Dear Observer, I honestly don’t know where else to turn for help, so I am writing you in the hopes that someone will listen. My name is Betty Bush. My husband, Harry, and I are homebound and cannot drive. We have lived at 117 Myrtle Lane, just off Swindell Road in Plant City, for over […]
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Letter to the Editor 05.15.25
Tax Mechanisms and Ethics If one goes down the rat hole of economic theories and morality discussions regarding various tax mechanisms the issues get predictably muddied with paralysis of analysis. The systems are often like a small aquarium of competing pretty fish and snails in that, if you don’t change the water often and then shortly […]
Continue ReadingLetter to the Editor 05.08.25
Dear Editor, You can do a quick search right now…Picklball/Florida/Lawsuits. Certainly, Citizens of Plant City want Pickleball. It is a sport that has been played in all 50 states since 1990! No, the residents surrounding this already existing park do NOT want it right across the street from their bedrooms! We have been telling the […]
Continue ReadingLetter to the Editor 03.13.25
Walden Lake, the shining star of Plant City, has been part of our great city for almost 50 yrs. But, it didn’t just happen. The property was peppered with lakes ponds, and sink holes, basically worthless, not buildable, and not called Walden Lake. In fact there is a body of water called Mud Lake. Mr. […]
Continue ReadingLetter to the Editor 11.14.24
Dear Editor, As a small business owner and resident of Plant City, I am deeply concerned about the ongoing impacts of new development on our rural residences and agricultural environment. Recent hurricanes have highlighted the urgent need for better runoff management and Plant City leadership cannot stand idly by, naively believing that “runoff will be […]
Continue ReadingLetter to the Editor 10.24.24
I’d Rather Have Been Wrong Fox News 13 reported Plant City faced “unprecedented” flooding due to Hurricane Milton. City Manager Bill McDaniel, in a Facebook live update, stated that over a foot of rain fell during the storm. Many roads became impassable, with water reaching the door level of several vehicles. The heavy rainfall in […]
Continue ReadingLetter to the Editor 10.17.24
WALDEN LAKE MALIGNED BY AN ANONYMOUS SOURCE Just hours following the worst Hurricane in decades, I picked up the PLANT CITY OBSERVER and read – “OLD WALDEN LAKE GOLF COURSE STILL FALLING APART – NO CURRENT PATH FORWARD TO SOLVE PROBLEM”. Your paper had the temerity to publish this “story” knowing full well a hurricane […]
Continue ReadingREVAMPED SUBARU CROSSTREK IS A STEAL OF A DEAL!
Since debuting more than a decade ago, it is Subaru’s fastest-selling compact SUV. A record 155,142 Crosstreks hit the road in 2022. We can expect additional records to be broken by the totally redesigned ride this year. For 2024, the Crosstrek has preserved the engine, transmission and other mechanical components, but otherwise is like an […]
Continue ReadingLetter to the Editor 1.25.24
Plant City is undergoing a fundamental shift from our agricultural roots and in the words of Mayor Nathan Kilton, “Plant City is no longer a rural community.” Tomorrow’s future lies in solidifying our fiscal responsibility; underpinning that is a need to urbanize. Our new communities have increased City expenditures far beyond the residential taxbase. This […]
Continue ReadingLetter to the Editor- Washed Away by Development
Development will happen in a growing area such as ours, but is it unreasonable to hope instruments such as zoning guidelines and master plans can safeguard against destructive projects? Residents are occasionally successful influencing efforts to re-zone properties, but the next project always comes trying to make a bigger wave. Despite many available properties zoned and […]
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