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Hi AJ, I would compile a list of the stuff they made I would then take a look at the sites. Odds are, some are actually good sites with good traffic. You should be able to get a few good ones at least.  You can opt to change the content. Keep those and remove the links on the rest. IF they had unlinked brand mentions, just remove those mentions as well. No need to take down the whole thing If you want, you can actually replace the links and point it to one of your employees blogs, a social property or somethin' that isn't really ranking or has nothing to lose - Just being honest here because simply repurposing it instead of scrapping a whole year's worth of your "investment" is always better in my eyes.

Yes, high quality links will be what easily makes and breaks any SEO attempt. You're onto something when you say local chamber links, getting links from places like that is usually doable and should be something that you explore.

AJ, I took a look at your backlink profile and it's pretty clear what the problem is.  You basically have nothing but spam backlinks (I will PM you examples).  It looks like there was a big influx of links around September 2013.  Did you pay someone to do SEO about 6 months ago? Your site doesn't look bad, but it's got some instances of over-optimization (again, I'll PM you examples). You should definitely verify Google Webmaster Tools, if you haven't already, and check to see if you have a manual action against you from Google.  After looking at your backlink profile, I would be surprised if you don't have one.  However, if you don't, it may be coming soon.  If you don't know how to do the backlink cleanup and reconsideration request yourself, it would be a good idea to hire someone with experience.

Sounds like a great idea. I would, of course, put some unique static content on the page, as well, explaining what you do in Orlando, and then have a constantly refreshed section of lead-ins for your blog posts. I think that makes sense!