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than corn- ery had too many tables, 31 ' i /", t our money back and let us (EN`
teato the among other things, for j � 6 r , t'°!, , ▪,'a v ' go,"she said.
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t' you've lost intended to fund.The city a�'*, a �% e Russ Lemmon is a columnist for A
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where bastion Taxpayer Alliance
Debbie you've in- protested the Fisherman's Fisherman's Landing is on Indian River Drive in Sebastian. blog at TCPalm.com/lemmon. IN
McManus heart your d Landing set-up,saying it
Contact him at 772-978-2205 or A
heart and was taking away business "I got the feeling that purpose of what redevel- russ.lemmon @scripps.com.He IN l
soul—not from nearby restaurants. by the end of September, opment dollars are for,this will appear on WTTB 1490 AM's. TH
to mention' "Your tax dollars are no one was looking out for is the project." "Morning Magazine"at 8:50 TRA
more than being used to put your us,"McManus said. Rich Stinger,the attor- a.m.Friday.
F $100,000. friends out of business," She felt her family got ney representing Fisher-
And to the group's flier said. thrown under the bus. man's Landing Sebastian, A
lose it two McManus said the flier She said there's no way which has a lease with the eDicic i
months of was the beginning of the "a concession stand"will city, said private public 1
ter opening end for the business. generate enough revenue partnerships are always i ' SE
Brittney only adds to "Our business has all to pay the bills.Her share complicated: roaver�ti'MAC ilia oNea'
Keane the misery. but ceased,"she said. of last month's electric "I don't think there's Pei.Aa paid for and nn COea p
Fisher- Are you happy now,fel- bill was roughly $3,000 nothing that couldn't b Dick W :er for Vero Beach cr councl' I
man's Landing in Sebas- low restaurant owners? and the gas bill was about s ,,r;�p
tian will be closing Friday Your smear campaign $2,000.Her prepaid rent is r Seruinci ,
worked. You effectively $2,000 month.Plus,there's
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I The eatery has been ran Debbie McManus and 22 e,mployees. ,1 ,r R.
mired in controversy her daughter,Brittney Ke- "I can't make it on a + Riuer:,`` A
for the past month, as ane,out of town.(They're concession stand with wtin 'g;+r . Comity' 0
some nearby restaurants from Fort Pierce,and have that kind of overhead r;, a �"1f ,for.QF/er SE
squawked loudly that it operated a restaurant there she said."If we can't pay II
wasn't in compliance with for more than 20 years.) our bills,we can't stay in z ,,
the Stan Mayfield Work- "We are innocent in business:' , �� � a �! BdrSr
funded the redevelopment the city has has allowed us
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Sebastian City Manager of the eatery,she was told Minner said."If we had a i
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