Posted by dpace on November 3rd, 2007
The annual picnic was successful. The Pisgah church site was delightful.
There was a very good discussion during the business meeting. Andy Zimmerman was elected to the office of President for 2008.
Photos of the event are located at: http://picasaweb.google.com/pacetlh/20071028
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Posted by dpace on October 20th, 2007
The Centerville Rural Community Accociation invites you to our annual fall picnic and membership meeting
Sunday October 28
1 to 4 pm
Pisgah United Methodist Church
7000 Pisgah Church Road
Come enjoy an afternoon with your neighbors!
If you have new neighbors (or old ones) who are not already members of CeRCA, invite them to come along.
Lunch will be served at 1:30 PM
Bring a lawn chair or Picnic Blanket
Please Bring a covered dish to share as follows based on your last name
A – D: Salads or Vegetables. Don’t forget the dressing.
E – L: Meat and meat dishes. Don’t forget the serving utensils.
M – O: Bread, muffins, or cornbread. Don’t forget the butter!
P – Z: Starches– corn, mac and cheese, potatoes, rice, pasta
Call Joy Aldridge at 894-4328 by Friday October 26 to let her know how many are coming with you
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Posted by dpace on October 20th, 2007
> Subject: Middle School Rezoning Meeting
> To: ROBERTS-PARENTS@LISTSERV.LEON.K12.FL.US
>
> Dear Parents,
>
> I wanted to let you know that a middle school rezoning meeting has been
> scheduled for Monday, October 22, from 5:00-7:00 PM at Roberts. This
> meeting was not on the original schedule. It was added today.
>
> The meetings are open to the public and you are welcome to attend.
>
> All information regarding the rezoning process can be found at
> http://www.leon.k12.fl.us/newLCShomeFiles/rezoning_2007/rezoning.html
>
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Posted by dpace on November 4th, 2006
The 2006 annual Picnic was a success. Some snapshots from the event online at http://picasaweb.google.com/pacetlh/CeRCAPicnic2006
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Posted by dpace on October 18th, 2006
A few weeks ago I called attention to Florida Hometown Democracy, a voter initiative to have placed on the 2008 state ballot an amendment to the state Constitution requiring local voter approval of all changes to adopted Comprehensive Plans. This interesting initiative would profoundly change the way growth and development occurs in every county. Affected residents, no longer just governing councils, would have to be convinced of claimed benefits from proposed development requiring variances in, or changes to, existing Comprehensive Plans. Supporters of this movement have been quietly collecting what is expected to be more than enough signatures for the amendment to appear on the state ballot. Therefore, in 2008 the State Constitution could be changed following a simple majority vote for this Florida Hometown Democracy intitiative … unless Amendment 3 is approved this November.
Amendment 3 purportedly “protects” the State Constitution from capricious changes by requiring substantial support, or 60% voter approval, for all future amendments (such as the Florida Hometown Democracy amendment in 2008). Of course it would be reassuring to know that a substantial number of voters desire a proposed change to the Constitution. But I note that the supporters of Amendment 3 did not say ” this and all future amendments must have 60% voter approval.” Moreover, a 60% criterion means that a minority of voters could forever prevent any change to the Constitution, even an attempt to return to the simple majority vote because that amendment would require 60% approval.
In this week’s Miami Herald, Carl Hiassen listed some supporters of Amendment 3, convincingly argued that this amendment is a gift to large corporations, specifically noted developers’ anxiety about the Florida Hometown Democracy initiative, and concluded that the way to really protect the Constitution is to vote “NO” on Amendment 3 in November.
But draw your own conclusion by clicking on the link below, reading his article, and asking “Who profits?”
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/columnists/15752912.htm
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