Government

Webster has moved into its new City Hall, which is actually renovated offices consisting of three main buildings with separate entrances at 155 E. Central Ave.
City Clerk Sarah Snider said she is pleased with the move because there is much more room overall with additional offices including a separate office for Mayor Stephen Croft.
City employees have moved in, and City Hall is functioning smoother because of the added space, according to Snider.

The City of Wildwood plans to install a pedestrian signal that would allow pedestrians to more safely cross U.S. 301 at the intersection of Rutland Street in downtown Wildwood, according to a letter from City Manager Robert Smith addressed to the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT).
The signal would provide safe passage for pedestrians between the historic downtown and residential district on the west, and government, health, commercial, educational and residential facilities on the east side of U.S. 301.

The Southwest Florida Water Management District’s Governing Board Tuesday renewed and modified a water use permit for the City of Bushnell.
The modified permit increases the permitted quantities for the city. The previous annual average permitted quantity was 550,000 gallons of water per day. The new permitted quantity is 1.37 million gallons per day.

The days when working for the county meant enjoying perpetual employment with good benefits until or unless one committed a significant infraction are disappearing about as quickly as privatization is implemented by county administrators.
Among the top “organizational goals” for County Administrator Bradley Arnold, as listed in a county report, is implementation of the privatization of certain departments within the county, for example, the Transit Department.