College
Big South cancels spring sports
The Big South Conference announced in a Wednesday afternoon, March 18, press release that it was canceling all regular-season competition, conference championships and athletics activities ...
Terry Ramsey, Author at The Charlotte Gazette
Guest columns
$7.3 M change order and higher taxes
On June 12, 2018, the board of supervisors (BOS) approved awarding a $3.2 million Public-Private Education Infrastructure Act (PPEA) contract to Jamerson-Lewis Construction for ...
by Terry Ramsey, Wednesday, March 20, 2019 12:47 pm
Letters to the Editor
Courthouse costs questioned
Dear Editor, The Gazette’s Jan. 2, article titled “Courthouse cost explained” did not tell the whole story about why Courthouse costs exceeded the $13.9 million ...
by Terry Ramsey, Wednesday, January 16, 2019 9:31 am
Guest columns
Community schools – Another point of view
In the name of community schools, the Charlotte County School Board has decided to maintain three separate, but unequal, elementary schools at greater cost to ...
by Terry Ramsey, Wednesday, September 19, 2018 9:19 am
Letters to the Editor
Proper protocol needed
Editor, The Charlotte County Planning Commission is working to change the zoning for solar energy systems. Are their deliberations being unduly influenced by the CEO ...
by Terry Ramsey, Wednesday, August 1, 2018 9:24 am
Guest columns
Buy quality and only cry once
Are you familiar with the expression, “If you buy quality, you only cry once—Buy cheap and cry forever?” The County has just spent $3 million ...
by Terry Ramsey, Wednesday, April 18, 2018 9:10 am
Guest columns
The county is well-off and taxes are high
Charlotte County’s finances are in good shape with much cash safely tucked away in the local bank. The county just received its annual audit for ...
by Terry Ramsey, Wednesday, January 3, 2018 10:31 am
Guest columns
Supervisors struggle to prepare minutes
Our Charlotte County Board of Supervisors has struggled to prepare minutes for five open meetings held between Feb. 21 and April 3, 2017. The Freedom ...
by Terry Ramsey, Wednesday, October 25, 2017 9:47 am
Guest columns
Coyote Bounty Claimants Exposed
The Charlotte County Board of Supervisors has exposed coyote bounty claimants to the risk of identity theft by placing their social security numbers (SSN) on ...
by Terry Ramsey, Wednesday, October 18, 2017 9:54 am
Letters to the Editor
‘True leaders admit … their errors’
Dear Editor, I am concerned The Charlotte Gazette’s May 31, article titled “Policy on minutes changes” may not have communicated the full story. The title ...