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We're probably wasting our breath. The City Council is going to spend our money on unneeded items because we can't say no. A change in our charter is a good solution where the voters vote on any budget up or down. This works great all over the country in some municipalities but Marco's government is so flawed it allows elected officials unlimited recklessly spending of our money. Let's take the power of the purse strings back from these irresponsible elected officials.

Let's put up a viewing site for these protected eagles with binoculars. That's educational in more ways than one and legal and less costly to taxpayers than useless legal challenges. Frank, don't waste our money! How about donating Vet Park Tent City to the proposed high school. This would be a much better use of this formerly wasted money than the current flea market site.

I completely agree with all of this except "They know what good is for Marco Island". In this case neither Marco Island nor our high school students are going to be well served with City Council involvement. The kids get a small limited school (and limited social and academic education) and Marco taxpayers will have to fund nonsense ego fights.

Mediocrity was predictable for this small school staff. The kids just have to take it. Real self starting students can survive but students with average motivation will suffer the lack of experienced, stimulating teachers. Smart, caring parents will hopefully guide their children to Lely.

Everybody does well in this city except the taxpayer. Police, Fire , Utilities, and City workers all living well off the struggling citizenship. How can we change this so the taxpayer gets value? Need we dump the city to get to reasonable pay standards for administration of our island or can (or will) the City Council and the City Manager try to give us value for our money? I guess not based on past performance. I'm sure the county would do MUCH better.

Not reviewed - but eliminated and the Sheriff brought back. $5+ million for us every year henceforth.

These removals of empire-minded managers, is a skill Dr. Reviere clearly has and his superior performance for Marco taxpayers is the proof. I hope he isn't finished cleaning up and streamlining our City.

The sheriff will do as good, and very likely a more professional job than the MIPD as the past has shown. Savings to the taxpayer is $5,000,000 every year. It is also very likely that in each future year the MIPD will ask for more money, more cars,newer guns, tasers, radios, office equipment etc with no gain for the taxpayer. The MIPD was a mistake we shouldn't and don't have to live with.

I think it is time to replace our Fort Lauderdale based City Attorney with a local firm who is in touch with us and our issues.

Taxpayers on Marco pay twice for police and fire protection. Does anyone out there voluntarily pay twice for anything? Let's put the choice to the voters on the next ballot and the result will probably be major savings for Marco taxpayers.

We should sell the utilities and Vet Park to reduce debt.The Marco Island Police Dept. and our fire department should be folded into Collier County to stop taxpayers continuing to pay twice for these services. Then the City can right size to this small community and concentrate on us - without all the old and un-missed, misguided and stupidly acquired financial baggage from yesteryear.

I'm certainly regret the personal loss of the affected officers and wish them well, but as a taxpayer I want to applaud loudly for the apparent new sensibility in City Hall acknowledging and acting to right size our government for our citizen's limited and possibly shrinking means.

Let's replace our expensive, bored, amateur police department, bring back Collier County Police and save millions of taxpayer dollars.

A growth minded city still out of fiscal control.
Let's sell some stuff and reduce debt and taxes.
Need land? - use some of the Gipsy Tent City (that we over paid for).

Forget my vote Charlie!

Do we need our own Police Dept when we are already paying for Police from Collier County, ditto for Fire and do we really enjoy any benefit from our own growth minded City instead of Collier County administration. How's your wallet doing? I would certainly like to see some of these alternatives on the next ballot.