With or without Tomoka's blessing

Editor:

The debt on Highlands is the sticky wick, I think. I am sure they will get enough votes but I am just as sure it will not be a unanimous vote.

When all is said and done the town of Lake Placid is biting off a humongous task. I think that Ray Royce and Bert Harris III have lofty goals, but I am not confident that the road will lead to the attainment of those goals.

For the exact reason of taxation, if Tomoka's arguments against annexation are valid, why would anyone support a plan that carries with it the annexation of all new development.

My stomach wretches still over the "carrot" principle that underlies all of this.

Please note, that no one ever addresses the fact that Tomoka is Tomoka because we self manage and volunteer serve. We are unique in our success story of a top quality community at an affordable price. Lake Placid would take note that the cost of a town manager's salary, benefits and termination clause could very possibly bankrupt them.

There is little evidence of code enforcement as they allow the gas station on U.S. 27 and Dal Hall to be an eye sore with cardboard window treatments. The press releases on town management have historically cast shadows on errors ...

So, if their dreams of their tomorrows get dashed, I will not exactly shed tears.

And if they get Highlands Park without the debt, and they want us so bad, then they need to absorb Tomoka's debt.

This is why I urged that we be represented by legal counsel, should there be any delay at all I urge the Tomoka board to seek proper legal review before any further negotiations that bypass legal opinion are attempted.

Bette Tiernan

Lake Placid