It never fails when you brag on someone or something there will always be that hand in the back flying up to tell you differently. Last week, we bragged on how pro-jobs the Leesburg City Commission has been. Wouldn’t you know it – one of our subscribers communicated some very disappointing news to us, and [...]
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Tavares and Leesburg are Taking Off – Others Grounded
Two of the most dynamic-growth cities in Lake County are Tavares and Leesburg, and both are run by risk taking city managers and conservative-leaning city commissions. Though not everyone will agree with their methods, it’s admirable that they are taking action against this great recession. Many local politicians are more concerned with creating a Peyton [...]
Liberal Out-of-Town Newspaper Tries to Sabotage Leesburg Jobs
Leesburg City Manager Jay Evans issued a blistering attack on the liberal out-of-town newspaper and its bitter, old columnist saying, “They’re more interested in selling newspapers by creating a scandal that does not exist.” Evans and staff from the City of Leesburg have been working for months on an economic development plan, which would see [...]
Leesburg’s Serious Tax and Insurance Dilemma
During last week’s City of Leesburg Commission meeting, Commissioner Sanna Henderson made a motion, seconded by Commissioner John Christian, to “roll forward” property taxes for next year. Commissioner Henderson’s motion was voted down by a 3-2 vote. Under Henderson’s proposed motion, which is permissible under Florida’s TRIM Law, jurisdictions can maintain their property tax revenues [...]
Leesburg Commission Seat #5
The City of Leesburg Commission Seat #5 race pits a current Mayor against a former Commissioner and a political newbie. This is one of the few races in Lake County wherein the public has little information on where the candidates stand on issues facing Leesburg because challengers, Mary Cochran and Chris Floyd, did not participate [...]
