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Posted on November 17 at 5:40 a.m.
Once again, maybe I'm missing something. Isn't it the contrator's responsibility to be in compliance with the work being done? Isn't the city just being told about the issue because they should be holding the contractors responsible? If this were the situation at my house I would be telling the contractors to stop all the work until they got the proper permitting straightened out. And I surely wouldn't be doing the legwork! Think that might be the biggest problem here. Bill Moss and Company does not deal with ths like it is their own. Doesn't protect the checkbook like its his own money. Guarantee that his personal savings wouldn't go from 30 million to 4 million! Same goes for the current council members. In the corporate world someone like Bill Moss would already be fired. And if the city of Marco would be looked at like a corporation, stockholders would be selling their stock! Which they are, look at all the people that already left the island, look at all the for sale signs. Then the few remaining stockholders would vote in a new board of directors, which we will come January!
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Posted on November 8 at 7:24 p.m.
Mr. Trotter obviously thinks that his election will be decided behind closed doors at a special meeting of the council with Bill Moss present. At that immaginary meeting those councilors that do not agree with re-electing Mr. Trotter will be verbally assaulted by the pro STRP council members. One particular councilman/lawyer will go on to say that he has proof (pictures no less) that those dissenting council members have planted Hydrogen Sulfide in our ground water. Terri DiSciullo will both vote for and against his re-election. His candidacy will eventually be struck down by the courts only to have the council appeal the decision. LOL, its funny because its so possible with this city government.
Mr. Trotter the voters actually get to have a say in your re-election! What are you trying to do? Guage exactly how much the current council is hated?
Mr. Trotter Quality Enterprises does not have a vote in your re-election! Sorry. And even though Bill Moss still gets to vote because he is a resident/voter, his vote only counts as one vote now.
Mr. Trotter you most definately are not the worst member of the current council. As good of a person as you are you will be voted out. Because you signify everything that is wrong with the current council. You represent all the disillusion that the current council works from. And the contempt the current council has towards its constituents.
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Posted on November 8 at 6:05 a.m.
Mr. Trotter obviously thinks that his election will be decided behind closed doors at a special meeting of the council with Bill Moss present. At that immaginary meeting those councilors that do not agree with re-electing Mr. Trotter will be verbally assaulted by the pro STRP council members. One particular councilman/lawyer will go on to say that he has proof (pictures no less) that those dissenting council members have planted Hydrogen Sulfide in our ground water. Terri DiSciullo will both vote for and against his re-election. His candidacy will eventually be struck down by the courts only to have the council appeal the decision. LOL, its funny because its so possible with this city government.
Mr. Trotter the voters actually get to have a say in your re-election! What are you trying to do? Guage exactly how much the current council is hated?
Mr. Trotter Quality Enterprises does not have a vote in your re-election! Sorry. And even though Bill Moss still gets to vote because he is a resident/voter, his vote only counts as one vote now.
Mr. Trotter you most definately are not the worst member of the current council. As good of a person as you are you will be voted out. Because you signify everything that is wrong with the current council. You represent all the disillusion that the current council works from. And the contempt the current council has towards its constituents.
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Posted on November 6 at 7:04 p.m.
Need to focus on a couple of points here...regardless of what our city council, city manager and staff knows, Quality Enterprises is the supposed expert in the project. Otherwise we would be hiring day laborers to get this job done. Mr. Gabriel says that "the contractor could argue that it relied on the dewatering plan specifications provided by the city, which fails to reference any potential hydrogen sulfide issues relating to the dewatering operations". This would be like an electrician installing something wrong because the customer wanted it that way. It is the PROFESSIONAL'S responsibility to explain to the client what the scope of work should entail. Quality Enterprises should have more experience in digging ditches than any of our city leaders. And should be more aware of what is under the surface than anyone else. This can not possibly be the first time that ditches have been dug in an environment such as ours. Electricians know that if a house was built before a certain time the house would most likely not be up to code, they don't need to rip out walls to know this!
Fact of the matter is that (once again) someone at city hall is misspeaking. They are giving their own uninformed opinion in such a way that it will cause irreversble damage to the citizens of Marco Island. These unintended mistakes will be quoted as gospel by the contractor and used against us. And we will pay for it.
