Election Day

Today is the last day for voters in South Padre Island to cast their ballots for the candidates of their choice.

The Island is going through the inevitable growing pains any town is faced with when confronted with "development" on a large scale. The ability to manage the interests of the competing parties and adequately plan for growth that can be sustained - on a sandbar where land is at a premium and the role of nature is overlooked at our peril - but is limited by the island's infrastructure and environment, is a requirement which any individual seeking public office on the Island must possess.

I, for one, look forward to the results of the election, and to working with the successful candidates in our joint efforts to make South Padre Island the paradise we believed this little piece of land to be when we all chose to make it our home.