Windfall Profits for the Unbuildable and Unmarketable Continue
August 4, 2008 by Scott Ellis · 1 Comment
Tuesday, August 5th, brings the last of the major EELS acquisitions to the Board of County Commissioners.
As pretty much the last of the 2005 bond issue of a twenty year revenue stream is squandered again paying far too much for land which is in absolutely no danger of being developed, the mentality driving these ‘bargains’ was evident in the purchase a few weeks of large mosquito impoundments (100% wetlands and water surrounded by a dike) on Sykes Creek. Read more
R.I.P. Scottsmoor – Man Versus EELs
July 31, 2008 by Barbara Morehead · Leave a Comment
Scottsmoor, the last little community in very north Brevard, Florida, will gasp its final breath and be laid to rest August 5, 2008 if the County Commission approves the vast Scottsmoor EEL purchases. The dreams of any future small business and jobs in Scottsmoor will be dead on arrival as a result of the Board’s actions. Read more
Nothing Suprises Me With EELs Anymore
July 15, 2008 by Scott Ellis · 3 Comments
I received a phone call today from Ms. Lil Banks. She had called on her County Commissioner to question why Brevard County paid $2 million for the mosquito impoundments on Sykes Creek. When told numerous letters of support had come to the Commission Office for the purchase, Lil simply asked for copies.
