February 26, 2026 • 11 mins
Noble is running for another reelection and faces two challengers, vying for his District 2 seat.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hey, Joel Malcolm for WJ and O dot com my
(00:02):
election spotlight on the city of Green Acres. There are
two city council races and we are focused on District
two and we have Peter Noble on the line. He
is the incumbent councilman there. He has two opponents challenging him.
Thank you for joining me, counselman.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
It's a pleasure to be with you, Joel. Go ahead,
let me.
Speaker 1 (00:24):
So for our listeners may not be as familiar with you.
You know, let us know how many years have you
lived in green Acres. How long have you been on
the council.
Speaker 2 (00:34):
I've been living in Green Ages probably forty years, more
or less. On the council currently twenty three years and
will be twenty four years on completing twenty four years
on a LUK today which is marched ten.
Speaker 1 (00:53):
All right, and tell us about your work background, anything
else you'd like to share.
Speaker 2 (00:59):
Well, I came here directly from Puerto Rico, where I
lived and worked and raised the family for twenty five
years in Puerto Rico as a stockbroker and investment banker
and retired at an early age. And heard wonderful things
(01:20):
about Florida so we moved to Florida.
Speaker 1 (01:24):
As I guess, I can assume that forty years later,
the wonderful things you've heard have been backed up by experience.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
Yes, I brought with me to the council the experience
of being in the investment field for that many years,
forty years or more.
Speaker 1 (01:45):
All right, So what has that experience helped you to
be able to do? Like? How you know? What kind
of things? Can you say? My work experience helped me
on the council because I did this or or knew
how to do this or fix this or you know,
share Well, I'll.
Speaker 2 (02:06):
Tell you was the one thing that I brought to
the council. It was a combination of work experience and
personal experience, personal experiences that I had, And that is
whenever we decided to get into a project or spend
some money or buy something, I always dressed that we
(02:27):
do it if we had the cash. It was the
cash only situation. We never incurred any debt, and that
was through my insistence. And I'm a firm believer and
I was at that time and I still am that
don't add any debt. It only creates a problem in
(02:48):
your life later on.
Speaker 1 (02:50):
So we have one of the one of your challengers,
one of your opponents, brings up a priority for affordability,
talking about having people be able to afford to live
in Green Acres and pointing out in May it's going
to be a one hundredth anniversary of the city of
Greenacres actually has Greenacre Cities. You're probably aware initially, but
(03:16):
you know, mentioning that it was founded for the working
class and now largely because of what the county has
been doing to try to attract quote unquote rich people
to the area with that Wall Street South Moniker, but
he cares, you know, more about people that are not
rich and that just you know, just need to get by.
(03:37):
So what do you have to say about affordability issues
in the city.
Speaker 2 (03:40):
Is there anything that you are well, I have obviously
have no control of the inflation situation and being created
or just being this kind of created. But I can
say that we have a study of people average person
(04:02):
can live very comfortably. First of all, our tax rate
is the lowest tax rate, probably the lowest tax rate
in the county at six three and it's been at
that level for at least three years, and before that
it was I think six point four. So we've always
looked forward to impacting on whatever, and it's living financially
(04:32):
as possible. And we're very lucky, very lucky in Green
Ages and have so many supermarkets particularly and they're being
in a competition amongst themselves. The part helps to keep
the price is reasonable. So it's a very reasonable place
(04:57):
to live. We don't have rich people, we don't have
rich communities. We have average, average people lives in the
condos or single family homes that we have.
Speaker 1 (05:15):
So you mentioned the I believe you said six point
three mills. Is your property tax rate? Do you see
that potentially going up or what other issues do you
see a rising? Should the property tax reform that is
being bandied about in Tallahassee right now voted on ultimately
(05:37):
getting rid of all non school homesteaded property taxes, although
the governor wants to include the school taxes as well.
How do you think that might affect Green Acres?
Speaker 2 (05:51):
Well, you know, the total look at it from this picture.
