Wow, I see "Sally" decided to jump in again.

I'm sorry that the first time we met didn't turn out the way you hoped.

My guess is.....you need to buy the book " He's just not that in to you ".

If you would have in any way suited my taste for a woman....well, who knows, but it wasn't that way.

Don't hold it against me...move on.

Why did anyone involve Tony Troy in any of this? The article has nothing to do with him. Most of us have had enough of this nonsense. Stop bashing one another and start working towards the common good of this city. Leave one another alone. Simple as this, vote for no one that has anything negative to say about another person. I too remember when Lake Helen was a nicer place to live. Things went down hill about three years ago. Everyone please stop all of this hateful mess.

16 comments on this article is a little much, someone needs to get a life.

Another spineless twit.

Face me if you have something to say or shut up.

I mentioned 1 time that I didn't agree with Robbins on the B&B and that is ranting? The difference between me and the likes of you is....I called her and told her !

Why are the malcontents waiting so long and searching so much to find this article days after it was posted? Is it just possible that they keep changing "names" ?

I have never come across such a bunch of gutless humans in my life....all want to act tough when they can hide behind a PC, but nobody wants to stand and face me, why is that? What are you so afraid of?

Mr. Athey why must you and your people continue with your ranting about the B&B. The issues are over, Troy lost so move on. You Mr. Athey are a despicable man with no conscience. People like you end up rotting in the pits of ****. We do not need the likes of you here, please move on.

Mr. Athey why must you and your people continue with your ranting about the B&B. The issues are over, Troy lost so move on. You Mr. Athey are a despicable man with no conscience. People like you end up rotting in the pits of ****. We do not need the likes of you here, please move on.

It might have sounded like I was bashing and for that I appologize, but if the city commission accomplished all of that, why do we need Mr. Findell? Without him, we could give raises, buy new equipment, etc. As for who I am, I am just me, but I am always just Lake Helen Resident, I do not change that in the responses.

I never "bashed' the police chief.

You are entitled to your opinion, and it is exactly that, your opinion.

I'll keep mine.

I am tired of all of this negativity. We all appriciate you volunteering at the arena Mike, you helped us a lot. You and who ever Lake Helen Resident is must take a breather and realize a few things. The commission listened to the citizens time an time again to find out what they wanted. Without their approval and support the Arena, Cafe, Tennis Courts, and Macy Park would not have ever been built. City staff worked very hard on all of these projects and the commission supported them and us along the way. Public Works and the Police Department have been staffed with the same number of people for many years now. Both departments have been forced to take on extra duties along the way without any addtional help. As for our Police Chief, he has given of his own time and own money throughout the years and has helped where ever he could to improve Lake Helen. I am in the Cafe several times a week, Kelly is the manager of the Cafe. Anytime I need something pertaining to the Cafe I am directed to Kelly. So Mike and Lake Helen Resident, who ever you are, please stop bashing our Police Chief. He is a good man and has done more for this community than anyone else I know. The Cafe is a wonderful place, I am glad it is there. The Cafe is not costing us anything, and if it did cost us a little it is well worth it. I know what it feels like to work hard to do something good for the community and be beat-up over it. We dealt with the same negativity when we were building the arena. We have a good city here and the people who work for the city are good people. They should not have to put up with all of this. And no they should not take a pay cut, they have not had a raise in three years as it is. One of you said something about cutting expenses, how long has it been since the city purchased a new mower, truck, or police car? The newest cars are the ones given to the city for the police department by Orange City.

It is not about the tax increase per se, it is about whether there is a need during a recession to increase taxes without intelligent thought and research. One individual stating his thoughts on the need for one to continue the status quo, should make the elected officials take interest in what all of the city residents have to say on it, and then come to concensus and vote their constituents desires. Most of the dear folks in Lake Helen no longer bother to inform the elected respresentatives their true feelings, as they are not taken seriously, and the council generally follows the dictation of Mr. Findell. And that is not democracy.

BTW....

