Month: October 2009

October 26, 2009 You have to give Beth Dillaha credit. She certainly knows how to avoid the substance of issues and use her position on the podium to get the last word in to discredit those who would challenge the rightness of her limited policy and priority perspective. At today’s City Commission meeting she made note of one “professional blogger” as an example of the limited input the City has received after sending out 14,000 mailers announcing  proposed Land Development Codes. She even managed to lop the “professional blogger” in with those who would comment about how dangerous the code…

October 26, 2009 TO: Mayor and City Commissioners – City of Winter Park RE: Recommendations Regarding P&Z, Comprehensive Plan, and Land Development Code The Planning and Zoning Commission has continued to impose significant increased restrictions for commercial and multi-unit residential properties within Winter Park in both the current approved Comprehensive Plan and proposed land development codes. Important elements of both the Comprehensive Plan and proposed land development codes are effectively designed to preclude, not incent redevelopment in our commercial and multi-unit residential zoned areas. As a result of many shortcomings, I have recommended that the City Commission constitute a new…

TO: Mayor, Commissioners, and Fellow Citizens FROM: Pete Weldon, 700 Via Lombardy I support neither unfettered private property rights nor unfettered government rights. The only property in Winter Park in which I have any interest is our family home. I continue to believe that the best city in Florida needs rational, experienced, and professional leadership. Our City Commission will be having a “listening session” during their regular 3:30 PM meeting this coming Monday, October 26, 2009 on the subject of building codes unanimously approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) on August 18, 2009. Four members of P&Z voted…