King has taken the issue a step further by calling for a thorough review of that plan, which has not been revisited as a whole since its 1989 creation. The growing community will need quality jobs more than ever, King said, but she does not think the Economic Development Council is up to the task. She also said a county employee should replace the council as the liaison to businesses interested in expanding or relocating here. Wooten said he would support the council at least long enough for several of its projects, including the job grant program and the microloan program, to come to fruition. The County Commission is the legislative and policy-setting body for Citrus County.
Commissioners represent a district, but are elected by voters countywide.
District 5 includes Hernando, Holder and northeast Citrus. King was born in New York but has spent much of her career in New Jersey and Florida working for government agencies in finance and law enforcement. She has also worked in real estate and once ran a lawn and garden equipment store with her husband. She moved to Inverness in 1991. She is married and has two children and two stepchildren.