John Sims, Cooper City Commissioner: August 2010

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Cooper City General Election Qualifying Begins Wednesday!

Qualifying for the Cooper City General Election which occurs on Tuesday November 2nd, begins at noon on Wednesday, September 1st through noon on Wednesday, September 8th. As such, campaign signs may be erected upon qualifying per Cooper City Ordinances. If you would like to obtain a Keep John Sims campaign yard sign please contact me with your address and I will be happy to drop one off for you.

Also, campaigning on Broward County School grounds at any time, by any individual or entity, is strictly prohibited. If you have knowledge of election campaigning on school grounds, even if after school hours or during sporting events, please let me know, or file a formal complaint directly with the Superintendent of Broward Schools.

Saturday, August 28, 2010

DON'T VOTE FOR JUST A COOPER CITY COMMISSION CANDIDATE...

DON'T VOTE FOR JUST A COOPER CITY COMMISSION CANDIDATE...
Vote for ability
Vote for character
Vote for a leader
A leader who has attacked your problems and solved them
A leader who can rally the people of Cooper City
Vote for John Sims for Cooper City Commissioner!

Friday, August 13, 2010

Cooper City Commissioner John Sims on WNN Radio

I would like to express my appreciation to Bill Lewis and WNN Radio (AM 1470) for the opportunity to interview on Tuesday's show. You can download and listen HERE (Right mouse click and 'Save Target As'-MP3, 1.5Mb)

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Cooper City Water Rebate Program and more…

Cooper City is going to kick off our water conservation rebate program on Monday August 16th.

Here is the newspaper ad that Cooper City will run regarding our Rebate Program. It will be sized a few different ways and placed in the Miami Herald, Sun-Sentinel, Davie/Cooper City Gazette. The plan is to launch the program on Monday, Aug.16. Any calls should be directed to the phone number or web site on the ad. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Here is a Water Conservation article that may help you in saving water and saving money on your water bill.

Also, I have designed an online Water Calculator to help you understand where your water is used the most which can be accessed at http://www.johnbsims.com/watercalc.htm

I would like to express my appreciation to Bill Lewis and WNN Radio (AM 1470) for the opportunity to interview on yesterday's show. You can download and listen HERE (Right mouse click and 'Save Target As'-MP3, 9Mb)

Regarding the proposed Charter School in Cooper City, there will be a Town Hall Meeting in the Cooper City Commission Chambers on Tuesday, August 10th, from 7:00 – 8:30 pm. The School Board of Broward County District Charter School Staff will be present to share some important information about the state rules and regulations regarding charter schools. If you are interested in this topic, please join us on Tuesday, August 10th at City Hall from 7:00 – 8:30 pm.

Recently, the City Commissioners voted 3 to 2 to increase the cap on our property taxes. I oppose any and all tax increases, as they simply are not required. As such, I have kept my word to the residents and business owners of Cooper City regarding my Tax Pledge.

August 9th Monday night 6pm EST listen to Sims’ City News with Commissioner John Sims as we hit the hot topics in our city, with your calls and comments at (347) 215-8968 and listen to the show online at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/johnsims My focus will be combating runaway taxes, skyrocketing and uncontrolled local government spending, inefficient, unnecessary and excessive local regulation.

Then, you can join me at my monthly Town Hall meeting at 7 PM Monday Aug. 9, at city hall in the Commission Chambers. See you there!

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Thursday, August 5, 2010

Cooper City Commissioner Interviews On WNN Radio

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