Brimner withdraws

Property appraiser will finish term in office, but drops reelection bid

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

Wakulla County Property Appraiser Ed Brimner announced in a press release on Friday morning that he was withdrawing his candidacy for re-election.

Brimner said in the press release that it was โ€œpersonal reasons.โ€ In a brief phone interview with the Sun on Friday, he acknowledged an incident with a county human resources employee in which he was โ€œexceedingly rudeโ€ in front of his whole staff.

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Office spent $230,000 in 2021 on an appraisal system that didnโ€™t work. Then had to spend another $240,000 for a new system that did.

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

The Wakulla County Property Appraiserโ€™s Office spent some $230,000 in 2021 and 2022 to purchase a computer-assisted mass appraisal system from a company called Vision.
When the system didnโ€™t work, the office bought another system in 2023 from a company called GSA for $241,520.

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Ed Brimner withdraws his candidacy

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN Editor

Wakulla County Property Appraiser Ed Brimner announced in a press release on Friday morning that he was withdrawing his candidacy for re-election.

Brimner said in the press release that it was โ€œpersonal reasons.โ€ In a brief phone interview with the Sun, he acknowledged an incident with a county human resources employee in which he was โ€œexceedingly rudeโ€ in front of his whole staff.

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