When its road project list went to lawmakers each year, the list got longer and more expensive. Legislators would put on a road project in their district. Now lawmakers are forced to choose. State law says legislators can still add projects to the road plan, but if they do, they must remove another project from the same district. It was a very conscious decision to change their expenses.
Good companies make tough choices.
And they make them before a change becomes a crisis. New Commissioner Ken Welch, a Florida Power Corp. accountant, said the county must become more accountable. He and Commissioner Barbara Sheen Todd have called for regular updates and tracking of the Penny funds. Welch said commissioners must be ready to change their plans and to say no to new projects. It's not an endless bucket of money.