HomeMy WebLinkAboutWinter Springs News-1996 What's black and white and published
by the Winter Springs mayor?
A11 the news that is fit to... Winter paper will deal with the happenings of
Springs has a new weekly newspa- the commission. The staples of this pa-
per-The Winter Springs News— per will be letters to the editor, school
and its publisher is Mayor John Bush. news, Little League scores and report-
Bush's role in the paper has raised a ing the positive happenings in Winter
few eyebrows and sparked comments at Springs.
a City Commission meeting about the Columbo decided to start the paper
eight-page paper being a political forum after moving to Winter Springs from
for the mayor. New England where strong community
Bush, who is up for re-election this papers are common. Columbo writes the
fall, says nothing could be further from paper out of his home. It is available
the facts. "I'm exercising my first free at more than 30 spots around the
amendment right," said Bush, who met city.
the editor while cruising the Internet. -
to wt or
Bush has a limited role in how stories
are played in the community paper, he
said.
"I don't even know what a publisher
I does,"Bush joked.
The driving force behind the newspa-
per's content is editor George Columbo,
who is a public speaker and technology
writer. Columbo said very little of the
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The paper is beginning
to heavily report the ac-
of s �
tivities of the Winter
Winter Springs Mayor John Springs Commission —
Bush last week sold his stock in including personality
The Winter Springs News and spats: (The mayor) did
stepped down as publisher. He
said he did not want his elected not want his position to
position to interfere with the new
weekly newspaper. %nterfere with stories or
The paper is beginner to heat'- editorials.
ily report the activities of the Win-
ter Springs Commission—includ-
ing personality spats. Bush did against city odes. Kruppenbacher
not want his position to interfere said many people missed meet-
with stories or editorials. ings but did not return reimburse-
Bush said he would continue to ment checks. The city now re-
occasionally write for the paper, quires attendance for those paid.
which can be picked up for free in Langellotti, who wanted Krim-
spots around town. penbacher to send the matter to
�, A/ he State Attorney's Office, said
he would pursue the issue as a
Speaking of personality spats, private citizen.
the Winter Springs Commission
has decided that it will not take
any action against Commissioner
Cindy Gennell.
Commissioners John Langellotti
and John Ferring have criticized
Gennell for taking reimbursement 7: WINTER SPRINGS
money in the early 1990s for meet-
ings of the city's beautification Thefts/break-Ina
board that she did not attend.
Gennell missed six meetings of • Whitehall Boulevard, between 7:30
the board in 1991 and 1992 be- p.m. March 25 and'9 a.m. Mardi 26.
cause of family illness. It was the Someone stole a bungs their valued et
city's practice to send out $50 ans part �x. p0°i area of
at
an apartment to R complex.
board monthly members,mb reimbursement whether they at- State 27.S me 906 e i into the
tended members, whether they at- pro. March 27.Someone broke a itoo tha
tented tee meetings or not. pro shop of a golf course and took a
:Attorney Frank Kruppenbacher safe with$5,000 cash Inside It.
said Gennell did nothing illegal or -
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