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Posted December 23, 2005

Letter of Gratitude

From APTA to All Those that Came to Our Assistance

December 20, 2005

The Officers and Board of Directors of the Alligator Point Taxpayers Payers Association on behalf of its membership applauds the following individuals; local, state and federal governmental agencies; utilities, communication companies, and others for providing emergency aid, for assisting in our recovery and for providing services to the Alligator Point and Bald Point communities in the aftermath of Hurricane Dennis.

We acknowledge your heroic efforts in the midst of arduous circumstances. Our heartfelt thank you is deepened after witnessing the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Wilma along the Gulf Coast.

We thank you all not only for your immediate help but also for your assistance that continues even today.

Ken Osborne

President of the Alligator Point Taxpayers Association

 

Gratitude and Praise Is Extended To

  • The Franklin County Board of Commissioners

  • Cheryl Sanders, District 2 Commissioner; Chair, Franklin County Commission

  • The Franklin County Building Department

Rachael Ward, Robin Brinkley

  • Alan Pierce, Franklin County Planner/Administrator

  • The Franklin County Sheriffs Office

Mike Mock, Sheriff

Tony Sapp, Deputy

  • The Franklin County Road Department

Hubert Chipman, Superintendent

  • The Franklin County Solid Waste Department

Van Johnson, Director
  • The Franklin County Emergency Management Office

Butch Baker, Director

  • The Franklin County Health Department

Joan Thomason, Nurse

David Brumbaugh, Environmental Manager

  • The Leon County Sheriffs Office

Goldie Harris, Deputy
  • Progress Energy

Larry Watson, Community Relations Manager
  • The Alligator Point Water Resources District

Tom Vanderplatts, President

Bob Mensching

  • The Alligator Point St. Teresa Volunteer Fire Department

Kevin Griffin, President

Steve Fling, Fire Chief

First Responders

  • GTCom

  • MediaCom

  • FEMA

  • The Capital Area Chapter of the Red Cross

  • Mission by the Sea Church

  • Waste Management

Richard Payne, District Manager
  • The Florida Highway Patrol

  • The Florida Department of Transportation

Ed Prescott, Secretary of District Three

  • The Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Colleen Castile, Secretary

Valerie Jones, Franklin County Permit Manager

  • The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission

  • The Florida Department of Forestry

  • Al Lawson, Florida State Senator

  • Will Kendrick, Florida State Representative

  • Mel Martinez, Florida U.S. Senator

  • Deirdre Finn, Deputy Chief of Staff for the Governor’s Office

  • Ty Puckett, Connie Bowers, Fred Bowers

  • To each Alligator Point area resident helping their neighbor

  • To our "Citizen Journalists" that sent "Hurricane Dennis" photos to APTAWEB

  • To all those that we missed or do not know your name