Longtime ECUA District 5 Board Member Larry Walker Defeated By Newcomer Kevin Stephens

August 19, 2020

Political newcomer Kevin Stephens of Molino defeated longtime Emerald Coast Utility Authority District 5 board member Larry Walker in Tuesday’s election.

Stephens was elected with 59.53% of the vote to Walker’s 40.47%.

Walker served on the ECUA board for nearly three decades – from 1988 to 2000 and 2004 to the present day.

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12 Responses to “Longtime ECUA District 5 Board Member Larry Walker Defeated By Newcomer Kevin Stephens”

  1. Walter on September 2nd, 2020 10:17 am

    I sure hope Kevin will investigate why paying clients are not getting their recycling containers picked up ( last 3 weeks) after calling in for 3 days in a row and saying it would be picked up! Remember there is no denial because the phone calls are being recorded thru each call!!

  2. William2 on August 22nd, 2020 10:29 am

    GREAT Now I hope the leaking ECUA garbage coming out of the trucks in our area and hydraulic leaks from the trucks will come to a end.

  3. David Huie Green on August 22nd, 2020 3:47 am

    Larry Walker is a good man who served us faithfully.
    His loss is our loss.

    David for better people — like Larry

  4. Debra Rice on August 21st, 2020 12:44 pm

    Thanks William. I was mistaken. Operating under State of Florida laws isn’t ownership. I just wish people would quit attributing the shortcomings of ECUA to Escambia County. Like I said though, we have a lot of problems in our county but we also do a lot of good. Thanks for keeping us informed.

  5. William Reynolds on August 21st, 2020 12:09 pm

    “ECUA belongs to the State of Florida”

    ECUA does not belong to the State of Florida. ECUA is its own independent local governmental body.

  6. Debra Rice on August 21st, 2020 11:48 am

    To ‘ clean out your office’…Our County does have a lot of issues, but ECUA is not one of them. ECUA belongs to the State of Florida. Out of site out of mind I guess. I hope new blood can help us out. Our service from ECUA gets worse each week, but please don’t blame Escambia County.

  7. Glenda on August 19th, 2020 10:04 pm

    Yay! I woke up to this wonderful news! Congratulations Kevin Stephens! I am soooo happy that Larry Walker finally is defeated – we have finally taken out the trash!

  8. Citizen on August 19th, 2020 3:34 pm

    Good pay attention to the waste treatment plant on Escambia River that services the state prison. The TOC runs it and it is/was supposed to be updated *yesterday..

  9. RC on August 19th, 2020 1:59 pm

    Great news! Now is the time for new and better management of our utility dollars.

  10. bob c on August 19th, 2020 11:50 am

    AWESOME Beginning,
    Most of the ECUA folks have assumed theirs are Life Appointments.
    Wish others had been voted OUT this time.
    Looking forward to more qualified and open candidates in the future.

    Mr. Stephens, wishing you a GREAT Beginning,

  11. Candy Knight on August 19th, 2020 11:17 am

    I AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU KEVIN!
    I have no doubt you are the person for this position.
    Congratulations!

  12. Clean out your office on August 19th, 2020 6:49 am

    Good…. New blood needed. Send the good ol’ boys packing. There is a few more that need to go. Biggest mismanaged money pit in the county just above ECAT.