John “Bud” Toole didn’t like being stopped from using his 15-acres in Davie as a private airfield.
The prohibition may have jeopardized a sale of the land for $7 million to an investor who wanted to expand the landings and takeoffs, he said.
Toole didn’t just get mad. He is running for Davie Town Council.
Toole is challenging veteran Council member Marlon Luis, a contractor, for the western Davie District 4 seat in the March 15 election.
Who is John “Bud” Toole?
In many ways, the 61-year-old Toole is a throwback to Davie’s unstructured, cowboy past. He lives on 15 acres off Orange Drive east of Flamingo Road, which he also operates as a horse-training center. He also has a long history of run-ins with the law
By Buddy Nevins, BrowardBeat.com, for SouthFloridaReporter.com, Feb. 17, 2016
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