Who would have guessed? Not counting the more than 3,000 voters that voted against the current crop of politicos in Marco Island (most of whom have sold their homes or are trying to), this couldn't have happened to a nicer bunch of people. Hope this trend continues and you all get what you wanted for Marco Island. Glad to be gone.

I really thought I would never write in these blogs again. But like all good intentions this one too must be dropped. Mr. Tucker, you are a real piece of work. You'r statement that Mr. Enman was "attempting to malign and smear Judge Garretson ... ” is incredible. How is it that a public document by the Florida Courts maligns anyone? Are you implying that the findings and opinion, published and endorsed by the Florida Supreme Court are false or contrived. There is nothing "personal" in Mr. Enman's actions. He simply gave factual documented evidence relating past behvior of a member of your firm to a group of elected officials trying to decide if they want to hire your firm. Unfortunatly for your firm, your partner's behavior was found to be serious enough to document and record in the Court's public records. That behavior was not Mr. Enman's doing. Mr. Enman is only the messenger. You should have known that this information would be made public again. After all, it was your decision to send the letter to the Council asking that your firm be considered for the job, not Mr. Enman. Take responsiblity and be accountable. Judge Garretson may have been rehabilitated by your firm but it was your action that led to the direct further disclosure of her past behavior not Mr. Enman's actions. You not only owe Mr. Enman an apology but also Judge Garretson. It was your action and desire to promote your firm that exposed your partner to further examination.

What kind of relationship does Ms. Williams and John Arceri have? Do some background on him and you will discover that he is not what he seems. He may have served as a Councilman but he ran unopposed and served without any contiuency. When given a second chance to run for a second term, he showed no courage. He declined because even he knew, he could not win against another candidate. Now, you seek his opinion on numerous stories. Why do you perceive him as the grand old sage of Marco Island? This fellow wasted millions of our tax dollars buying a water treatment plant that was falling apart. Sewer infrastructure that was failing and continues to leak raw sewage. He let the previous owners of the plant rape and pillage the company without making any demands to recoup lost resources established for the plant's refurbishment and upgrade. To make up for his lack of due diligence he developed and promoted the STRP, a multi-million dollar program that was so ill conceived it caused three years of political conflict on our island. I ask again, who cares what he thinks? Send his opinions to the rubish bin where they belong. He is a retired municipal mid-level executive whose greatest achievement is becoming a Marco Island Councilman. Do a story on this guy and maybe you will learn something about him.

OldMarcoMan: You are right, $2,000 is insignificant and waterways ordinances do exist in Florida. Problem is, this $2,000 belongs to the people of Marco Island and our leadership is throwing it away because they cannot win this fight. The ordinance our City is proposing is poorly written and will never meet the test. There is a real risk that the ultimate failure of this appeal will offer opponents the means to challenge all existing ordinances in other cities. That would not be good and Marco Island and it's arrogance would be blamed. Instead of being negative, why don't you do something positive and volunteer to help write an ordinance that will survive the test of challenge? An ordinance everyone living in boating communities throughout the U.S. can live with.

I give up!