Happy President's Day! Today, we are going to chat impact fees. Last week, the commissioners held their first public workshop to potentially raise impact fees. This is because the consultant who the county used for the impact fee study did not include right of way purchase costs into
We had a lot of conversation yesterday about the asphalt plant application in Crystal River. A few people mentioned emailing commissioners and letting them know their displeasure. That certainly never hurts, but let's talk about what it should be and how you can make an impact on these
As if you did not already know... Citrus County has been found. Not only do we have the residential and commercial projects, we also have the industrial projects that are starting to come out of the woodwork. Thank you Suncoast Parkway. This is a blessing and a curse that maybe
Last week the commissioners got together and talked about strategic planning. They heard a presentation from the consultant hired to do the growth forecasting models. You can read the first part here. Today, we are going to talk about the last part of that presentation... parks. Here is the slide
It is county commission Tuesday. That means, a run down of the agenda and highlighting a few things. First up... Corecivic is being "fined" $2,500 for a contract violation. A judge ordered the release of an inmate and Corecivic kept her in custody for 3 full days
Today, we are going to talk about something that rarely gets talked about... the Library Advisory Board. Why this... well for one, the board is picking 5 new people tomorrow to serve on the LAB.... and two... I was at a volleyball tournament all day with the family and the
We have a lot to talk about this week, so you are getting a special Sunday edition. I want to chat a bit about the Strategic Planning Workshop that took place on Friday. This is the yearly meeting where commissioners get together and talk about things they want to accomplish
The new series I am creating is called "Beyond the Agenda". The idea here is that I sit down with local officials from the county and cities and discuss various topics related to the county and cities. These are informational interviews meant to help keep the residents informed
Earlier this week, I wrote about the workshop in Crystal River where the city council discussed how to move forward with evaluations for the city manager. At that meeting, Councilmember Chris Ensing called out text messages between myself and the city manager and said that if she were his employee,
Last night I had a conversation with someone. They mentioned to me that they enjoy reading what I write but they do not always agree with it. That is a good thing. I do not expect everyone to always agree with me. In fact, that would be bad. Differing opinions
Its Tuesday which means civic engagement day. What is that you ask? Well it's where you can participate in government processes. How? Tonight is the 2nd Comp Plan workshop that is open to the public. It will start at 530 and will be at the Lecanto Government Building.
I hope everyone had a great weekend. This cold was something else. I was in Denver on Saturday and it was in the mid 50s. Very little snow, even at higher elevations. I flew back late Saturday night to low 30s, where it had been snowing earlier in the day.