Aug. 19, 2020, Tavares, FL City Council meeting - Shootings, Annexations, Pickleball, Budget, Crime
Channel: FiscalRangersFlorida
Date: 13/09/2020

The Tavares, FL City Council met on Aug. 19, 2020, and our video is HERE, while our full coverage of the meeting, instructions how to get the agenda, and with our comments is at https://www.fiscalrangers.com/2020/09/tavares-fl-august-19-2020-city-council-meeting-shootings-annexations-traffic-pickleball-budgets.html  

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The meeting covered some interesting areas, briefly described below. See our blog link above for more details and our comments.

- A lot of public input at the end of the meeting from citizens on shootings and crime in Tavares by two drug gangs and staff discussion why it hasn't stopped.  

- A controversial approval of the 133 home Green Property annexation on HWY 19 near the Howey Bridge while not mandating traffic mitigation requirements.   Business owners, groups came out of the woodwork to support it, however. Details below.  This video section is a good example why unfettered development in Tavares will continue due to a concerted effort by business interests to do it without ensuring traffic does not become a nightmare. 

- Approval of new "Palmer Property" commercial lots by HWY 19 and HWY 561 for use for restaurants, etc.

- Approval of the Tavares, FL Firefighter union agreement

- Deferral of a Pickleball court for Aesop's Park

- A 40 minute discussion of the proposed budget and millage rate that will be approved at the two required September meetings.  Only Lori Pfister tried to move to a millage rollback rate, but received no support from the other Council members. Thus most property owners will see a 3-9% tax hike due to higher valuations. 
 
This video is by Lake County, FL Fiscal Watchdog blogger Vance Jochim of FiscalRangers.com.  Any comments are our opinions.  
The short link to this video is https://youtu.be/3mmmvl1wJbs   
Length of video is:  2 hours, 4 minutes
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