http://juliescales.com/blog Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:52:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_140" align="aligncenter" width="499" caption="Honeymoon Island State Park"][/caption] Address to Dunedin Council of Organizations Honeymoon Pavilion November 20, 2009 For those of you who follow City business, you may have noticed that in recent years, and for the first time in the City’s history, the Commission has made economic development a top priority.  Part ... http://juliescales.com/blog/?p=141 “It was a long time coming but, finally, the new Community Center at Palm Lake Village is up, open and running,!” exclaimed Vice-Mayor Julie Scales at the official opening of the Center.   On Tuesday, October 13th, the Palm Lake Village Housing Corporation and the Pinellas County Housing Authority celebrated the ... http://juliescales.com/blog/?p=136 October is International Walk to School Month and, on October 7th, I had the delightful mission of walking with students and their parents from Hammock Park to San Jose Elementary School on San Mateo Drive.   Also participating in the walk, and promoting health and safety, were Deputy Jan Wagner of ... http://juliescales.com/blog/?p=131 The Dunedin south side neighborhood is important to the vitality of our city.  Over the last several months, I have called for new action that I believe could lead to overall improvements and enhancements of this area. First and foremost is addressing serious drainage issues that have plagued this neighborhood for ... http://juliescales.com/blog/?p=113 The newly formed Dunedin Youth Sailing Association, Inc.  launched its program in August by holding registration at the Dunedin Boat Club.  The level of interest in this sailing program for children aged 8-16 was evidenced by four times the anticipated number of children who signed up for the program. 43 boys and ... http://juliescales.com/blog/?p=108 No stranger to Dunedin, Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas County turned over the keys to a 1,500 sq. ft., 3 bedroom, 2 bath home in Dunedin to a deserving family on July 25th.  Habitat for Humanity converted a distressed investor own house into a newly renovated home occupied by the ... http://juliescales.com/blog/?p=94 The City is getting closer to a balanced budget by focusing on structural changes that will continue to benefit us into the future. Congratulations to City Manager Rob DiSpirito and his excellent staff for proposing a budget that addresses a $3.3 million shortfall while avoiding cuts in services. Following are ... http://juliescales.com/blog/?p=88 The Dunedin City Commission voted for a major improvement to the Dunedin Causeway, the entrance to Honeymoon Island and Caladesi State Parks where more than one million visitors travel each year.  Dunedin Vice Mayor, Julie Scales, a long time proponent of this effort applauded the effort. Follow this link to ... http://juliescales.com/blog/?p=42 Vice-Mayor Julie Scales Praises Proposed Improvements for Dunedin Isles Country Club Neighborhood In late May, the City sponsored a public meeting at the Dunedin Community Center to present a number of infrastructure improvements to the Dunedin Isles Country Club neighborhood. Long plagued by flooding issues during heavy rains, the neighborhood will first ... http://juliescales.com/blog/?p=20   Julie ScalesWhy a blog?  An ancient Greek philosopher once said that you can never step in the same river twice.  The flowing waters of the river ensure that, though it may look the same, it is always changing.  There are many changes going on in Dunedin, many of which may not ... http://juliescales.com/blog/?p=1