"Outrage over gun-sale plan" was the headline of reporter Michael D. Bates' story about a Planning and Zoning Commission ruling that allowed the issuance of a special exception for a home based business.
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One of the greatest legacies of the United States is our Constitution and the restrictions it places on the federal government.
Today we commemorate the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. While it was a devastating blow to our Pacific fleet, it was not the knockout punch that some in the Japanese military thought it would be.
We recommend that Cheryl Marsden, human resources director, put together a plan for finding and selecting a new county administrator. That plan should allow for the staff to advertise first within the state for a competent, qualified person to submit their resume to the county.
As announced recently, S.R. 50, which was scheduled for widening from U.S. 19 to Mariner Boulevard, will now be widened to the Suncoast Parkway.
Our recent story by reporter Mike Bates highlighted the fact that the county would not receive $320,291 in impact fees from Oak Hill Hospital due to the recent action of the Board of County Commissioners.
There is a long history regarding the imposition of impact fees.
While we made our views known last week on the impact fee issue, we feel it is vitally important to our failing economy to restate it.
Now that Hernando County commissioners have decided to let the county administrator go, it's once again time to look for another one.
While we applaud the Hernando County Commission for the proposed action of rolling back impact fees to the 1999 level, it was apparent at the workshop that staff was not in a position to answer some important questions.
On Tuesday, the Hernando County Commission will consider renewing the current impact fee ordinance that reduced fees to 2001 levels. At last Tuesday's meeting at least two commissioners put forth the idea of lowering them further — perhaps to zero
Not quite four years have passed and Hernando County is again hanging out the for-hire sign for another county administrator.
Let's take a trip back in time to the election of 1988.
Call Gov. Scott today at 850-488-7146 and encourage him to veto this bill.
Mother's Day column...
The issue: Hiring key county personnel without vetting their backgrounds. Our opinion: A recipe for disaster.
The issue: $2.25 million control tower at Hernando County Airport. Our opinion: This should be a slam dunk.
There are no "expert" psychiatrists, lawyers or economists because all of them like consultants offer only subjective opinions based on little other than ethereal visions, seemingly popular opinion or, all too often, simple personal financial gain.
Another plan, brought forth by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), is floating around our nation's capital with the aim of separating the U.S. citizen from his money. The plan envisions a program that will charge each of us a fee based on the vehicle miles traveled (VMT) that we drive.
The issue: $37.2 million budget boo-boo.
The issue: Decision not to name restaurant that may have been source of a norovirus-like outbreak that sickened at least 60.
The issue: U.S. Rep. Rich Nugent's first bill in Congress.
The issue: Stabins' "Meritorious Plan of Action."
The issue: County parks and recreation manager's position eliminated.
The issue: Hernando County government's compensated absence policy.
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