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I’m in the middle of reading the filing related to the utility impact fee lawsuit here in Fernandina and in turn, began to read a little about enterprise funds. It would appear, the on advantage of having a fund is to protect the taxpayer and protect the service from future a so called “predatory action” [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] I just left the meeting at the First Baptist Church after 30 minutes of hearing the post office representatives tell everyone to put it in writing. There was standing room only and a lot of emotion. Unfortunately, the non-local USPS representatives seemed unaware of the feeling, history or even willing to say much more than [...] The unusual thing about Portland, if you compare their approach to parking to the proposed kiosks and parking areas in Fernandina, is the partnership with local business. The parking was not a way to generate revenue, it is a way to assist local business in driving traffic. Watch the entire video to see the [...] I still am not convinced the post office in downtown Fernandina Beach will be better if it falls into private hands. The adaptive use of the building is important. Just consider Winnsboro’s former post office, renovated into a museum, named the Old Post Office Museum. While I don’t think the best use of the building [...] |
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