Two short-listed for Ward 3 commission seat
By Paul Roat
Islander Reporter
And now there are two.
Bradenton Beach city commissioners deadlocked on two candidates to join their ranks last week to fill the vacant Ward 3 seat on the board, causing a pause in the selection until June 17.
Mayor John Chappie and Commissioner John Shaughnessy both favored applicant Tammy Barr, wife of former Ward 3 Commissioner Scott Barr, for the post left vacant last month by Peter Barreda's sudden resignation.
Vice Mayor Anna O'Brien and Commissioner Lisa Marie Phillips opted for candidate Rob Nachtigal.
With a two-two vote, commissioners opted to postpone a decision until the next regular commission meeting. If neither side flinches, the city charter prescribes that the city clerk "shall draw by lot" a winner for the vacant seat.
Barr is co-owner and manager of Surfside Realty in Bradenton Beach. She has a background as a medical health technician for Manatee Glens Corp. and Charter Hospitals. She has been a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church since age 8, and sits on the Missions Committee, manages the Parents Night Out Program, and is a Sunday school teacher there.
She also serves on the board of directors for Safe Place Inc., and The Circle of Compassion Inc.
Nachtigal is a sales representative for Ward Oil Co. Inc. in Tampa. He has been a territorial manager for several petroleum companies in Florida and the southeast in the past few years, and is a former program administrator for the Manatee County School District. He is a U.S. Navy veteran, and received a bachelor's degree from the University of West Florida. |
