Craig Cates

Commissioner District 12019-12 - 2028-11 (month-level start: December 2019 per Governor DeSantis appointment release of December 10 2019 then elected November 2020 and again 2024; month-level end: November 2028 per county Planning Commission page showing District 1 appointee terms expire 11/2028)

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Term ending Nov 1, 2028.

Voice

Meetings spoken in: 8
Total speaking time: 48:24
Avg per meeting: 6:03
Segments: 605

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Top issues during term (1)(Water Utilities)

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Keys Energy power lines on conservation land

No county cost; Keys Energy builds and finances the lines under an interlocal agreement.

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