Why are we still comfortable at City Hall with constantly setting poor precedence? We've done it before with allowing the asbestos debacle to be paid for by the city. We've done it by allowing a councilperson to lie saying he had proof that the asbestos was planted by certain individuals then not holding him accountable (he should be disbarred and in jail). We've done it by allowing the Glon property to be used for an unintended use (for free). We've done it by council behaving poorly towards the citizens (in public, at council meetings). We've allowed it by stepping in on the H2S situation and attempting to remedy it ourselves, thereby transferring the responsibility away from the responsible party. Instead of saying "Mr. Contractor, you have a health issue here. Stop and fix it before you continue." We have a Homer Simpson wanna-be making some assinine contraption. Once again making it appear that the city (not QE) is responsible. 'The city acts like it is responsible for the situation so it must be' is the defense QE will use. Now lets let them also say that city council has been informed by their legal representation that QE is not responsible. Even if its a lie.
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Posted on November 6 at 6:04 a.m.
OK, wait untill you hear this "loud minority" come election day! Don't remember an official poll for the STRP. Do not care what the MICA members ever chose in one of their polls. Where was the real, official poll? Think they call it a VOTE! Don't remember voting for the STRP. Nope, the city just decided to help themselves to our wallets! Biggest city issue since incorporation, and the people don't get a voice.
I, like many others, refuse to vote for anyone that does not acknowledge the fact that the way the water utilities purchase and how the STRP was presented and approved was and is WRONG! Add to that the misuse of the Glon property (think we voted for a park), the asbestos, the dewatering, etc.
This city is out of control! Only vote for a candidate that will denounce the current situations!
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Posted on November 4 at 7:15 p.m.
Shouldn't this be covered by the taxes that we pay for gasoline. And these highway, etc. taxes are done as a percentage of the wholesale price NOT as a flat rate per gallon....so now there is a huge amount put into highway funding per gallon, more than ever before. I think we are already paying the toll!
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Posted on October 3 at 10:27 p.m.
I say we avoid this unnecessary expense and send Rony Joel to Home Depot to pick up another load of plywood! I really want to know a few things 1)Why the people responsible for this project (that would be Rony Joel and the contractor performing the work) do not know that hydrogen sulfide filtration mechanisms exist. 2) "Moss said his staff didn’t pick up any smell when they went to the site, but he chose to act quickly and shut the pump down regardless." When it gets to be TOO CONCENTRATED it has NO ODOR! Hey, Mr. Moss, 'they didn't pick up any smell'=It was probably above the level that you can smell it at. 3) What grade did Dr. Jory Westbury give Rony Joel for his "Make-The-Smell-Go-Away-Machine" at the science fair?
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Posted on September 25 at 3:36 p.m.
Now I wonder who Councilman Tucker will blame for placing hydrogen sulfide in the Apataki dewatering area? I'm sure he has pictures of that too. And what about our Island's own Homer Simpson turned MacGyver...Rony Joel...does his "make the smell go away machine" really work? Isn't it logical to assume that both Mr. Moss and Mr. Joel have done something criminal? They both put the citizens of this island at great risk by not taking proper precautions. They both have ignored citizens of this island that have been attempting to point out these health hazards. At the very least they have behaved in the most irresponsible way possible. Hey, lets give Moss another 6% raise!
Posted on September 25 at 10:24 a.m.
kricket, I hear you except much of what you list was there before Mr. Souza. I see that you did not list the "Simply Silly Celebration". Oh, forgot, it doesn't exist anymore. Holiday Events, hope you aren't talking about the bigger holiday events like Christmas Island Style which is done by volunteers other than Souza and crew. Sports Camp, isn't that the summer program that is outsourced and not run by the recreation department? With dwindling enrollment? Do you remember Terry DiSciulla explaining that the recreation department will cost less than outsourcing it to the YMCA? And here we are spending ten times the amount. An extra 1.8 Million Dollars. I would like to agree that the park does look nice, and the fields look nice too. As to the YMCA sticking to their own stuff, I totally agree...could you please tell Mr. Souza to stop attempting to duplicate their programs?
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Posted on May 9 at 10:03 a.m.
I do not understand how freezing an iguana is a humane form of euthanasia. And what happens when he thaws out in your garbage? And will the iguana transmit the salmonella that it carries to my Stouffer's steam fresh broccoli? Or will I open the freezer to find the broccoli missing? And can I get the iguana to leave me a note telling me if the light really does go out after I close the door?
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