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Craig Curry

Commissioner District 12024-11-01 to 2028-11-01 (month-level start: November 2024 per Marion County Legistar office records re-seating; month-level end: November 2028 per Fla. Stat. 100.041(2)(a) second Tuesday following the general election, statute text read at leg.state.fl.us)

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At a glance

News mentions
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Term ending Nov 1, 2028.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
43
Total speaking time
3:58:19
Avg per meeting
5:33
Segments
2907

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Top issues during term (20)(Public Safety)

medium↑Nov 2026[20]

Medical Examiner Services Budget and Contracting

Budget neutral — it clarifies, rather than changes, cost obligations.

medium↑Jul 2026[17]

Code Enforcement Lien Releases and Recording Delays

About $400 filing fee per case plus eventual demolition costs not yet quoted.

high↑Oct 2026[16]

Private shooting range near Indian Lake State Forest

The applicant must privately fund road stabilization, monitoring wells, and stormwater systems before opening.

high↓Aug 2026[13]

Kratom regulation debate

A blanket ban could close an eight-year-old Ocala business that draws ~40% of revenue from traditional leaf tea.

medium↓May 2026[12]

Blighted property foreclosure after years of failed cleanup

$12,000 in code fines levied; abatement costs not yet quantified.

medium↓Jun 2026[10]

Nonconsensual towing rates

No county spending; towing customers remain subject to the default Alachua County rate schedule.

high↓Aug 2026[8]

ATV trespass and nuisance in Marion Oaks

Property damage, safety risk to the electric grid, and repeated sheriff responses.

high↓Jul 2026[7]

Opioid Settlement Funding

$90,000 general fund savings; $2.26 million regular CDBG allocation plus over $2 million in transferred NSP funds.

medium↓Sep 2026[6]

Mary Camp Code Enforcement and School Walk Route

Unknown.

medium↓Sep 2026[6]

Animal Services Enforcement Leadership

Unknown pending any audit.

medium↓Oct 2026[5]

LUCAS CPR devices for rural fire engines

Included in the $50,000-and-over purchases approved on consent.

high↓Aug 2026[5]

Turkey Landing / Marjorie Harris Crossing safety

Potential costs for parking, ROW determination and enforcement.

high↓Sep 2026[5]

Pedestrian safety on Silver Springs Boulevard

Design work funded within the $480,300 CRA budget; construction costs not yet set.

medium↓Sep 2026[5]

Federal sex offender ordinance litigation

Outside counsel rates described as reasonable; cost not specified.

high↓Jun 2026[4]

Fire Rescue staffing turnaround under new contract

Significant multi-year payroll increase, with officials calling it fiscally prudent versus turnover costs.

high↓Jul 2026[2]

First Responder Funding at Risk

Law enforcement MSTU faces a $34 million loss over two years; fire rescue and EMS about $10 million.

high↓Jul 2026[2]

Belleview Health Department replacement facility

About $3 million, mostly covered by existing and dedicated grant funds rather than new taxes.

medium↓Jul 2026[2]

Animal services spay/neuter grant program

Grant funds exhausted mid-year; continuation depends on the FY 2026-27 budget.

medium↓Jul 2026[2]

Jail inmate mental health and Baker Act handling

low↓Jun 2026[2]

Sheriff's parcel acquisition

Purchase price not stated on the record.

Decisions during term (3)

Recorded while Curry was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.

Voting record (0)(Public Safety)

No votes found matching Public Safety.