The Palm Bay New Deal: Palm Bay Works 2009

February 4, 2009 by Scott Ellis · Leave a Comment 

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It’s 1933 again in Palm Bay 

Palm Bay, following the leads of Franklin Roosevelt, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama, is planning to go to referendum to get Palm Bay working again! I understand paving roads and although I do not trust the numbers being given by the City of Palm Bay , I really do understand asphalt.

 That said, embedded in a referendum which should be about major road improvement we find:

• Provide $8M for a job creation grant program, $2M for infrastructure improvements related to job creation, and $3M for existing local business expansion and job retention grants.

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City of Cocoa Plunders County Taxpayers Through Redevelopment District

April 29, 2008 by Scott Ellis · 1 Comment 

By Scott Ellis

The move by the City of Cocoa Redevelopment District to buy property from the City of Cocoa through inflated prices without appraisals highlights the shenanigans of Community Redevelopment Areas (CRAs) and why they should be ABOLISHED. Read more