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Archive for August, 2006

A Sensible Plan for Levying New Housing Impact Fees in Manatee County

Thursday, August 31st, 2006

So far, all the plans I’ve read about for raising impact fees on new construction here have been based on the size of the house, measured in terms of how many bedrooms and bathrooms it contains. The most recent proposal I’ve seen would increase the county’s impact fee (which does not include additional impact fees [...]

Bradenton Police Seek Better Pay, Staffing Levels

Sunday, August 6th, 2006

You’d never know from reading either the Bradenton-is-no-longer-part-of-our-name Herald or the Sarasota Herald-Tribune that the Bradenton Police rank and file are busily negotiating a new employment contract with the city. But they are, and several officers I’ve talked to have said they are depressed by the lack of citizen support for them in these negotiations. [...]

“Al Gore’s Penguin Army” Video Misuses Linux Mascot

Friday, August 4th, 2006

The controversial oil company-sponsored (i.e. astroturf) YouTube video, Al Gore’s Penguin Army, misuses the famous Linux mascot, Tux. And no credit is given to Tux’s creator, Larry Ewing. Shame, shame, shame!

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