BOCC meeting November 21, 2019 Agenda item a) Multi Use – Toll Road Items for Discussion gave the county residents an opportunity to voice their opposition or support. DOT representatives attended, gave a presentation and accepted questions. The meeting was…
Category: Letters to the Editor
Toll Road Fantasy and Reality 2.0
Google Florida Statute Title XXVI Chapter 338 LIMITED ACCESS AND TOLL FACILITIES chapter 338 if you haven’t read the law. Go to www.FloridaMCORES.COM to read frequently asked questions, explore interactive maps and get lots of real information. This is factual,…
Toll Road Fantasy and Reality 1.0
If you read the Statute Title XXVI Chapter 338 LIMITED ACCESS AND TOLL FACILITIES you will know what the law says, what it specifically addresses and what the process is to manage the program and gather inputs. Please go to…
Change Causes Fear
“Mommy, can you leave the light on?” It’s a common request of small children at bedtime. The change from light to dark brings with it fear of monsters under the bed or creatures in the closet. Most children grow out…
True Leadership
Jefferson County citizens have witnessed true leadership in the fight against the proposed toll road and that person is Jefferson County Clerk and Comptroller, Kirk Reams. When the voters of Jefferson County wanted information about the toll road, it didn’t…
The torch
I still cannot help but to carry the torch inside of me. The torch of liberty. The torch of justice and the true American way of life. The torch that speaks of wise moderation and yet condemns any tyrannical absolutism…
Celebrate National Adoption Awareness Month
Each year, November is recognized as National Adoption Awareness Month. This year, there is a special effort to focus on children in foster care waiting for their forever home. Many of the children have been in foster care for a…
Toll Road – Critics and Criticism
Those who are honestly raising the flag for the environmental cause are doing the right thing for the environment and future generations of outdoors enthusiasts. This is important! Past highway projects mostly had been built without enough consideration for animals…
Toll Road – Live Here, Work Here
No one likes to commute, to sit in a line at a stop light and to spend valuable time behind the wheel. In many places an hour is the bottom end of commute times, yet people do the long commute…
Time for changes
Dear Editor: Astonished once again. Prior to October 01, 2019, I believed the longer a commissioner and council member remained elected the better. Consistency and accountability. This is no longer the case. I encourage every voter in Jefferson County to…