TREASURE ISLAND — Dominique Reiter, a woman the city along with its police and fire departments called “a community advocate, supporter and fundraiser extraordinaire,” died June 29 at age 76,
More than 16,400 Pinellas County residents cast their ballots to decide who will lead their cities and towns into the future.
Highlighting the races March 9 were four mayoral posts, including three in municipalities along the beaches. Below are some highlights of the official results.
Commissioner Tyler Payne
Treasure Island
There will be a new mayor in Treasure Island after Commissioner Tyler Payne handily defeated incumbent Larry Lunn with 62.33% of the vote. Payne was elected in 2020 representing District 2, which encompasses Isle of Palms and Sunshine Beach. Lunn, who was elected to a three-year term in 2018, also served as commissioner of District 2 from 2017-18.
TREASURE ISLAND â Mayor-elect Tyler Payne vowed to have the City Commission play an active role in ensuring all city departments provide the best customer service taxpayers and businesses can ask for, while improving the cityâs communication skills.
In the March 9 municipal election, Payne beat incumbent Larry Lunn by 634 votes to become the cityâs next mayor.
Mayor-elect Payne was elected to the City Commission for a two-year term in 2020 representing District 2, which encompasses Isle of Palms and Sunshine Beach. He resigned to run for mayor, and his commission seat will be filled March 16 by John Doctor, a former Bright House/Spectrum executive who was unopposed.
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th Avenues and Gulf Blvd. Lunn says the estimated $250 million redevelopment project “will put Treasure Island on the map” and give daytime beachgoers more options in the city when the sun goes down.
But his opponent, City Commissioner Tyler Payne, says the plan isn’t that popular with the business owners he’s spoken with.
“He wants to completely wipe out our downtown area, and what that would do to our small businesses is just not what I want to see happen to our city,” Payne told Spectrum Bay News 9, speaking from the Fusion Resort Hotel. “I think that we can do it more responsibly, we can do it more gradually, and the property owners and the business owners that I’ve talked to are not interested in his plan.”