Ocala West Coast Swing Dance
Join our every Wednesday West Coast Swing group classes at:
PM Respiratory
3306 SW 26th Ave, Suite 402
Ocala 34471
The cost for each lesson is $10 At 7 pm learn a New Dance or drill your Basics to continue building that muscle memory to improve your foundation.
Then at 8 pm learn fundamentals to bridge the basic concepts in our Beyond the Basics lesson.
Casual Attire and low or flat heels (but not flip flops) are best for this dance. No partner is needed.
Impact Fees May Return Soon
The Marion County school district will need to spend about $459.4 million over the course of the next 15 years to build new schools and expand existing schools to accommodate the projected growth in the county’s student population. Broken down that's an average of over $30 million dollars per year.
The Marion County School Board is poised to recommend that the Marion County Commission reinstate the Educational System Impact Fee on new construction to raise funds to help offset the district’s needs. Impact fees were first introduced in 2006 but have been suspended since 2011. At the time, the fee was about $4,000 for each new single-family home being built. The fees are one-time charges that local governments impose on builders and developers to offset the costs of expanding schools. Recent studies indicate that if impact fees are brought back, they may need to be higher than before to sustain the growth that the school district expects, according to the board. Increasing impact fees is restricted but with the amount of continuous growth that the county is experiencing, Marion might fall under the “extraordinary circumstances” that exempt governments from these restrictions and limitations. The school board will have two mandatory workshops, on July 6 and July 13, to discuss whether they will recommend bringing back impact fees, and how much they will be. Many residents are surprised that the builders and developers that are from other areas have not had to contribute anything towards the schools that are fast becoming overcrowded if not past that point already. While no one likes to pay taxes, in this particular instance the question isn't whether to have impact fees charged, but more so, why wasn't it done already?
Breakspot Meals Times and Locations
Food and Family Fun for FREE! Are you wanting to make memories all summer long but are concerned about how you can make ends meet while doing it? Bring your family to one or all of these library locations, do something fun, and let your kids, 18 years of age or younger, enjoy delicious BreakSpot meals. Tuesdays at 10 am in Belleview and Reddick Public Library, Wednesdays beginning at 10:30 am for the Main Library HQ and Fort McCoy, Thursdays is 3 pm in Dunnellon and 4 pm at Freedom Public Library, and Fridays at 11 am at Forest Public Library.
