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By Times Staff
Published June 9, 2006
Ridge pulls out of commission race BROOKSVILLE - Environmental activist Sindra Ridge dropped out of the District 4 County Commission race Thursday, less than a month after she announced plans to challenge the Republican candidate, state Rep. David Russell. Ridge, 48, a Democrat, became prominent as the leading opponent to the planned Hickory Hill development near her home in Spring Lake. When she announced Thursday, she said she had not realized how much time and energy she would have to devote to the race. "I hope all the people who support me can understand that,'' she said. Russell is forbidden to run for re-election to the House because of term limits. He is running for the seat now held by Commissioner Robert Schenck, a Republican who is planning to run for Russell's District 44 House seat. WEATHER today: Mostly sunny, with a high around 94. Heat index values as high as 98. Calm wind becoming west between 10 and 13 mph. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. TONIGHT: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. West-southwest wind between 8 and 11 mph becoming calm. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
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