Extension Program, and Boards of County Commissioners Cooperating. Here are a few samples from a recent listing of programs. About the same time, the county began compiling evidence suggesting its drainage project wasn't at fault. Two decades in the sport had taken a toll on his body, however. An audit says a county project that integrates public records is years behind schedule. Attorneys also turned up a video that appeared to show Blair wrestling in Japan, after the fall he said ended his career.

Gordon, of public works, said the county made a mistake when it pumped muck, much of it duck droppings, from a neighboring pond into Noreast. He's been painted as a developer-friendly ideologue without concern for the environment. Blair said he's seen others, including Jim Norman, the current county commission chairman restrict public comment. For the early part of Blair's tenure on the board, he sat in the shadow of another outspoken commissioner, Ronda Storms. Records show that the county hired Canfield to work on only one other lake management plan besides Noreast and Forest Hills. He said he has no regrets about his three years in office, and that when he's spoken too bluntly he's said he sorry. At the meeting, which the county videotaped, Blair told his neighbors he wanted all lakes treated equally, but did note Noreast's troubles. The attention and money spent on Noreast Lake comes as county departments are bracing for severe budget cuts, ones that Blair has demanded. One opponent has filed with the elections office; Kevin Beckner, a Democratic financial planner. The next day, then-Commissioner Ronda Storms warned him not to skip the regular application process for that money. During this period, nutrients such as phosphorous and nitrogen at Noreast Lake reached record levels, producing a purple ooze that coated the lake's surface.

That was for East Lake, a 100-acre lake with one of the highest concentrations of nutrients, which can choke a lake's oxygen supply. Some residents blamed the flood project for the conditions. Activists have vowed to target his campaign as payback for the wetlands vote. In Pinellas, land deal with Property Appraiser Jim Smith raises questions. Part of his troubles, he pointed out, can be traced to the state's open meetings laws. He said this likely contributed to lake conditions, but only temporarily. As a public official, though, that brash behavior has invited criticism. If they weren't happy with him, he wondered, 'Why would they have elected me in the first place? That's what I advertised. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.

Environmentalists consider him the ringleader of a failed move to disband local wetlands oversight. Blair left early, and later, many of his neighbors blasted the project, saying it benefited only Blair's lake. How about an hour of Mayor Iorio's annual holiday cooking show? Don't worry if you miss it, it replays Mondays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Blair said Noreast isn't pork because it poses health risks. Blair has filed for re-election in November 2008, and he said fundraising is off to a good start.