The total tax that we receive in property tax probably
runs around I'm going to be in general numbers, runs
around thirteen fourteen million dollars. That's what we receive in
taxable property tax income to run the city, To run
(06:13):
out city and keep it as good and clean and
up to date and safe as we have it, that's
costing us maybe in the area of thirty thirty million
dollars okay. So there's a big gap between what we
receive now okay, and what we need to keep the
(06:33):
city being comfortable as it is. That's made up by
our very diligent employees who capture and the taxes that
are being paid differently. For instance, telephone has a tax, here,
(06:53):
gasoline has a tax. These taxes have to be received
and put into our car, into the covers of the city.
So we do a very good job of collecting that money,
and that leaves the need to raise the taxes.
Speaker 1 (07:12):
So as far as the property tax reform, let's say
you're no longer getting at least non school homesteaded property tax,
you're no longer getting I guess it would probably be
about half of the income from on average thirty something
percent of residents. That's the number I believe around the state,
(07:34):
thirty six percent of residents that actually of homesteaded properties
in the state. I don't know how what the specific
number is in Green Acres, but just for argument's sake,
going with that. So, if you're not getting thirty six percent,
let's say of the homesteaded property taxes, can the city
do it? Can the city survive?
Speaker 2 (07:58):
Well, we definitely will. I mean, I'm not sure that
number is the right number, thirty percent, but it could be.
But we have a very talented team at the city
where in the city is very lucky. We have a
wonderful city manager who manages the city the city. Her
(08:18):
name is mcthugh Andrew McHugh. And we have very good employees,
very dedicated, hard working employees, and so I'm sure that
we will overcome any any changes that must be must
be made or that were mandated to make. Yes, all right.
Speaker 1 (08:42):
Another topic one of one of your other opponents brought up.
Green Acres went to the Sheriff's office for law enforcement services,
I don't know, ten or so years ago, maybe a
little more than that, and she said she wants to
see more sheriffs patrols in District two. She said she
never sees deputies. Now, your other opponents said, when I
(09:04):
brought that up, he said, he walks around the district
a lot and sees them all the time. What are
your thoughts on public safety within Green Acres and district
too specifically as well?
Speaker 2 (09:15):
Well. First of all, I don't know about walking policemen.
That's out they did, I think, well, no, no, no.
Police department responded very quickly and very talented. And by
the way, let me tell you, we hire the county sheriffs.
(09:39):
That's costing us about thirteen million dollars a year, and
that's so that and that's been going up a little
bit each year, and that's providing the safety and security
that you would want to have. I can tell you
that you don't see them walking on the street, but
if you call them, I'm sure you'll get very rapid response.
(10:01):
But I'm staying with the fire fire They do an
excellent job. We provide them in the best equipment they
can possibly have, and they are very very good service,
the paramedics and they and the fireman that we have
and that will continue.
Speaker 1 (10:21):
All right. Let me backtrack, and just what I meant
to say was that the candidate says he walks around
a lot rather than drive, he'll he'll walk around the district.
And he says he sees the patrols uh not that
the not that the deputies are walking, but he sees
the patrols quite a bit. The other candidate says she
(10:42):
hardly ever sees them. So that was that was my point,
not that the deputies were walking. So okay, yeah, all right.
So I have a final question for you, and I
give this to all of my candidates when I do
election interviews. In a nutshell, what three candidates here? You
have the incumbent, which is yourself, and two challengers. Why
ultimately should folks choose you?
Speaker 2 (11:04):
Well, I've been there quite a few years. I understand
entire how the city council operates. My background in finance
has been very helpful in many cases, and I have
a great deal of experience. I enjoyed the job. I
(11:27):
enjoyed and a lot of pleasure, and I wish to
continue at least for the next four years. So I
would hope very much as they would rote for me.
Speaker 1 (11:36):
Thank you all right, Peter Noble, incumbent and candidate running
for reelection to green Acre City Council District too, thank
you for joining me.