I had a tree from the right of way fall down on my property, a friend and I cut it up and hauled it off....I had lightning hit my water service and blow it apart, I dug it up and repaired it, no cost to the city ! I also mow close to 500ft. combined of city right of way. How about you?

You see...I don't call for city service, you do. Maybe you should be billed extra for services you seem to need.

I don't NEED any of the city "services".

As for water, I pay for the pumps, the electric to run the pumps, the manpower to check the pumps, the pipes to get the water distributed, and then I pay for the water I use.

You are the reason the elections are constantly decided by under 10 votes in most cases.

Under your "facts" every city employee deserves a raise.

Why can you NOT get over the fact that I didn't set the tax rate on my property.... no more than Snowden, Robbins or anyone sets their rate.

I bet I have donated more of my time to the City than you could ever think about. I am no longer willing to drag the Equestrian center( which I have since it was built) maintain the irrigation there, maintain the Marquee at city hall, pay off peoples late fees on water bills, read water meters for free, donate anymore to the Cafe' or any other "volunteer" things as long as city gov't wastes money.

I treat my 24 yr. old daughter the same way...you waste, I cut you off of money.

So, you tell the truth...what have you done FOR the city ?

You can't handle the truth ! Come and face me with your "facts".

Lake Helen Resident have you checked to see how much your taxes will increase? I will repeat, my taxes are going down on the home I am living in and only going up a little on my two rental homes. Don't you think it is not far for some, such as Mr. Athey, to pay nothing and others are required to shoulder more of the burden. Lets be real here. Mr. Athey pays next to nothing, the Robbins family only pays a little over $100 per year, and my City taxes are under $1.00 per day for the home I live in. The bottom line is there is NOT a big tax increase. Once again people are typing away and not providing facts. This is the problem we have here in Lake Helen, people do not obtain the facts before they run off at the mouth. Elections have been won in past years through lies and deceit. There is no one that I know of who has half of a brain that will say our City government is perfect but I have lived else where and I find what we have here is far better. I am sorry but I can not have respect for people who can not tell the truth. You can support Mrs. Robbins all you want, I will not vote for her. I have had the opportunity to be in the presence of Mrs. Robbins and her husband. They are both very negative people and there is little true substance to anything they had to say. It appears to me that you follow along the same path as Mrs. Robbins. I see in your post that you have made several disparaging remarks about others here without the facts to back them up. I agree there is no need for name calling, what we need is people to tell truth. Lake Helen is no utopia but it is a good place to live and we get a lot for our money here. All of the amenities we have here did not just happen, most were paid for through grants. Who do you think applied for these grants, do you think they just fell into the laps of our city leaders? No there were dedicated city staff people involved along with dedicated community volunteers. I have only had to call for assistance from the city's public works three different times, once about a tree issue, once for a water issue, and once because a stop sign was damaged. All three issues were resolved in short order. I have received the same type prompt service from City Hall and the Police Department. I am not the type of person to judge others on what I hear, I find out the facts for myself. I find that negative people tend to have something lacking in their life and adults that try to entice others into a fight tend to a low selfesteem, much like children who are the playground bullies. When you speak or type at least tell the truth. I still can not figure out why those who contribute the least complain the most. Once again, some of us are pleased with what we have here in Lake Helen.

How did Mr. Troy get into this, with unwarranted mudslinging. When the Cabin on the Lake was built there were rules in place, and new ownership no matter how nice they are, should not trump original rules. Mr. Troy did was he thought was correct and sued to prevent a precedent which could affect all property owners rights of eminent domain. I volunteered some on the work on City Hall which Mr Troy led, and in it you can see his commitment to the finest quality. Try finding that from some realtors, which in part are a large reason for the problem with our economy today, as they pushed people that could not effectively afford a home, into a high priced home so they could get the commission. So, it is only natural that a realtor would lash out against honest labor which is what Mr Troy gave the city.

Most people that blog here keep straying from the gist of the converstation, and that is should your taxes be raised in order to maintain the status quo, and the answer to that is NO. Government has to realize that it is just like private business, that it is the locals that keep them in business.

