A Proven Track Record
· Engineering, Business and Masters of Science degrees, University of Minnesota. Professional Engineer’s License, Nationally Certified Environmental Engineer
· Moved to Brevard in 1962 to work at Space Center
· Elected Port Commissioner, District 5 in 1967
· Instrumental in taking the Port then described as a “sleeping giant” to an economically self sufficient governmental authority in 1987 that is still off the tax rolls in Brevard County
· Resigned Commission in 1996 to accept position as the Port’s Director of Business Development
· Port Canaveral becomes second largest cruise port in the United States
· Promoted to Port’s Executive Director in 2000 and retired, returning to the engineering consulting profession in 2005
· Has remained active pursuing Maritime interests including attending Port Authority meetings and as an active member of Port Trade Groups
· Current President of the Propeller Club of Port Canaveral and Vice President of Cape Canaveral Council of the Navy League of U.S. Served on Brevard MPO and is recipient of numerous awards
· Governor’s Appointment to the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council, elected as Vice Chairman in 2008
The Key to a Sustainable Port is
Smart Planning
After 38 years at Port Canaveral, Mac has been involved in regional land planning issues. Key interest has been a commitment to protect Florida’s environment by reversing the destructive impact of continued sprawl development. Working with “myregion.org” and as a member of our 6 county Regional Planning Agency, he is aware that in the next 50 years intense traffic congestion, loss of environment resources, deterioration of our quality of life and stagnation of our economic base will occur if existing trends are allowed to persist.
Following retirement, Mac watched intently as Port Canaveral continued to develop, and linked the Port’s future with a new appreciation of what is in store for its natural trade area. In particular, landslide transportation congestion, lack of area to expand and competition from other Florida ports, are planning issues to be addressed by today’s Port Commissioners. Without a clear understanding of future growth challenges, a sustainable Port development will not occur. For this reason, Mac is again offering his services to the voter.
As demonstrated in the past, Mac will walk his talk. Rather than relying on green literature to project an environmental commitment, Mac rides his bike to work and recycled his old yard campaign signs from years past. Honk if you see him on A1A using a quicker-picker-upper to toss cans, bottles, and plastic containers in his bike basket for later disposal in the recycling bins.
If you feel that with good planning we can still have a quality life, not degrade our environment and grow in economic importance, VOTE…
Mac McLouth
For Port Commissioner