I can’t tell you how many times the words consensus or referendum were used at recent public meetings or on the street when talking about various projects around Fernandina. The word “Consensus” seems to be the catch phrase meant to make everything OK in the eyes of the voter. “We have a consensus” is something [...]
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Does the “buck” actually stop anywhere? A referendum is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. In the end, every politician should remember, the buck does stop with the voter. Cutting out the small things that make this a great town, like kid’s [...] One of my wife’s expressions I’ve come to think of when I think of government is “It all depends on whether you’re buying or selling.”. The impact fee lawsuit among other issues looms over the City of Fernandina and potentially could amount to costs in the neighborhood of $3,000,000 if you add attorney’s fees, original [...] My objection to the national debt and debt in general is as much about the lack of choice as it is about the debt itself. I did not choose to raise the debt ceiling, bail out banks, auto manufacturers, loan or borrow money to various nations or fly around the country on book tours. [...] Last night’s commission meeting was “contentious” to say the least. The evening began with discussions of the land purchased for dredging, the waterfront loan and “request for proposals” for the oversight and communication position…changed to remove the architectural and engineering description. It appears there is $250,000 budgeted for this position running from 2 to 3 [...] See the story below on the Chamber Website or if you want to read the text of the proposed severance agreement/resignation(?) of Michael J. Czymbor – City Manager, the direct link is here. http://www.fbfl.us/DocumentView.aspx?DID=6858 The meeting is an open meeting in the commission chambers. The meeting was scheduled as a special meeting…unusual in that very [...] It has been some time since I truly felt optimistic about the island and our future. 2012 is different. With nearly half the inventory of homes, literally gone, historically low rates and an election year, I believe we’re in for a very good 2012. Tasty’s, a local burger place with a twist, just opened. If [...] Ok, I know this is a very brief post, but in my defense, I’m typing slowly after a recent surgery. I the admin for a local network group on Facebook called the Amelia Island Fernandina Beach Local Network. One of the members, Andrew Henderson, mentioned starting a bank locally with the CoFB…and I began to [...] What in the world does this have to do with shrimp? Well, nothing and everything. As our island develops and the few goods produced here diminish, we are becoming an economy based more on pure tourism. The choices to live green, as in buying food produced locally, create the smallest carbon footprint and buying locally [...] |
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