Nothing positive can come out of such negative comments. If the ability of the council to override the desire of the people and raise taxes occurs, you suffer across the board. A committee of political appointees allowed Progress Energy to raise rates 25% but no one got a 25% increase in wages or retirement benefits, so basic economics and budget concerns sets in, and the user of the electricity cuts down on either that, or shopping at local businesses. If taxes increase, there will be further budgetary concerns facing residents, and discretionary spending will decrease as well, and if you are like me, you spend your money in Lake Helen, so that will mean less business for Gas and Shop, Brecht's, The Family Market, Chestnut's Barbeque, the salon's, Lake Helen Coffee and Tea, Papa's Pizza and the Creative Arts Cafe. In order for them to survive, they will have to improve the services they provide, and not the costs, and that is how a city should be run. A loss of business, makes businesses that survive creative. A loss of revenue should do the same for Government, for when they raise one tax, as in property, they start to lose more in sales taxes.

Pinhead Nehrig,

I am not in anyones "corner". I own my corner and I allow in whom I choose.

I wouldn't let you list my property after seeing the dump you own and the one your broker lives in. If I was to list it again, Custom Realty would be banned from showing it.

Again.....anonymity gives you some gonads.

Mr. Athey how can you be in the corner of Troy? He has done nothing for Lake Helen but cost the tax payers a fortune with his lawsuits against the City, the same City that paid him tens-of-thousands of dollars for work that took him years to complete. I would offer to market your house for you but the commission that I would make on your shoebox would not be worth having to deal with you. Leave the owners of the B&B alone, they are good people.

Looks like someone hit a nerve here. For those of you who think it was better living in Deltona before it became a city and was taken care of by the county you are wrong about that. We had no voice at all in those days. I am not thrilled with what has been going of for the last year or so but I can tell you it is still much better now. What ever you do, don't let the county take over your town. You will have people from Daytona and Ormond making decisions for you. Many of us are still pushing to get our own police force so we do not have to deal with the county, we already have one of the best fire departments around. Since becoming a city Deltona has added many parks and other services have been improved. We are now facing problems pertaining to the foreclosure crisis that the city is dealing with but I feel the city is doing a much better job then the county would have ever done. I have brought my family over to Lake Helen many times, you people have a nice town. We enjoy the fireworks there every year.

Here we are back to sticks and stones....... I do not think the issue is whether Mr. Findell is capable, it is whether taxes should be raised when there is not whole hearted support behind the endeavor being proposed. If you do not at first research reasons to reduce spending, you can not arbitrarily suggest that taxes be raised. And yes, bringing other government agencies up, is valid, as they realize that the actions of their thought processes affect the outcome of elections. For me, it is a matter of taxation without intelligent representation, and that is all this boils down to. Not that the roads are paved, not that so and so did this or that, it is being taxed without the majority of the taxpayers supporting the increase.

You are not worth my time...you won't face me, so get back under your safety net.

The day you are man enough to face me, then I'll be right here.

While Mr. Findell has been in Lake Helen Pennsylvania Ave. and Volusia Ave. were both paved, the land for the Equestrain Facility was purchased and the project was completed, the old Fire Department was given to the city and turned into Public Works, the Creative Arts Cafe was completed, Macy Park was completed, and the City's waster system was improved. The list of accomplishments since Mr. Findell arrived in Lake Helen goes on and on. Should he take all of the credit, no. Is Mr. Findell perfect, no. Are you telling the truth Mr. Athey, NO. Mr. Athey and "Lake Helen Resident" if you two are so displeased with our local government why did'nt you run for office. Mr. Athey how do you see it as being far that the rest of us pay taxes to the City and you dont pay anything? We pay for all of the services and you pay nothing. Please Mr. Athey get real here. You want to call people liberals when you are reaping the benifits of a goverment program. I have two rental homes and the home I live in. The fact is my taxes are only going up a few dollars on the rentals and are going down on the home I live in. Maybe if you paid in something my taxes could be lowered. "Lake Helen Resident" to use the school board of Volusia County in any kind of example is ludicrous. Mr. Athey please go ahead and enjoy driving down the paved roads that the rest of us paid for and enjoy the parks and services that are provided to you free of charge. The rest of us will pickup your slack. Funny how you can call others libarals and pinheads. What ever happen to telling the truth Mr. Athey. You go as low as name calling, how childish is that.

