Duke not responsible for growing county’s economy
THE ISSUE: County manager says more needs to be done to offset loss of nuclear plant. OUR OPINION: Event forced the county to refocus economic development efforts. At a recent meeting with federal officials to discuss decommissioning issues at the now-closed Crystal River Nuclear Plant, County Administrator Randy Oliver told officials that more must be done to mitigate the loss of jobs and hit to the county tax base caused by the plant closing.
