Eight-years with Mayor Van Johnson’s Administration

Apalachicola Mayor Van W. Johnson, Sr., and First Lady Gail

Here are just a few of the reasons while under Mayor Van W. Johnson, Sr., leadership so many have found the Historic City of Apalachicola such a great place to visit, live, work and play. Under Mayor Johnson administration the City of Apalachicola has:

ESTABLISHED SENIOR SERVICES

• Holy Family Senior Citizen Center (Renovation project received historic preservation award)
• Meal-on-Wheels Program

ENHANCED YOUTH SERVICES

• Youth Center (Renovated old high school gym/managed through private/public partnership)
• Project Impact (State Recognized After-school and Summer Enrichment Program)

SUPPORTED SEAFOOD WORKERS

• Renovated Mill Pond Marina (New Home of Apalachicola Farmers Market)
• Payroll Agent for Oyster Shelling Program
• Purchased several waterfront parcels to save working waterfront from development

IMPROVED DOWNTOWN DISTRICT

• Constructed Public Restrooms (Project received historic preservation award)
• Streetscape Project (Lighting, trees, sidewalk repairs and installation)

IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE

• Supported City Square Community Garden (Home of Earth Day and Arbor Day Celebrations)
• Plans and funding in place to construct new municipal library
• Established Justin Brice Griffin Memorial Skateboard Park
• Collaborated with the Forgotten Coast Conservation Corps Partnership to create jobs for young adults
• Purchased Old Cotton Warehouse (Now Home to History, Culture and Arts Center and Annual Plein Air Paint-Out Event)
• Established Apalachicola Dog Park
• Renovated Riverfront Park
• Renovated Battery Park Marina and Pier
• Renovated Lafayette Park Pier and Lighting
• Renovated Franklin Square Recreation Park
• Donated Land for Three Servicemen Detail in Veterans Memorial Plaza
• Entered Long-term Management Agreement with Florida Parks Service to Manage Chapman Botanical Gardens
• Re-appointed Community Redevelopment Agency and implemented Tax Incremental Financing to address blighted areas within the community

FOUGHT TO PROTECT COMMUNITY INTEREST

• Sued U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over decreased freshwater down the Apalachicola
• Sued BP and recovered $1 Million 
• Joined Florida in the lawsuit against Georgia

DISTINGUISHED DESIGNATIONS

• A Tree USA City
• A Florida Main Street Community (Annual Fireworks Display on the Dock of Riverfront Park)
• A Dozen Distinctive Destinations (National Recognition)
• A Riverway South Community
• Flagler Awards Finalist (Rural County Marketing)

To Re-Elect Van W. Johnson, Sr., Mayor
September 8, 2015

Please help support the campaign to re-elect Van W. Johnson, Sr., Mayor of Apalachicola. Donate today, $25, $50, $75, $100 (not to exceed $500 per entity) to help keep Apalachicola working for "ALL".

Approved by Van W. Johnson, Sr., for Mayor of Apalachicola