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Villager who moved in one month ago upset over 56% rate hike
Lisa Lake moved into her new home one month ago in the Village of Dabney. Dabney is located in Community Development District 14 in the new Leesburg section of The Villages. She and others were shocked to learn of a 56 percent increase that has been proposed in the maintenance assessment for CDD 14 residents.
Sasse responds to report on university expenses: ‘Not true’
Former University of Florida President Ben Sasse responded to reports that he inappropriately spent the university’s funds during his brief stint in leadership. “Now, it is true that there was substantial funding for a number of important new initiatives. I am very happy to defend each and every one of these initiatives,” Sasse wrote Friday…
Multibillion-Dollar Florida Reservoir Seeks To Supply South Floridians With Clean Drinking Water
The reservoir will recharge the aquifer that provides South Florida residents with clean drinking water and reduce harmful algal blooms. A joint project between the US Army Corps of Engineers and the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) will bring the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA), a multi-billion dollar reservoir, to the state of Florida to fulfill a decades-long Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan.
Billionaire Larry Ellison buys Florida resort. Here's a look at his other hotels
Multi-billionaire Larry Ellison, who made his fortune in the software industry by co-founding Oracle, also has dipped his hands into the hospitality industry with the purchase of several resort and hotel properties in Hawaii, California and Nevada. His most recent hotel buy was a Florida whopper. In early August, he paid a recorded $277.4 million for the 300-plus-room, Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa in Manalapan, a luxury beachfront property in the wealthy town south of...
Aldi begins conversion of Winn-Dixie stores in Florida. What about Palm Beach County?
Get your quarters ready. The process has begun for some of Florida's Winn-Dixie grocery stores to be converted into Aldi stores following an acquisition by the Germany-based company. Which ones? Aldi is keeping that list to itself for the most part, but some news is trickling out. "We have officially kicked off the conversion process for...
A condo crisis is brewing in Florida. Lawmakers won’t take action soon
Florida lawmakers likely won’t take action soon to relieve a brewing condominium crisis that could see thousands of owners priced out of their homes. In a letter to state senators on Friday, Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, R-Naples, rejected calls to reconvene the Legislature before March to amend new condo safety laws passed in the wake of the Champlain Towers collapse that killed 98 people.
🎓May the 'Workforce' be with you, LSSC
🤸Good Monday to you all. As you all probably know, the primary election in Florida is on Tuesday, Aug. 20, and many of you have already voted early. Daily Commercial readers have also written to us about voter sign shenanigans at the election locations. ...
Multi-state salmonella outbreak from cucumbers traced back to 2 Florida farms, CDC says
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. — Two farms in Florida that distribute cucumbers nationwide are believed to be sources of a multi-state salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds of people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). After months of investigation and collecting data, the CDC and U.S....
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