Recently, the Palm Beach Post found it prudent to issue an endorsement of Kathy Foster as their choice in the upcoming Aug. 26 Democratic primary election for Palm Beach County Commission in District 6. In its endorsement, the Post claimed that, “The most important issue facing Palm Beach County’s western communities is how to best channel developers’ appetite for installing mini-cities in the midst of otherwise rural areas. In the Aug. 26 primary, Democratic voters in Palm Beach County’s vast District 6 must choose a commissioner experienced and determined enough to corral developers, so that they enhance the area’s mostly rural lifestyle without ruining it. The best choice for that challenging task is Kathy Foster.”
If by “corralling” developers, the Post meant “corralling developer campaign contributions,” well, the Post hit the bullseye. Only a veteran political operative like Kathy Foster comes out “against” Minto West, (wink, wink) while at the same time securing tons of campaign cash from entities that have given freely to her supporter Burt Aaronson, to his replacement Mary Lou Berger, to Republican Commissioner Steve Abrams, and so on.
Look at Foster’s contributor list and cross-reference donors with current and past financial reports for developer-friendly Aaronson, Berger and Abrams… Local development-related donors that have donated to Aaronson, Berger and Abrams have given Foster over $15,000 for this election! Is anybody else surprised that property developers, home builders and related vendors have such a vested interest in seeing Kathy Foster beat Melissa McKinlay on Aug. 26?
Keep your eye on the ball: Foster comes out politically against Minto but then puts the remaining Ag Reserve in South County and the “vast” undeveloped District 6 in play… You get what you vote for folks! Foster doesn’t call herself your “Hometown Candidate” for nothing. These special interests want her vote to keep building more and more hometowns!
Ryan Conforti, The Acreage
