Brandeburg vs. Miller – Lake County School Board District 2 Citizens for Better Government, L.L.C. would like to welcome you to an innovative online candidate forum between two sitting Lake County School Board members, who are now vying for the same seat. Because of redistricting, Rosanne Brandeburg and Jim Miller will compete for the [...]
Archive for January, 2012
State Auditor Sides with Us on School Impact Fees
District Skimmed $387,000 The State of Florida Auditor General’s office released its findings and recommendations this week from its Operational Audit (click to view) of the Lake County District School Board. The audit found that the district skimmed $387,000 of impact fee monies for non-capital expenditures, such as “gaming curriculum, course software, sensor bundles, and [...]
Lake County Unemployment Dropping – New Leadership is Key
On Friday, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity released Lake County’s unemployment rate and it dropped from 10.1 percent in November to 9.9 percent in December, which is the lowest rate since April 2009. It has taken a whopping 31 months for Lake County’s unemployment rate to drop into single digits. This is great news, [...]
It’s On!
For the last several months we’ve heard that Captain Sandy Carpenter was going to challenge Sheriff Gary Borders for his job and the announcement below makes it official. Supporters of each candidate have expressed passionately why they believe their man is the best for the job and it appears that it is creating a real [...]
Mt. Plymouth-Sorrento Future Prosperity or Poverty?
Admittedly, Tuesday’s The Right Side of the Lake on the Mt. Plymouth-Sorrento Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) was longer than most, but it told a story of an area of Lake County which is on the cusp of major change. The decisions made by community leaders over the next few months will have huge ramifications for [...]
