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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
“. . . with liberty and justice for all”
Recognize these words? They end our Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. To me Liberty means freedom and Justice means equality and fairness. These words can evoke deep emotional and intellectual reactions…
Gun control
On November 4, I read two stories about guns used to kill. The first involved a pregnant female in the Tampa area that killed one of two armed home invaders. As is…
“We the people” and the inherent power represented
Is “We the people” and the inherent power represented in said phrase, best represented by the people in a vote or by representatives elected by the people? (with the partisan agendas )…
Veterans Day Parade is Monday, Nov. 11
The Veterans Day Parade will be held on Veterans Day, Monday, Nov. 11, at 11 a.m., and is sponsored by the American Legion Post 49 in Monticello, the American Legion Post 234…
Where’s the finances?
Dear Editor: He’s back…and cannot reconcile the need of a “12,462 sq. ft., district office,” of the public school district, with no schools allegedly. Refusing to downsize. Yet the staff has been….
2016 Trump election win!
2016 Trump election win! Russia! Russia! Russia! Collusion! Collusion! Collusion! Kavanaugh! Kavanaugh! Kavanaugh! Impeach Kavanaugh or impeach Trump! It’s time for the House of Representatives to get serious about their constituent’s interests…
Veterans Day Parade on Veterans Day Monday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m.
The Veterans Day Parade on Veterans Day, Monday, Nov. 11 is sponsored by the American Legion Post 49 in Monticello, the American Legion Post 234 in Monticello, the Veterans of Foreign Wars…
Recognizing a job well done
I would like to recognize an outstanding employee, Virgil Joyner. When Virgil was hired he began working at the Nash Road site. Within a week it was cleaner than it has been…
Toll road ideas
Dear Editor: I grew up in Monticello (Class of 1963) and in earlier years I was involved with urban planning. In my opinion the new toll road MUST connect with I-75 to…
Don’t go over three minutes
Dear Editor: I am Jefferson County. I am the City of Monticello. Fifth generation of wage earners, business owners and taxpayers. County tax, municipality tax, business tax, gas tax, that tax, this…