Comments on: Group Secures Funding for Veterans Memorial

By: newb

newb — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 23:04:07 +0000

Why as there, ‘no vote’?

By: News Maven

News Maven — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 00:38:51 +0000

In reply to Mike Donohoe. You're Welcome. Go ahead and use it, I only charge a 10% royalty fee for the privilege, hah!

By: Carillon player

Carillon player — Tue, 11 Feb 2020 16:43:56 +0000

Three bells do not a carillon make – must be at least 23!

By: Snidely Whiplash

Snidely Whiplash — Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:38:50 +0000

In reply to TONY. You forgot to factor in government inefficiencies, kick backs, and campaign contributions to Rocky all together totaling $80,000 of the $100,000 cost of the project. So congrats your estimate of the cost of the tower model presented at $20,000 is spot on!

By: Snidely Whiplash

Snidely Whiplash — Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:26:42 +0000

Our Vets deserve a scaled down version of the 205 foot tall Singing Tower with its carillon bells Bok Tower located north of Lake Wales, FL.

By: Mike Donohoe

Mike Donohoe — Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:47:23 +0000

I like the term FAKENEWSOCRAT.

By: TONY

TONY — Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:34:59 +0000

Approximately $100,000? I heard about this several Days ago, the County is going to do the same. When I first heard the Cost amount, I was expecting a huge Tower like Structure, made of Brick like an actual Bell Tower that Churches have but with out the Church. Now that I see what it is, $100,000? REALLY? I like the idea of the Bell Tower but $100,000 for THAT? That looks to be about $20,000 worth of Bell Tower, what am I missing here?

By: Franklin Thompson

Franklin Thompson — Tue, 11 Feb 2020 02:58:22 +0000

If there is a ‘no vote’, get a recall petition started…ASAP

By: Hope

Hope — Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:31:01 +0000

Take the money out of the slush fund that the commissioners use for their junkets to Destin and Amelia Island.

God Bless The Veterans!

By: News Maven

News Maven — Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:55:53 +0000

Sounds like a great idea – the Tallahassee National Cemetery is a gem, and will be growing for decades, as more vets, especially those from Florida, choose to be buried there instead of faraway places like Arlington.
But I wonder why the city thinks it has a bottomless pocketbook, especially when it comes to allocation of our property taxes. For example, the Fake Newsocrat property has DROPPED $1.5M in value since Gannett bought it in 2005, according to leonpa.org records. While they paid as high as $70K in taxes in 2007, they only paid about $40K last year.
While I’m sure most commercial buildings have not suffered as bad, and adding new subdivisions will obviously offset, commissars need to be cognizant about their fiscal responsibilities.