Leesburg Businesses’ Concerns with BikeFest Should be Examined The Leesburg Partnership and the City of Leesburg held a very successful 2012 BikeFest, and with clear weather the event brought huge crowds to Leesburg. By all accounts, the event was a success; however, a storm appears to be brewing among business owners in Leesburg who believe [...]
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Eustis and Mount Dora’s Dirty Secrets on Impact Fees
It seems John Drury, the city manager of Tavares, is sending out weekly news releases heralding another large project beginning in the city of Tavares, while sister cities in the Golden Triangle area economically decay with vacant buildings and anti-business reputations. Since the economic turndown, the leadership in Tavares has made bold moves, and they [...]
Why Leesburg Will be 2012’s Hot Spot
In our 2012 prediction edition of The Right Side of the Lake, we forecast that the City of Leesburg will be the new economic hot spot of Lake County. Many of our readers questioned that premise given the huge recent economic successes of the City of Tavares. There is no doubt about it, the City [...]
Leesburg City Commission Votes to Support Hospital and Energy/Aerospace Park Development
Breaking News 09-27-11 Last night, the Leesburg City Commission voted 4-1 to back a resolution (click for resolution) supporting Leesburg Regional Medical Center (LRMC) in a lawsuit against Marilyn Bainter and her anti-hospital group. LRMC is the largest employer in Leesburg with 2,600 related jobs and one of the city’s largest utility customers. In another [...]
Leesburg City Commission – Who do you Trust?
Tonight, September 26, 2011, the Leesburg City Commission has to make decisions on a couple of very important issues on the agenda, and their decisions will greatly impact the city for years to come. First, the commission must decide whether to pass a resolution in support of Leesburg Regional Medical Center (LRMC), the city’s largest [...]