You are welcome! It was beginning to look like a school yard fight in here, and nothing being fought back and forth concerned the issue at hand. Speaking of schools, even the school board anticipated a lower revenue, and restructured itself to face the reality, but Lake Helen wants to increase the burden on the taxpayers to retain, what is already sorely lacking.

You are welcome! It was beginning to look like a school yard fight in here, and nothing being fought back and forth concerned the issue at hand. Speaking of schools, even the school board anticipated a lower revenue, and restructured itself to face the reality, but Lake Helen wants to increase the burden on the taxpayers to retain, what is already sorely lacking.

Finally, a rational discourse on the subject.

Thank You !!

I think that people here, get away from the real issue. It is not the amount of taxes that any resident is paying, but the taxation without representation that is the center point. Don Findell states that in order to retain the services we currently have, a tax increase is necessary, and he is not elected, but most on the commission follow his lead, like lambs to the slaughter. The main point is that most taxpayers in Lake Helen are against an increase, but the officials that represent those that elected them do not listen to them, but to one person, that is not a resident of the city.

What an idiot. Come and see me.

I receive nothing from any Gov't you clown. I worked for Volusia County Utilities for a lousy 3 years. Only Gov't work I ever did. Personnel file is available.

I worked for a living, paid my dues, took an early out from a very good paying job in Wash. D.C.

So sorry for you and your kind, but I made GOOD choices, not ask the Gov't to hold my hand through life.

As for the tax...well, I bought when the time was right, price was cheap.....Volusia.org...look it up. I didn't set the price, nor the tax.

I too love Lake Helen...THE WAY IT WAS !!!!! 10 years ago we didn't have all this ****...Findell or anything like it. There hasn't been a road paved, ( by the city ) since John Smart was mayor.

As for paying more tax....for what services ?....grass mowing that looks like a 5 year old did it, some tree trimming, and some coldpatch in potholes....tough work. That is why I mow all of the right of way near my property. Pride in what my property looks like. Come see for yourself, please.

Face it Mr. LH ballless, you are in the "clique" too. So vote for the ones who want more of your money.

When oh when will any of you freaks stand up PUBLICLY for what you believe ? Will it always be from behind a PC fondling yourself @ 3-4 or in the morning ?

My address hasn't changed, and IF you or any other of "Sally's" pals want to stop by.....I'll be here, maybe then the TRUTH can come out.

" Annoy a Liberal....argue with Facts & Logic "

Old news Mr. Athey, we already knew you paid next to nothing in taxes to Lake Helen but complain about everything and everyone. You are much like Ann and Ed Robbins, they only pay a little over $100 per year. Are you also in the same boat with them, do you also have government checks keeping a roof over your head? It is a good life at the Robbins' house where they receive two state funded retirement checks and three social security checks monthly along with govenment funded health care. Not that I begrudge any challenged person from receiving special benifits, services, and programs paid for by tax payers but I find it odd how Ann and Ed Robbins can also be so anti-governement and anti-taxes when their own child has received so many wonderful benefits from the County, State, and Federal Governments. Oh but Mr. Athey did'nt you work for government at one time? Poor Ann and Ed may have to pay a little more tax this year, oh I forgot it will be offset by the increases they will still receive in their retirement checks and social security checks. Give us all a break people and start telling the truth about things and stop being hypocrites. Perhaps if you and the Robbins family started paying your far share in taxes to Lake Helen and to Volusia County the rest of us here could get a break on our taxes. Once again Mr. Athey, some of us appreciate what we have here in Lake Helen. It kills me how the people who pay the least taxes and receive the most benefits from taxes are the ones beating the drums in the campaign against the governement and taxes. "Say NO to socialism, but send me my check every month and provide me with health care". Just does not make sense at all. GOOD DAY PinHead!!!

