In the 1930’s, when America was entrenched in The Great Depression, cities across America literally died and ceased to exist because they could not gather the tax base needed to survive. In Lake County as well as the City of Eustis there is a disbelief that times could ever get that hard again. On the [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Lake County Building Department Cuts Thirteen
On Monday, Lake County laid off 13 employees in their building and inspection departments. This is just another sign of the deteriorating economic conditions created partially by the Lake County Board of County Commissioners. To everyone that lost their jobs, Citizens for Better Government, L.L.C. empathizes with your distress and we only wish the best [...]
Lake County’s Economic Destructor
Lake County’s unemployment is at 7.0%, the highest in 14 years. When Lake County’s Director of Economic Growth and Redevelopment, Dottie Keedy, began her job in June of 2006, the unemployment rate was 3.6%, or a whopping 94.4% lower. It took Keedy 21 months to develop a flawed strategic plan, and for more than a [...]
Contact Your Congressman Today To Support Rescue Bill
While this newsletter normally focuses on local issues, there is an issue playing out in Washington that, if not addressed, will directly impact our already struggling local economy. Last night, the Senate voted 75-24 to pass the 700 billion dollar rescue bill. The House voted down a similar bill on Monday. If the House does [...]
