2024 Election

AskFlagler Mosquito Control Candidate Interview: Jules Kwiatkowski

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Julius ‘Jules’ Kwiatkowski is one of two candidates running for Seat 1 on the East Flagler Mosquito Control Board. He is the incumbent, facing challenger Perry Mitrano.

All three Mosquito Control seats were up for election this year, but incumbent Commissioner Mike Martin did not draw a challenger, leaving only two races to appear on the ballot in November. Along with Mitrano and Kwiatkowski, incumbent Ralph Lightfoot will face challenger Lance Alred for Seat 3.

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Interview Criteria

  • The object of the interview is not to grill the candidate, nor to give them softballs. Ideally, in their answers the candidates provide to voters a useful insight into their ideology, their priorities, and their knowledgeability and preparedness for office.
  • These questions are sent to each declared candidate in Flagler County’s local elections. All candidates running for the same office received the same exact questions.
  • The only edits made are for spelling, formatting and basic grammar (i.e., ‘their’ when it should be ‘there’). Censorship of profanity may also be applied if it were applicable. Otherwise, answers are presented in their full form as the candidate provides them.
  • Answers are subject to fact-checking if they contain information that’s blatantly misleading or untrue (misrepresenting factually verifiable information, misquoting a statistic, etc). Clarifications will be added underneath the candidate’s answer if applicable. The answers will still be presented as given even if a fact-check or clarification is needed.

Candidate Interview

Date of Birth: January 4th, 1935

Hometown: Edison, New Jersey

Career/Educational Resume: ”High school graduate”

1. The East Flagler Mosquito Control District is one of the county’s least understood government agencies, certainly among those with elected representatives. In your words, what should residents look for in a Mosquito Control Commissioner? What makes you someone who embodies those characteristics?

“A commissioner that knows the area and will work with the people to suppress the mosquito and the disease they carry.”

2. Building further upon public awareness, how good a job is the Mosquito Control District presently doing at educating the county on the nature and importance of its functions?

“We have a Public Relations Officer that goes to the schools and social meetings educating  the public how important the East Flagler Mosquito Control is preventing the spread of mosquito-borne diseases and the effect it will have on their lifestyle.”

3. Describe your experience forming and managing budgets, aside from personal/home finance.

“I have been a commissioner for 16 years. I understand what the budget is all about and what the money is spent for. I will deny anything that is not needed I will keep the ad valorem tax the lowest.”

4. How would you evaluate the East Flagler Mosquito Control District’s current preparedness to coordinate with other relevant government agencies, such as the Department of Health, in the event of a mosquito-borne illness outbreak in Flagler County?

“We have good relations with the Board Of Health and notify them if we find any mosquito-borne diseases in our traps. We will spray by helicopter or truck.”

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