Heritage Harbour South CDD Seat 5: Joe Jaudon

Joe Jaudon

Age: 68

Family: Wife, Margie; five children; three grandchildren

Hometown: Brunswick, Ga.

Residence: Stoneybrook

Hobbies: He loves gardening and working outside, which is why Jaudon is passionate about Heritage Harbour’s landscape upkeep. He’s a certified master gardener.

Interesting Fact: He was a member of the United States Air Force for 38 years and has traveled to a variety of foreign areas, such as Europe and the Caribbean islands.

EAST COUNTY — A 38-year member of the U.S. Air Force, Joe Jaudon tends to stick with positions he holds.

Jaudon, 73, was the chairman of the Water and Sewer Commission in Glynn County, Ga., for 10 years.
He has been a member of the Heritage Harbour South Community Development District for six years and plans to remain a staple in the board’s foundation, should he be re-elected Nov. 4.

Jaudon is running against candidate Tad Parker for his seat — seat five.

His “never give up” mentality also proves true on topics he’s passionate about, such as community landscaping.

A master gardener who loves being outdoors and considers himself more than a novice on tree and shrubbery types, Jaudon hopes to maintain the pristine landscape he believes Heritage Harbour currently features.

The community’s aesthetics played a role in his decision to move to the community with his wife, Margie, 10 years ago.

“I love working with my hands and watching things grow,” Jaudon said. “I love to garden, that’s why I care so much about our landscaping. The landscape is beautiful in our community and I want to keep it that way.”

Although the CDD and the Stoneybrook Homeowners Association have struggled this year over which group will maintain the community’s common area and grounds, Jaudon hopes to continue working on the current partnership between the groups; more than landscaping is at stake, he said.

Throughout his years on the CDD, Jaudon has weathered lawsuits and was a part of the early stages of the board being turned over to residents, rather than the developer.

“Managing the assets of the CDD requires specific knowledge, experience and time,” Jaudon said. “There is no handbook.”

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tion on the board in its earliest stages gave him invaluable hands-on experience, or “on-the-job training,” he said. He hopes his time on the board will differentiate him from his opponent.
Jaudon’s lessons can’t be learned from attending meetings or reading agenda documents, he said. The supervisor put in the legwork of touring the community’s ponds and wetlands to determine areas that need improvement and other board topics that have been vetted in the groups’ monthly meetings.
Jaudon plans to maintain his track record of following through with his roles and responsibilities, by staying rooted as a CDD supervisor.
“There are still a number of challenges and issues in our district that need careful consideration and experienced guidance,” Jaudon wrote in a letter to residents. “That’s why I want to continue my service to our district. My vote has always been in the best interest of the residents of this district.”

On Jaudon’s laundry list of items to accomplish, should he maintain seat five next month, improving the groups’ partnership is a top priority. Jaudon has attended workshops between the CDD and HOA and has voted against letting the group continue to maintain CDD land in the past.
But, his attitude toward the landscape issue is changing. As long as the community maintains its aesthetics, he’s on board with the HOA maintaining CDD land. He hopes a friendly working relationship will develop between the groups.
“On a personal and CDD level, I hope to achieve a much better working relationship with all of the differing HOAs within Heritage Harbour,” Jaudon said.