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 [...]
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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 [...]
The Boss Man Takes Lead on Impact Fees
At Tuesday’s Lake County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) workshop, Commissioner Welton Cadwell took charge of the impact fee issue by proposing transportation impact fees be suspended for another year. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Jimmy Conner, and received unanimous approval by the board to be put on the agenda for consideration in January. [...]
Impact Fees – Time is Running Out
Based on current ordinances waiving transportation and school impact fees in Lake County, time is running out for prospective owners and builders of new homes and commercial properties to save money. Currently, the waiver of transportation impact fees is due to expire on March 1, 2012, while the waiver of school impact fees ends on [...]
Tavares’ Big Win at The Big House
Former Major League Baseball All-Star Chet Lemon and his wife Gigi broke ground in Tavares on The Big House Sports Complex, a $6 million, 162,000 square-foot athletic complex, which will serve as a regional hub for sports competitions and training. Lemon is the director of the AAU State Baseball Association, and has been very active [...]