Here's a tip for all you pinheads who keep asking what I pay in taxes...go to Volusia.org. Look it up.

It's NOT rocket science...get a calculator and figure it out. Or is just possible you all don't know how to calculate your tax bill?

BTW...who is the BLOWHARD ? Looks like you are......I pay nothing in taxes......obviously you are another "clique" member....ergo your anonymity......what a wuss.

Cough up some money you BUM ! I'd love to get away from idiots like you ! Don't you have somebody you know who's willing to lend you any money ?

If you want to call me out....stop hiding you chicken**** !

Mr. Athey how much do you pay in property taxes to Lake Helen annually? Many of us who love this community are getting tired of all of you negative blowhards. Oddly the majority of the blowhards who are complaining pay very little, if any, taxes to city. This is typical, the people who pay the least complain the most. I will pay under $300 to the city this year, not even $1 per day. I see what I pay as one **** of a value for what Lake Helen has to offer. If you wish to live in unincorporated Volusia County please move. I LOVE LAKE HELEN JUST THE WAY IT IS.

Citizen...you are correct, but let's put the blame for that travesty on the person who brought us Findell......Shuttleworth

In this article...you see the picture of him reincarnated...Snowden marches to the same beat, says the city will fall apart if we lose Findell, and Shuttleworth & Long ran in the previous election on that platform.

Let's face the facts.....Duffy told us one thing and couldn't have done more opposite.

Thank GOD and the "save our homes " legislation that I don't have give these wannabe "politicians" very much of my money. I would quietly go away if I didn't have to give them any !

M Athey stated: So vote...it's simple, the majority rules.

Well, in Lake Helen that is not always true. A few years back the "majority" of the voters voted "NO" to a city "Manager" so they hired Findell as a city "Administrator". It almost made me stop voting.

Do we need to be a city to be a community? No, not at all. We can reduce the enormous tax burden, by going unincorporated. We will still be Lake Helen, just not be burdened but expenses that even large cities do not have. Countries for that matter, the President of the United States, only makes a paltry less than 500,000.00 to watch over 300 million people, but we pay Don Findell, a lot more based on our population base, and he recommends that the city council raise the tax millage to maintain what we have. He does not even live here. He recommends that the citizens pay his salary and others that should not be making what they do, so that we can maintain the status quo. Every other government has realized the tax payers will revolt except for stupid little Lake Helen.

Dump the non existent services from Mayor or down, and pay for things that are necessary. Pay fair taxes to the county, and rid the city of corruption, which means that there is no city!

I think what everyone is missing here, is that Lake Helen for it's size has very over paid employees, and the Mayor and most commissioners act like typical politicians, as in thinking tax dollars will pay for everything. The President of the United States thinks that CEO's should take a cut in pay, and that is where we have to get with public servants, as in they serve the tax payers. When in a recession to stay in business, private industry adjusts, and they survive, government, puts more of the burden of doing business on the tax payers, who are already struggling to pay their own bills. A just government with intelligent leaders should realize that and reduce wasteful spending and cut expenses.

In Lake Helen, as Mr. Athey so appropriately points out, we have three over paid employees, that are not worth the tax payers additional burdening. They are salaried and should be on duty and on call all of the time. Some have pointed out that Don Findell has kept Wal-Mart out of Lake Helen, but I have to ask, when is the last time that anyone saw a Wal-Mart utilizing a septic system.

If you study business economics, you would understand that a large chain store does not locate to a location where there is more livestock than humans.

The residents here, that snipe at Ann Robins, do not understand the basic concerns of taxpayers. It is better to have someone that understands city expenses, then to have someone that believes the treasury is a bottomless pit.

Lake Helen is the only city that I know of that subsidizes a business that is not wholly independent, as in the Creative Arts Cafe. Those that argue that it can take four years for a business to become profitable, have never been in business, a bank or a utility company will not wait that long for payment. So, I have to ask is our Chief of Police a restaurant manager or is he the Chief of Police?

