Timothy M. Poynter

Voted to approve and implement the downtown paid parking program covering roughly 900 spaces, after opponents had gathered more than 1,700 signatures to force a referendum on repealing it.

January 6, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: fernandinaobserver.org · researched August 7, 2026

Disclosed that he owns or leases six of the parcels inside the proposed downtown paid parking zone and abstained from the first-reading vote while waiting on a written state ethics opinion, then used his discussion time to argue the city could not keep delaying capital projects because waiting would only make them cost more. The ordinance passed first reading 3-1 with his abstention.

December 2, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: fernandinaobserver.org · researched August 7, 2026

Filed a verified motion for a temporary injunction in Nassau County Circuit Court, with a fellow commissioner, to stop the elections supervisor from certifying recall petitions against them, arguing their parking votes were lawful legislative decisions and not grounds for removal. A judge granted the injunction on April 7.

March 10, 2026

Source: fernandinaobserver.org · researched August 7, 2026

Voted to reject a citizen-initiated ordinance that would have prohibited paid parking in Fernandina Beach.

October 21, 2025

Source: fernandinaobserver.org · researched August 7, 2026