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Lake City Mayor Loses Control – Allows Vile & Uncontrolled Meeting Behavior Once Again

March 8, 2023 10:20 pm

LAKE CITY, FL – Mayor Stephen Witt once was a model for presiding over open and respectful meetings. Those are now bygone days. Mayor Witt has allowed the City’s once-model meetings to deteriorate into free-for-alls and vile exchanges between the City Council and community activist Sylvester Warren.

City Manager Paul Dyal Cancels City/County Interlocal – Does Damage Control. Did Anyone Believe Him?

March 6, 2023 12:30 pm

COLUMBIA COUNTY, FL – Controversial Lake City City Manager Paul Dyal appeared before the County 5 (Commission) last Thursday morning to do damage control after unilaterally canceling an interlocal agreement between the City and County without legal authority.

Lake City's Religious Leaders, After Years of Shootings, Crime, and Drugs, Are Waking Up & Organizing

March 5, 2023 02:00 pm

LAKE CITY, FL – Lake City’s religious leaders have finally awoken from the dead. Shootings – Crime – Drugs, an inept City Council, and a Mayor who has turned his back on Lake City dysfunction have made Lake City one of the most dangerous cities in America, with a reputation that has spread from Florida to Alaska.

HAECO Outmaneuvers Lake City: 20 Year Sweetheart Lease To Save HAECO Millions; Economic Development At Airport Threatened

January 24, 2023 03:39 am

LAKE CITY, FL – Last Tuesday evening, January 17, one of the biggest sweetheart deals in the history of Florida went down in Lake City City Hall. Negotiations between Lake City and HAECO (Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company), which began approximately 18 months ago, ended with all but one of the City Council clueless about the fair market value of its airport.

Lake City Reaching for the Lowest Common Denominator: Lowers Requirements for Assistant City Manager, 4-1

A college degree: Now you see it - now you don't.

January 19, 2023 3:15 pm

LAKE CITY, FL – The unraveling of Lake City continued at the tail end of Tuesday's drama-filled City Council meeting. Buried at the bottom of the agenda was the undated rewrite of the Assistant City Manager job description.

Lake City City Manager Search Over: 18 Months After It Began a 4-1 Vote For Ex-Utility Director Paul Dyal Leaves Most Questions Unanswered

January 5, 2023 09:50 am

LAKE CITY, FL – Tuesday evening in City Hall, there was only one lone voice asking questions and looking for answers in the final stampede to hire former City Utility Director Paul Dyal as Lake City’s permanent City Manager: Councilman Todd Sampson.

Lake City City Manager Search: No Background Check; No Credit Check; No Code of Ethics For City Manager Paul Dyal

January 3, 2023 2:10 pm

LAKE CITY, FL – Controversial City Manager Paul Dyal and his contract, now three of them, is once again front and center on tonight’s City Council agenda. Newly installed Councilman Ricky Jernigan has negotiated the final version.

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