Our government is out of control! There is no reason that a Hernando County commissioner's salary is a state mandated annual salary of more than $60,000 per year for a part-time job when the median household income of the county is $43,000 per year. ...more

September 30, 2009

It's Taxpayers' Money, Not Theirs Ramblings on the economy: ...more

February 19, 2009

County Commission Annual Performance Review Each category totals 20 points with each commissioner getting 4 points for a positive record per category. ...more

July 30, 2008

I am a resident of Hernando County and the Hernando County Board of County Commissioners is my elected governing body. ...more

July 10, 2008

Commissioner Pay Should Be Based On Per Capita Income One way to help the county budget would be to change the way the salary for a county commissioner is determined. The job of county commissioner is a part-time job, but the salary is almost $60,000 per year. According to the 2000 census, the per capita income for Hernando County was $18,321. This means that we would need to have gotten a 325 percent increase and only work part time since 2000 to break even with these part-time employees ...more

February 19, 2008

Sticking It To The Taxpayers Possibly, I am under a misguided conception; but wasn't the Lottery supposed to help alleviate the property tax burden on the residents of Florida by being directed to the school portion of resident property taxes? ...more

January 18, 2008

State and county environmental officials donned hiking boots last week and headed for Alderman's Ford Preserve - 985 acres of scrub, pine flatwoods, wetlands and sand hills. ...more

January 2, 2008

State and county environmental officials donned khaki pants and hiking boots last week and headed for Alderman's Ford Preserve - 985 acres of scrub, pine flatwoods, wetlands and sand hills. ...more

January 2, 2008

State and county environmental officials donned hiking boots last week and headed for Alderman's Ford Preserve - 985 acres of scrub, pine flatwoods, wetlands and sand hills. ...more

December 29, 2007