Spiked, pink high heels...

About eight years ago, Hernando County had a commissioner who took it upon herself to inspect people's homes, the roof of the fairgrounds building, etc. in her spiked, pink high heels. Her name was Patricia Novy. She was a very nice woman but was nicknamed "the maverick" for her antics in the community. The one antic she was most famous for was filing complaints against Grant Tolbert at the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. These complaints cost Hernando County considerable sums of money and all complaints were dismissed by the DBPR. Ms. Novy was on a mission to undermine the Hernando County Building Department's director, Grant Tolbert. This little step back in time is to illustrate the connection with Commissioner Kingsley rallying the upset homeowners and the former Commissioner Novy. It seems Mr. Kingsley arranged a meeting at the Senior Citizens Club of Hernando County on Wednesday night to listen to problems residents were having with local contractors but he forgot one thing. He forgot to invite Mr. Tolbert to his party. Grant Tolbert was the one person that could have answered the questions of the homeowners, with directness and clarity, was not invited to the meeting, and the question is why? Somehow, this is like going to your auto mechanics shop and having his secretary diagnosis your vehicle. Mr. Kingsley stated the meeting was meant to gather information, see what he needed to do, and who he needed to talk with, and then said it really worked out well. Who did it really work out well for? Mr. Kingsley? Yes, there are some shoddy contractors in Hernando County but they are very few in actual numbers, thanks, in part, to Mr. Grant Tolbert, and the professionals that work in the Development Department.