Is the last contributor implying that the city employees don't like Robbins? Why would they dislike her??

TO KION AND LOWRIDER PLEASE GET BACK TO WORK AND WHEN YOU GET HOME ON Y OUR TIME.PLEASE LISTEN TO THE CITY COMMISSION MEETINGS ON THE CITYS WEB SITE.....COGNIZANT GOOD WORD,A LITLE BIRDIE TOLD ME SO......

Okay, so I went back and listened AGAIN to the minutes of the first budget meeting,and all meetings since.

Please correct me if I heard it wrong......

Duffy had no clue where she was, special meeting on the budget or a regular meeting.

Lane didn't even show up with a copy of the proposed budget.

Burton needed to be schooled on the reasoning for the setting of a tentative millage rate.

Snowden ( for good reason ) had to leave, but is basically mute at other meetings concerning the budget.

Robbins chose to question things by line item.

Will the people who wish to speak up , please inform me of what exactly ( relating to finances or maintaining what we have) that Robbins has done to elicit this vein of disgust ?

I disagreed with her stance on the B&B,Tony Troy and a few other things but for anyone to question her dedication to questioning finances, is grasping at straws. She is the only rep who has questioned anything in detail on the proposed budget, and voted NO to raising the rate.

The rest of our elected reps seem to have followed the past.....Findell presents it....accept it.

So vote...it's simple, the majority rules.

I will entertain any legitimate offers for my property.

That will include my rights to Lake Pearl.

I agree with the comments regarding Robbins. Nobody knew how good Long was until she got in office. What a destructive, self-indulgent nightmare she's been.

Why do some people choose personal attacks over substantive issues ???

All this Ann bashing accomplishes what ? It appears there are so many angry people that they simply need a way to vent.....how sad. Remember though, the last election....Robbins vs. Long was not a close race, like all the others. Be careful what you wish for......

Just once I'd like to see bloggers from here or the News Journal stick to the issues.....vote however you please, but vote on issues, not personality or lack thereof.

There are so many guttersnipes, no wonder all the anonymity.

I must admit I voted for Ann Robins last time around. You can bet it was the last time I will vote for her. She is without a doubt the worst person this city has ever put in office. She never says anything good about anybody. She never either knows the true issues or just ignores them. This is a very freindly town and we do not need the likes of Ann Robins init.

Happy.....if you listen to the minutes, then you will certainly hear Duffy as the one who promised a wall ALSO, but you make no mention of that...I wonder why ?

Duffy was the one who claimed her friendship with "John", meaning Mica, would get her whatever she wanted.

Wait till you get the proposed tax bill next week.....see if your taxes are higher than last year, and I don't mean the school taxes, but City tax bill.

I would just as soon give the city NO taxes, and let the county keep it all, maybe then we would get some "services"

I want someone to list the "services" we are trying to maintain...maybe I missed something in the 13 years I've been here.....the 3 highest paid city employees ( Findell, Chester & Mullen) should take a 10% cut across the board.

P.S. Whoa! Comparing us to Deltona!! YIKES!

It was Robbins who grandstanded about the wall and then dropped the issue. Cooke repeatedly asked people to call him and not send email because he didn't have a computer. Everybody understands the concept of the wall but Mica couldn't justify it. It was not Lake Helen's decision and the other commissioners understood fully what was going on - again, Robbins was blowharding. You realize, of course, that raising the millage rate will not change most people's taxes because our house values have dropped so much.

I understand so much more about what's going on in the city from listening to the minutes online. You should listen to them too - it's an eye opener. I thought Robbins was the best thing to hit the city - now I know she's what will bring it down if reelected.

