Impact fee moratorium gets one more year
PHOTO BY STEVE STEINER
Ninja warrior Devin Hazel (left), age 9, gets a big hug from his sister, Madilyn Hazell, 4, disguised as Strawberry Shortcake. The two were several children who attended the Oct. 15 Bartow City Commissioner meeting, in which the Crickette Club was presented with a proclamation in celebration of the club's 70th Annual Crickette Club Parade and Carnival. For more on this and parade preparations, see Page 6.
PHOTO BY STEVE STEINER
Members of the Crickette Club, along with the "Little Trick or Treaters" are present as the club is recognized for the upcoming 70th Annual Crickette Club Parade and Carnival."
PHOTO BY STEVE STEINER
Tom Phillips, executive director of the Lakeland Area Mass Transit Districtand Pok Transit Authority, tells commissioners what its surveys have indicated.
PHOTO BY STEVE STEINER
Janet Stevens, with The League of Women Voters, goes over facts and figures for the benefit of City Commissioners and the general public present, regarding the 11 amendment proposals on the November ballot.
In a unanimous decision, Bartow City Commissioners approved Resolution No. 12-3815, in which it expressed it opposition to proposed Amendment 4 to the Florida Constitution. It garnered a majority decision on first reading, agreeing to extend the Impact Fee Moratorium until Dec. 31, 2013.
For the former, if approved, Amendment 4, stated the resolution, “... would create inequities in the state’s tax system by granting certain tax breaks to some taxpayers at the expense of other taxpayers.”
