Dunedin Vice Mayor Heather Gracy Honored With 2020 Home Rule Hero Award

Press release from the City of Dunedin:

April 21, 2020

The Florida League of Cities recently recognized Vice Mayor Heather Gracy with a 2020 Home Rule Hero Award. Heather Gracy earned this prestigious award for her tireless efforts throughout the legislative session to promote local voices making local choices, protect the Home Rule powers of Florida’s municipalities and advance the League’s legislative agenda.

Home Rule is the ability for a city to address local problems with local solutions with minimal state interference. Home Rule Hero Award recipients are local government officials, both elected and non elected, who consistently responded to the League’s request to reach out to members of the legislature and help give a local perspective on an issue.

"I’m honored to receive the Home Rule Hero Award because it recognizes my commitment to the Dunedin community and my passion for local self-government. As the government closest to the people, a city has a unique bond with its citizens. Protecting Dunedin from one-size-fits-all-legislation is meaningful advocacy, and I thank my colleagues on the Dunedin City Commission for lending their voices of support to the same."

For more info on the Home Rule Hero Award, please visit:
https://www.floridaleagueofcities.com/advocacy-pages/2020-home-rule-heroes

This press release was produced by the City of Dunedin. The views expressed here are the author’s own.