Thank you LWV for your reporting on this important part of our community life. It is good for parents and school taxpayers to know how the comunity's children are educated and how the tax money is spent! Thanks again for so thoroughly covering the issues.
Good for you and your organization Brice. Keep up the fight. Our best hope is for a change in county leadership at the next election. Protection of our fragile marine environment should be of great concern to all of us as it links to our physical and mental health and is crucial to our economy.
Wow... hubris.
New College was already one of the best liberal arts colleges in the nation. They turned out more students that went on to achieve their PHD than any other college in the United States.
Mitch, I just want to point out that the only "expert" the board could pay enough to sign off on what they wanted him to say is no coincidence. This man by his own account is a "China hand" at least that's how he is quoted on Marist.org website. Google "Daniel DeLisi China" and you'll see what I'm talking about. The board uses his report like the Steele dossier, everybody knows its made up baloney but when it's convenient they don't care. Somebody told KVO this is about government over reach, that's a little high for him, but that's what he is saying. He and the others puppets are only acquanted with incompetence, they are over their heads.
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Glenn, these fools lead by KVO, have no conscience or soul. They are straight up amoral hypocrites. They let Daniel DeLisi (google "Dabiel Delisi China") insult all Manatee County residents. It is a historic mistake for short term gain by profiteers, carpetbaggers (Comissioner Taylor now on his forth country) and a win for enemies of America. Just as you say this will snuff out wildlife and impact our environment. It will lead to inevitable property loss by flood for those new developments to be built in flood zone A. It will increase risk to life when we are impacted by a major hurricane in those newly developed wetlands. These dunces will never be held accountable because they will have already made their money (penny's on the millions $ from developers) and booted from the commission. A sad day is coming that makes absolutely no sense and is lead by fools.
Suggest reprinting some gem from Craig Pittman on a regular basis... few are able to leave us chuckling even though being delivered the bad news few will publish...
Thank you for this detailed account of the sleazy money flowing around our BoCC. People need to take this information and act accordingly. This is not a partisan issue, this is straight corruption.
And yet...... The County Commissioners refuse to add positions in this department. She withdrew the request due to no support for the past two years. Some Commissioners have had issues with IG's performance, uncovering problems that involve them or friends.
So much for the national search that cost thousands of taxpayers dollars to bring in an "outside" administrator. One well greased developers wheel is now administrator.
So much for the "national" search that costs the taxpayers a lot of money to the firm and for flying the top picks in.
Funny did not see a resume attached anywhere and he did not apply to the national search team. How does that work?
Same old same old and business as usual for the developers. They didn't even have to buy this one off just a nudge from the commissioners they already own.
What you allow .... will continue
Thank you Lee Washington..Rahn And Vanessa's thick as thieves....here we are stuck With a bunch of corruption on this BOCC...OBVIOUS SUNSHINE VIOLATIONS AND THIS BOCC SUCKS.WELL DONE VOTERS..CONTINOUSLY REAPING WHAT VOTERS SOWED...
The city of Bradenton allows developers to build non affordable housing on our city parks and builds NO affordable housing. It's as simple as that Moore. Compassion? As just shown the COB has none. Collect some damn impact fees, quit forgiving them, use city land but not parkland. As far as loving engagement, the citizens speak but are not engaged both ways. The council just stares at and ignores citizens concerns, limits the agenda speaking time allotment last minute. The only thing the City of Bradenton is engaged with is developers filling their campaign war chests and back room deals.
I also attended a Kimley-Horn public input session, which was well conducted. Our group voiced and documented many of the same concerns: land conservation, housing affordability, water quality, traffic issues, and leadership accountability and integrity. The irony is that what the public voices as important often seems in direct opposition to this BOCC actions and focus. Most on our BOCC ignore and don't respond to citizens concerns or comments. A perfect example of actions contrary to public input, which includes highly qualified scientists and life long conservationists, is the proposed rollback of our wetlands buffers. Many of us have written to and spoken in public addressing our Commissioners, only to be ignored and at times smirked at and berated. How immature and unprofessional! To say we need new leadership is an understatement! I have lived in Manatee County 60 years and have NEVER seen anything like this. Ruth Lawler
Would enjoy seeing regular articles by Craig Pittman. He, other reportes at the Florida Phoenix, and Jason Garcia (Seeking Rents) provide coverage of statewide issues of concern. Perhaps this unscientific "treatment" is the source of the nasty taste of your drinking water. By the time it gets into your intestines, it likely is killing off the "flora" needed for health. What are you doing to get others to sign the petition for the Florida Right To Clean Water? It takes the signatures of registered Florida voters to put this on the ballot — so the voters may choose whether to establish their right to clean and healthy waters.
So much for local governments and local control.
When a bad political consultant influences our local board of county commissioners speaks volumes about the integrity of the board.
Pedicini does not live in manatee county, does not vote in manatee county, pays no taxes in manatee county.
Why on earth would our commissioners entertain any advice from this bad actor of political chaos and calamity.
Let him go influence and corrupt the other 66 counties,
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