

General · 5 records
  • Voted no on setting the city property tax rate at 4.623 mills, the lower rate that would raise about the same tax money as the year before. That failed 2-3. He then moved a 4.88 mill rate, which passed 3-2. The budget used $912,000 from city savings.

    September 30, 2024

    Source: clermontfl.api.civicclerk.com

  • Voted no on creating a city board that can declare a property a public nuisance after repeated criminal activity there. The board can order fixes, up to tearing a building down. It passed 3-2.

    May 28, 2024

    Source: clermontfl.api.civicclerk.com

  • Made the motion to adopt a change to the city's long-range growth plan that lowered how many homes can be built per acre. The new limits are 16 homes per acre downtown and 12 in commercial and master-planned areas. It passed 4-0.

    April 23, 2024

    Source: clermontfl.api.civicclerk.com

  • Won election to Clermont City Council Seat 1 with 7,684 votes. He beat Tod Howard, who got 6,831 votes.

    November 8, 2022

    Source: enr.electionsfl.org

  • Joined Clermont's Planning and Zoning Commission after the City Council appointed him. The commission reviews zoning and land-use requests and advises the council.

    January 4, 2022

    Source: clermontfl.api.civicclerk.com

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