Money shifting...

Twice in one week we have heard from Commissioner Kingsley that the state of Florida is mysteriously shifting money away from Hernando County. Both of these instances of money shifting have proven to be incorrect. The Hernando County dredge project is on target with all the state funding intake, as is the FDOT five-year tentative work plan, with the distribution of allocated money for Hernando County. Did Commissioner Kingsley act impetuously to a perceived shifting of money for the Hernando Beach dredge project last week, and today, with his concerns to focus on the Florida Department of Transportation shifting money from the our county? It is an odd coincidence that Commissioner Russell worked directly on both of these projects while he was our state representative. Mr. Russell worked with Senator Fasano for the dredge project funding and he was also the chairman of the transportation committee in Tallahassee. Why did Commissioner Kingsley write a letter to the Florida Department of Transportation Secretary, Donald Skelton expressing his concerns about the State Road 50 funding without getting the consensus of the entire board of county commissioners? It seems that if there was a real perception of funding loss, it would have been prudent for Chairwoman Diane Rowden to pen the letter to Donald Skelton. Was Mr. Kingsley truly concerned with county funding or was it his way to undermine Commissioner Russell before he had time to get his feet wet on the Hernando County Board of Commissioners?