Joseph B. Williams
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  • M3 4/11/2016
  • M4 5/10/2016
  • M5 6/10/2016
  • P1 7/1/2016
  • P2 7/15/2016
  • P3 7/29/2016
  • P4 8/5/2016
  • P5 8/12/2016
  • P6 8/19/2016
  • P7 8/26/2016
  • G1 9/9/2016
  • TRPRI 11/28/2016

Contact Information

Address
13054 Aranov Ln
Punta Gorda, FL - 33955
Phone
9412862550
Candidate's Statement

My name is Joe Williams and I am running for the Charlotte County School Board for District 2. I have lived in Charlotte County for over 15 years. I am married and have 5 children who have all attended the local schools. Although my 3 oldest are grown now, I still have 2 daughters at the elementary and middle school level that attend school every day. I Have been a homeowner and taxpayer in this county for 13 years. I have been self employed here for 10 years. I have a background in marketing, sales and management. I attended Barry University for Business Administration. I am a member of the Port Charlotte Moose lodge. I am goal oriented and results driven with a proven record of success. I have a can do attitude and I will do what is right. I am fiscally conservative and shun debt whenever possible. I practice common sense and am not afraid of hard work. I am running for this position to effect positive change in the direction of our school system. There is not enough common sense or accountability in the education of our children and the administration of our schools. I will work to change that. I am not the establishment candidate nor the big spender and I will work diligently to make our schools the best in the state. I will also work to lower the operating cost of the school system and have several proposals that I will work towards from day one to achieve this. I also have a plan to bring a university campus to Charlotte County and will work toward that goal. I pledge to keep the lines of communication open with the parents and taxpayers of Charlotte County. I have established a website at www.voteforjoewilliams.com. In it I lay out my stand on the issues and what I hope to accomplish. My personal cell phone number is 941 286-2550. Please feel free to call me with any questions you may have or to find out where I stand on the issues. I am Joe Williams and I am asking for your vote! Common sense seems to be lacking in the schools currently. From bussing and bus stops to testing and start times, there are many areas for improvement. Common sense dictates that you don\'t have bus stops next to bars. You don\'t have kids walking to bus stops or school in the dark before the sun comes up. You don\'t put calculators on the school supplies list and expect kids to learn math. Kids don\'t learn to solve math problems by using a calculator. Common sense will help to solve lot of problems including test scores and learning. There is a lot of duplication of services and efforts that can be addressed in a common sense fashion as well. Common sense in the budget will allow for more money for extracurricular activities as well as the classroom and the teachers, all while saving the taxpayers money. Running the school system is one of the most expensive tax burdens in Charlotte County. Our school system could benefit from some fiscal responsibility. There are lots of areas for improvement. Less duplication of services would save a ton. There is room to cut administrative costs as well. We have campuses that are underutilized. I have a plan to bring a university campus to Murdock and eliminate a large expense to taxpayers at the same time. Thus improving educational options for our students and saving the school system a lot of money. From the janitors closet to the school administration building I will look to cut costs and make things more efficient. By doing these things we can better fund our classrooms and teachers. We can lower the fees charged to students for extracurricular activities and we can give our students and community a better school system
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