Remember my posting about that beautiful Village of Parramore?
That is why I am so upset, it is now nothing but a ghost town.
Daisy Lynum former Orlando city commissioner is under investigation again
Ethic complaint and a criminal investigation
City contract to benefit a friend of whom she owed a political favor
This time she is facing 15 years in jail for bribery and extortion if convicted
Criminal investigation underway to review Lynum corruption allegations
09/21/2014
A former Orlando commissioner, who’s seen her share of controversy is at the center of both an ethics complaint, and a criminal investigation
The new complaint, that accuses Orlando Commissioner Daisy Lynum of steering a city contract to benefit a friend.
The complaint alleges Lynum steered a city contract worth 6 million tax dollars to benefit a friend to whom she owed a favor.
http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/former-orlando-commissioner-faces-ethics-complaint/nhNyW/
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Daisy Lynum 09/21/2014
10 years later, vacant land is all that remains of Parramore Village’s rebirth
Nearly 100 people lived in Parramore Village before City Hall forced them to move and razed their homes — the beginning, they were told, of the neighborhood’s rebirth. Orlando taxpayers spent $1.3 million to relocate the residents, some of whom had lived there 35 years, and to bulldoze their former homes. City officials were in a hurry to tear down Parramore Village and clear the way for a new residential community. More than 10 years later, the property remains a vacant lot, surrounded by a chain-link fence that’s falling down, and hopeful-but-outdated signs still promising new homes that aren’t coming. It’s just one of many lofty plans for Orlando’s
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/os-failed-parramore-development-20140427-story.html
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/topic/politics/government/daisy-lynum-PEPLT00007736-topic.html
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Commissioner Daisy Lynum will face another ethics probe
April 29, 2009
The latest inquiry stems from use of the commissioner’s city-issued parking pass by her son. A 2008 city audit found that Juan Lynum had used the commissioner’s pass to park free in city garages nearly every day for at least 21 months.
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2009-04-29/news/lynum_1_lynum-ethics-commissioner
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Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Commissioner Daisy Lynum Under State Investigation
Eyewitness News obtained documents that show Orlando Commissioner Daisy Lynum is under a state investigation for abusing her power. The State Ethics Commission is leading the investigation into a controversial phone call she made after her son was pulled over by an Orlando police officer.
The findings against Lynum will be made public Wednesday, but Eyewitness News has already obtained the documents that show probable cause for a deeper probe. The probable cause means the Ethics Commission will now proceed with a formal hearing of the Lynum complaint.
http://www.wftv.com/news/news/commissioner-daisy-lynum-under-state-investigation/nJnck/
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WFTV Exposes New Inflated Land Price Deal Between City of Orlando & BBIF
July 26, 2014
http://www.wftv.com/videos/news/orlando-leaders-keep-quiet-about-inflated-land/vCkTdf/
and
http://ilikemike.me/wftv-exposes-new-inflated-land-price-deal-between-city-of-orlando-bbif/
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