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…
Category: Election 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”…