LAKE MARY, Fla. – Lake Mary will keep its longtime commissioner on the city commission after George Duryea fended off a challenge from a newcomer Tuesday night.
Duryea, a commissioner for seat 2, beat Kristina Renteria, 52.79% to 47.21%.
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Commission seat 4 was also up for election this year, but Justin York received no challengers and was elected unopposed.
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GEORGE DURYEA — No campaign website
The incumbent commissioner for seat 2 in Lake Mary, George Duryea has been on the commission since 1987. He’s a certified public accountant, and that has served him on the commission to question city finances, according to York, who endorsed Duryea earlier this month.
Duryea did not respond to requests for campaign information.
KRISTINA RENTERIA — Website
Also a CPA, Kristina Renteria is campaigning for more transparency in Lake Mary’s government, particularly its finances, and wants Lake Mary meetings to be streamed online so that more people can watch.
Renteria also wants to push for better information about the city’s water, including aggressive testing, and a push for funding for water filters and cancer screenings following an Orlando Sentinel investigation into a toxic chemical found in tap water in Seminole County.
She also wants to see more effort put into converting properties on septic systems to the city’s wastewater system.
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