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Scott Ellis was born in West Virginia, but grew up in Eau Gallie. He graduated from Eau Gallie High School in 1976 and joined the Air Force where he served until 1980, leaving as a Sergeant. Scott earned a Bachelors in Computer Science at the University of Central Florida in 1983, following it up with an MBA in 1985. Between 1984 and 2000, Scott worked for RCA, Northrop Grumman, and Harris. He served as Brevard County Commissioner from 1993 to 1996. In November 2000, Scott Ellis was elected as the Clerk of Court and is currently still serving Brevard County citizens in that capacity.

Misdirection on the SBA Fund Run and Lockdown

Posted in December 4th, 2007
by Scott Ellis in Budget

Listening to the radio this morning, I heard a completely bizarre interpretation of the recent run on and closing of the State Board of Adminstration (SBA) fund of local government dollars. The State Representative on the talk show claimed the reason the SBA had hit the rocks was greed on the part of local governments, [...]

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Comment on the passage of the EEL Hunter’s Brooke purchase

Posted in November 14th, 2007
by Scott Ellis in Development

One of the primary bones of contention for 18 months has been the appraisals. As we have argued, the appraisals fail to reflect the market conditions of a rapidly declining real estate market.  We have been told that since no one on the County Staff is a certified appraiser, no one there can review the [...]

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Public Money, Private Gain

Posted in November 7th, 2007
by Scott Ellis in Development

I know this is most likely an off-the-wall subject for many, but recent Florida Today articles on the Economic Development Commission (EDC) and the smoke they blow finally led me to blow off a little steam of my own. Not only do Brevard County taxpayers fork over $1.5 million to the EDC, but just last [...]

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