For Carmen Dr, I think that it was Alan "Cookie" Cookson that promised the wall, and he is gone. Ann, at the least reads her e mail from constituents, and no one else including the mayor understands the concept. To raise the millage rate flies against sound business principals, when times are hard is to kill a business as Rick Basso states, but government gives the citizens no choice, but that is not how democracy works. In the case of Lake Helen, perhaps education works, and for Ann since she can open her e mail and understand my concerns that is a plus for her. There is nothing wrong with Lake Helen, it will always be Lake Helen, even if unincorporated. Is there a write in area on the ballot?

Does anyone remember how well Deltona ran before incorporation? Perhaps Lake Helen should un incorporate, as for such a small city, it sure does pay a lot for almost non existent services.

Okay.....time for a poll.....

How many of the 11 - 12 of us bloggers wants our millage rate raised to " maintain" what we have ?

If your property value decreased by 19-20%......and you want your City millage rate raised by 15-18%, then it's simple......

It would be nice if we were spared the ugliness from the Robbins clan. I've heard her criticize her fellow commissioners and the city employees. How constructive is that?

When politicians make claims such as "continue to take direction from the citizens" it needs to have true meaning. Soundbites such as this rarely carry any weight with an informed voter. When considering re-electing a candidate, one should evaluate the candidates true record. Voters should always be weary of politicians who spend more time running down the other candidate then sticking to the facts and discussing the true issues of the day. I see that many have made comments pertaining to this article. I am retired and I live in Lake Helen. I have had the fortune, perhaps mis-fortune, of learning a great deal about some of the canidates mentioned. I saw during the prior election when Mrs. Robbins and Mr. Long were running just how low people could go to get elected, even to a small town office. I too was approached by supporters of Mrs. Robbins and Mrs. Robbins herself. I was truly appalled by their techniques. I remember the unsigned letters that were circulated. I hope that we will be spared this type of unnecessary and uncivilzed behaviour this time around.

Everytime I am approaced and the local store by Ann or her husband all they have to say is negative things about others in the city. They never speak kindly of anyone or anything in the city. This is not what is needed in Lake Helen.

Ann promised our neighborhood there would be a wall built along I-4 to calm all of the noise and to keep rif raf from coming off of the highway and into our neighborhood and the wall is now not to be. Ann promised our roads would be improved and nothing, but I see while she was in office there was work done on her road. She came to our doors and ran the local politicians down and told us everything that was wrong with the city and promised change. Change never came and it appears now that most of what we were told by Ann and her group was nothing more then a smoke screen. We foolishly listened to her and foolishly elected her. This time around if she comes to my door she can knock on it till her knuckles are bleeding, it will not be answered.

Ann Robbins taking her direction from the city??? That's the funniest thing I've ever heard!! She fleeced the city for years and was the nastiest employee in Lake Helen's history. Now she's a commissioner and gets her direction from a few malcontents around town. It's time to get rid of her. She's destroying the city and driving a deep wedge between citizens. Evaluate what she's done and you'll see it's nothing but gaseous rhetoric.

Mr. Long we need you back in office. Lake Helen needs to reunite and push the individuals who wish to create havoc to the side. Mr. Basso and Ms. Abshire are both well known and are both good people. They will both stand on their own two feet and will make decisions on their own without the influence of area realtors and others who will try to court them into their corner and influence them with their negativity. They have both been involved in the community and both have raised their children here in the community. I wish Mr. Long, Mr. Basso, and Ms. Abshire all the best. As for Mr. Snowden and the others who ramain on the commission, I want thank you for your service and I am sure through your continued leadership Lake Helen will see brighter days ahead.

Watchdog, what makes you think Findell is leaving?

Sorry Ann, but you were a mistake. Long seems like a better fit and would be 100% commited to the best interest of the city

Rebecca, how do Lewis and Buddy make each other feel good? That's kind of an odd thing to say. I'm thrilled they both are running, the city desperately needs them.

Congratulations to basso and the new lady and robbins.Why is mr Snowden unopposed?What will Snowden do when findell leaves?

Ann, Teresa and Rick...you seem to have the right agenda. Looking out for the citizens (taxpayers)for which you represent. As for Lewis and Buddy?? All they are interested in is how they can all make each other feel good. Good Luck!!