Carolyn Cooper and Beth Dillaha have worked to kill commuter rail for years. Cooper walked door to door to get signatures to put commuter rail on the ballot in 2007 with the hope of killing Winter Park’s participation. When she lost that vote she claimed the voters were not asked the right questions (questions she helped to write). Cooper helped Beth Dillaha get elected in 2008. Dillaha faked support for commuter rail with the voters, and then immediately went to work trying to kill it after she was elected. Dillaha tried to kill the commuter rail agreement with Orange County…
Month: January 2010
Winter Park Realities – No Need to Fear
January 18, 2010 The following details what I believe are important realities we must face in setting reasoned policies and priorities for Winter Park. I encourage comments as we all seek to improve our knowledge and understanding. We are essentially a no growth community. No growth does not mean no change. We cannot control growth around us. We cannot control traffic. Housing bubble is burst. Revenues are contrained. Expenses are ever increasing. Central park is not threatened. Central park is our commercial core. Commuter rail is an opportunity, not a threat. No Growth: We have essentially been a “no growth”…
Phil Folds
January 2, 2010 I have worked with City Commissioner Phil Anderson over the past two years to try to rid our local politics of the extreme political dogma now embedded in our policies and priorities. Phil “beat me” to win his seat on the City Commission and I have always respected his thoughtfulness and concern. Phil seems to be guided by influences other than his own convictions. After considering the wisdom of asking the voters to approve super majority voting requirements by the City Commission to change the current Comprehensive Plan, Phil told me he had decided a super majority…