The city commission voted 3 to 2 to lower the voting threshold to form a historic district from the current 67% to 50% plus one. Those voting for this change are telling you that your rights are less important than the collective opinion of your neighbors and that of a city board whose legal charter excludes consideration of your rights. Carolyn Cooper, Tom McMacken, and Greg Seidel voted for 50% plus one. Sarah Sprinkle and Steve Leary voted to leave the threshold at 67%. There will be at least two more votes on the Historic Preservation law. You can continue…
Month: November 2015
Hold Your Elected Officials Accountable This Monday
The city commission will consider the proposed historic preservation law this coming Monday, November 9th at City Hall after 5 PM. It is important that those opposed to this ordinance make their presence known and felt. Your presence will make a difference. I both summarize and detail my objections to the proposed law in the following letter sent to the commission today. ____________________________________________ November 5, 2015 Mayor and Commissioners, I have pushed back on the proposed historic preservation law as it addresses historic districts because the language in the law is wrong for Winter Park. The law also works against…
Speaking to the Character and Quality of Winter Park.
This post shares a response to Jack Lane’s opinion piece on Winter Park Voice from October 15th. The author requests anonymity. I recommend every Winter Park resident read Jack Lane’s opinion and this reaction to it. (Ad Hominem means attacking the character or motivations of someone you disagree with rather than addressing the facts or reasoning underlying their position or argument.) The only thing that is constant is change. -Heraclitus Professor Jack Lane is a well known, well loved, and obviously brilliant historian and long-time resident of our beloved city of Winter Park. His short essay displays a glimpse of…