Speaker 2 (11:45):
Bye bye, Thank you.
Hey, Joel Malcolm for WJ and O dot com my
(00:02):
election spotlight on the city of Green Acres. There are
two city council races and we are focused on District
two and we have Peter Noble on the line. He
is the incumbent councilman there. He has two opponents challenging him.
Thank you for joining me, counselman.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
It's a pleasure to be with you, Joel. Go ahead,
let me.
Speaker 1 (00:24):
So for our listeners may not be as familiar with you.
You know, let us know how many years have you
lived in green Acres. How long have you been on
the council.
Speaker 2 (00:34):
I've been living in Green Ages probably forty years, more
or less. On the council currently twenty three years and
will be twenty four years on completing twenty four years
on a LUK today which is marched ten.
Speaker 1 (00:53):
All right, and tell us about your work background, anything
else you'd like to share.
Speaker 2 (00:59):
Well, I came here directly from Puerto Rico, where I
lived and worked and raised the family for twenty five
years in Puerto Rico as a stockbroker and investment banker
and retired at an early age. And heard wonderful things
(01:20):
about Florida so we moved to Florida.
Speaker 1 (01:24):
As I guess, I can assume that forty years later,
the wonderful things you've heard have been backed up by experience.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
Yes, I brought with me to the council the experience
of being in the investment field for that many years,
forty years or more.
Speaker 1 (01:45):
All right, So what has that experience helped you to
be able to do? Like? How you know? What kind
of things? Can you say? My work experience helped me
on the council because I did this or or knew
how to do this or fix this or you know,
share Well, I'll.
Speaker 2 (02:06):
Tell you was the one thing that I brought to
the council. It was a combination of work experience and
personal experience, personal experiences that I had, And that is
whenever we decided to get into a project or spend
some money or buy something, I always dressed that we
(02:27):
do it if we had the cash. It was the
cash only situation. We never incurred any debt, and that
was through my insistence. And I'm a firm believer and
I was at that time and I still am that
don't add any debt. It only creates a problem in
(02:48):
your life later on.
Speaker 1 (02:50):
So we have one of the one of your challengers,
one of your opponents, brings up a priority for affordability,
talking about having people be able to afford to live
in Green Acres and pointing out in May it's going
to be a one hundredth anniversary of the city of
Greenacres actually has Greenacre Cities. You're probably aware initially, but
(03:16):
you know, mentioning that it was founded for the working
class and now largely because of what the county has
been doing to try to attract quote unquote rich people
to the area with that Wall Street South Moniker, but
he cares, you know, more about people that are not
rich and that just you know, just need to get by.
(03:37):
So what do you have to say about affordability issues
in the city.
Speaker 2 (03:40):
Is there anything that you are well, I have obviously
have no control of the inflation situation and being created
or just being this kind of created. But I can
say that we have a study of people average person
(04:02):
can live very comfortably. First of all, our tax rate
is the lowest tax rate, probably the lowest tax rate
in the county at six three and it's been at
that level for at least three years, and before that
it was I think six point four. So we've always
looked forward to impacting on whatever, and it's living financially
(04:32):
as possible. And we're very lucky, very lucky in Green
Ages and have so many supermarkets particularly and they're being
in a competition amongst themselves. The part helps to keep
the price is reasonable. So it's a very reasonable place
(04:57):
to live. We don't have rich people, we don't have
rich communities. We have average, average people lives in the
condos or single family homes that we have.
Speaker 1 (05:15):
So you mentioned the I believe you said six point
three mills. Is your property tax rate? Do you see
that potentially going up or what other issues do you
see a rising? Should the property tax reform that is
being bandied about in Tallahassee right now voted on ultimately
(05:37):
getting rid of all non school homesteaded property taxes, although
the governor wants to include the school taxes as well.
How do you think that might affect Green Acres?
Speaker 2 (05:51):
Well, you know, the total look at it from this picture.
