Janette Martinez

Commissioner2022-09-13–2026-12-01

About

Janette Martinez's campaign focuses heavily on enhancing public safety, managing community growth, and improving the overall quality of life for residents of Kissimmee. Her platform centers on practical measures to support the city's ongoing development while addressing core municipal services.

Campaign promises (3)

public-safety
Janette Martinez campaigned with a primary focus on enhancing public safety within the city.
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development
Janette Martinez centered her re-election platform on managing local growth and development.
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infrastructure
Janette Martinez pledged to focus on initiatives that improve the overall quality of life for Kissimmee residents.
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At a glance

News mentions: 0

Term ending Dec 1, 2026.

Voice

Meetings spoken in: 23
Total speaking time: 1:47:54
Avg per meeting: 4:41
Segments: 1886

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Top issues during term (20)(Development)

high↑Feb 2026[27]

Affordable Housing Fee Deferment Program

High fees and code requirements are pushing away small redevelopment projects like the proposed daycare.

medium↑Oct 2026[13]

Sandhill Villas affordable housing support

high↓May 2026[11]

Vine Street CRA Master Plan Update

TIF allocations of $5.2 million (Downtown) and $4.8 million (Vine Street) drive the two budgets.

high↑Jan 2026[11]

Final plats for new development sites

Not directly stated; industrial development could grow the city's tax base while raising road and drainage demands on a rural street.

high↑Nov 2026[10]

Thacker Mixed Use development

This project could boost local property values and generate fresh tax revenue by turning empty retail spaces into bustling new homes and shops.

medium↓May 2026[10]

Future uses of 617 N. John Young Parkway storefront

No city money involved — it's a private property owner trying to lease a vacant building.

high↓Jul 2026[7]

Fortune Road residential development and traffic congestion

No direct city cost identified; infrastructure like roads and stormwater is planned as part of the master development.

medium↓Sep 2026[5]

210 North Vernon Avenue new construction COA

medium↓Sep 2026[5]

Berlinsky Community House Demolition

high↓Jun 2026[4]

Hilliard Isle Community Development District

CDDs let developers bond for infrastructure; costs are typically repaid by special assessments on future property owners in the district.

high↓Feb 2026[3]

Affordable housing under the Live Local Act

Not specified in the record.

medium↓May 2026[2]

Code-enforcement lien foreclosure as a land acquisition tool

Unknown — no foreclosures have occurred yet, so the number of recoverable properties is not known.

medium↓Jun 2026[2]

Commercial annexation as a revenue strategy

Could grow the city's tax base over five years, though the immediate fiscal benefit depends on property valuations.

high↓May 2026[2]

City-owned vacant land inventory for affordable housing

About $165,000 from the Canterbury Lane sale is set aside for affordable housing; the Randall Street home will use NSP funds with a ~$239,000 sales price plus subsidies.

high↓Jan 2026[1]