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Residents condemn negative political mailer during Ormond Beach budget hearings; officials call for unity
Summary
Multiple residents and business leaders used public comment at the Ormond Beach City Commission meeting to denounce a widely distributed mailer that attacked several commissioners; callers urged civility and asked the mayor to clarify his stance after his campaign contributor paid for the mailer.
Several residents called on the Ormond Beach City Commission to repudiate a negative political mailer that appeared citywide during the budget debate, saying the flyer sowed division and misrepresented commissioners’ positions.
Jeff Boyle, who identified himself during public comment, said the mailer carried the name of local donor George Arnold and portrayed commissioners as “pickpockets stealing from taxpayers,” language he said contradicted the officials’ public records. Boyle asked the…
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