The total tax that we receive in property tax probably
runs around I'm going to be in general numbers, runs
around thirteen fourteen million dollars. That's what we receive in
taxable property tax income to run the city, To run
(06:13):
out city and keep it as good and clean and
up to date and safe as we have it, that's
costing us maybe in the area of thirty thirty million
dollars okay. So there's a big gap between what we
receive now okay, and what we need to keep the
(06:33):
city being comfortable as it is. That's made up by
our very diligent employees who capture and the taxes that
are being paid differently. For instance, telephone has a tax, here,
(06:53):
gasoline has a tax. These taxes have to be received
and put into our car, into the covers of the city.
So we do a very good job of collecting that money,
and that leaves the need to raise the taxes.
Speaker 1 (07:12):
So as far as the property tax reform, let's say
you're no longer getting at least non school homesteaded property tax,
you're no longer getting I guess it would probably be
about half of the income from on average thirty something
percent of residents. That's the number I believe around the state,
(07:34):
thirty six percent of residents that actually of homesteaded properties
in the state. I don't know how what the specific
number is in Green Acres, but just for argument's sake,
going with that. So, if you're not getting thirty six percent,
let's say of the homesteaded property taxes, can the city
do it? Can the city survive?
Speaker 2 (07:58):
Well, we definitely will. I mean, I'm not sure that
number is the right number, thirty percent, but it could be.
But we have a very talented team at the city
where in the city is very lucky. We have a
wonderful city manager who manages the city the city. Her
(08:18):
name is mcthugh Andrew McHugh. And we have very good employees,
very dedicated, hard working employees, and so I'm sure that
we will overcome any any changes that must be must
be made or that were mandated to make. Yes, all right.
Speaker 1 (08:42):
Another topic one of one of your other opponents brought up.
Green Acres went to the Sheriff's office for law enforcement services,
I don't know, ten or so years ago, maybe a
little more than that, and she said she wants to
see more sheriffs patrols in District two. She said she
never sees deputies. Now, your other opponents said, when I
(09:04):
brought that up, he said, he walks around the district
a lot and sees them all the time. What are
your thoughts on public safety within Green Acres and district
too specifically as well?
Speaker 2 (09:15):
Well. First of all, I don't know about walking policemen.
That's out they did, I think, well, no, no, no.
Police department responded very quickly and very talented. And by
the way, let me tell you, we hire the county sheriffs.
(09:39):
That's costing us about thirteen million dollars a year, and
that's so that and that's been going up a little
bit each year, and that's providing the safety and security
that you would want to have. I can tell you
that you don't see them walking on the street, but
if you call them, I'm sure you'll get very rapid response.
(10:01):
But I'm staying with the fire fire They do an
excellent job. We provide them in the best equipment they
can possibly have, and they are very very good service,
the paramedics and they and the fireman that we have
and that will continue.
Speaker 1 (10:21):
All right. Let me backtrack, and just what I meant
to say was that the candidate says he walks around
a lot rather than drive, he'll he'll walk around the district.
And he says he sees the patrols uh not that
the not that the deputies are walking, but he sees
the patrols quite a bit. The other candidate says she
(10:42):
hardly ever sees them. So that was that was my point,
not that the deputies were walking. So okay, yeah, all right.
So I have a final question for you, and I
give this to all of my candidates when I do
election interviews. In a nutshell, what three candidates here? You
have the incumbent, which is yourself, and two challengers. Why
ultimately should folks choose you?
Speaker 2 (11:04):
Well, I've been there quite a few years. I understand
entire how the city council operates. My background in finance
has been very helpful in many cases, and I have
a great deal of experience. I enjoyed the job. I
(11:27):
enjoyed and a lot of pleasure, and I wish to
continue at least for the next four years. So I
would hope very much as they would rote for me.
Speaker 1 (11:36):
Thank you all right, Peter Noble, incumbent and candidate running
for reelection to green Acre City Council District too, thank
you for joining me.
Speaker 2 (11:45):
Bye bye, Thank you.
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