Recently, we found out that Flowers Bakery decided to locate their new operation to Polk County, where the government is friendlier to business. Coupled with the recent Niagara fiasco, it has become painfully apparent that working people have been incarcerated in an economic prison by the main wardens of the Lake County Commission. In this [...]
Archive for August, 2008
City of Eustis’s Revitalization Plan Lacks Substance
The City of Eustis hired a planning firm from Orlando, Glatting Jackson Kercher Anglin, to develop a master plan that will revitalize their downtown area. The plan includes streetscaping and landscaping the city. In addition, the plan proposes the installation of large city banners on Eustis, Bay, and Grove Streets to greet people. According to [...]
6.5% Unemployed In Lake County
Over the last 30 days, Lake County’s unemployment rate jumped to 6.5% from 5.9%. That is a 10% jump in just one month, and a whopping 91.1% jump since Commissioner Renick and Stewart were elected. Our commentary earlier in the week was “Mister, I Need a Job,” but now it should “Mister, We All Need [...]
Mister, I Need a Job!
According to Fishkind and Associates, Florida is suffering its worst recession since 1975. Lake County, in particular, has fallen on hard times as unemployment has risen from 3.4% in 2006 to 5.9% in June of 2008. In his forecast, Dr. Fishkind predicts that unemployment rates will continue to rise in Lake County over the next [...]
Lauren Ritchie Special Report
This anonymous letter was mailed to Citizens for Better Government, L.L.C. It seems to put some missing pieces together – you decide. In her most recent Orlando Sentinel opinion Lauren Ritchie states “It is a shame that the company (Niagara Bottling Company) didn’t forthrightly describe its business to commissioners. She says “that had the county [...]
