County commission
At the July 29, 2025 BOCC meeting, Commissioner Kinnard seems to be proposing some changes to the quasi judicial ordinance to remove the presumed prejudice from ex-parte communication. How does this affect Citrus County? Check out the video or read the summary below! Summary Curtiss Bryant discusses an ordinance being
Airport
On July 16th, Right Rudder Aviation filed a lawsuit against Citrus County regarding the termination of their lease back in June. This has been on my radar for a couple of weeks. Either the county was going to file first for eviction or Right Rudder was going to file for
citrus county
As many of you know, I like to focus on the things happening behind the scenes. This involves A LOT of public records requests. It involves 1000's of documents. For the Right Rudder issue alone, I have over 4,000 emails, texts, phone logs, etc. Trust me, it
campaign
In this video, we dive into campaign contributions by developers. Is this good for optics? Watch the video below or read the summary and let me know! SUMMARY: Curtiss Bryant presents a detailed analysis of campaign contributions from developers to Citrus County Commission candidates and how those contributions coincide with
Pine Ridge
I came across something that seems CRAZY, but yet it happened. Developer James Dicks made an offer of $1 million to the Pine Ridge Property Owners Association (PRPOA) to essentially pay them off to help move his projects along. PRPOA made a counter offer to become joing partners in a
BOCC
Unless you have been living under a rock (that may be true for some of you), you know that Tuscany Ranch was approved by the BOCC on July 8, 2025. Shortly after that vote, I found a potential conflict of interest with Commissioner Bays. Check out the video for the
BOCC
At the BOCC meeting on Tuesday, commissioners voted 3-2 to accept the Tuscany Ranch development agreement. This is the largest development project in decades and likely the largest one for decades to come. After a night of negotiations, what did Citrus County get from this development? Watch the video below
Tuscany Ranch
Today at 5pm, the BOCC will listen to the Tuscany Ranch developer present their project to the board for approval. This was approved 7-0 by the PDC a few months ago. Let's dive into it. Long story short, Beverly Hills has what is called a Development of Regional
Inverness Airport
As you may know, Livewire Aviation is in discussions with the county for a lease of the corporate hangar the county plans to build at the Inverness Airport. This video dives into that and raises the question of why/how this was given to Livewire. Check out the video below.
News
At the May 27, 2025 County Commission meeting, the commissioners interrupted several speakers and told them they could not talk about a pending land use application. Did this restriction violate the First Amendment? Find out in the video below! As always, full transcript is provide for those who wish to
Airport
During my research into the Right Rudder lease termination, I have made several public records requests and browsing of other public documents. I have found at least two instances of the county releasing documents that are exempt from public disclosure. Watch the video below to see the full details of
News
The Citrus County BOCC voted yesterday 4-1 to uphold the lease termination of Right Rudder Aviation. The requires that Right Rudder vacate the airport property by June 30th. Watch the video or read the transcription of it below to get the full details. Short Version To terminate a lease, the