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Nobodys, You must not forget this is Marco Island the land of wishes and City dreams with the taxpayer dollar. We need pretty lights, and bridges. The problem is who is going to pay for it?

I know the new guys will stop the spending spree.

Laduev, So in your wourld being an attorney the man shold have "known" to call the City of Marco Island and ask if he needed a permit to repair/refinish his dock.Correct?

If the answer is yes, where does this end? Do you call the City and ask to paint your house? Service you HVAC system? Replace a sink,faucet,toilet? Run a outlet for a tv on the wall? A new cable line ? Garbage disposal or dishwasher? My bet is the "City" would tell you those are all "permitted jobs" meaning you need a permit and maybee a contractor to proceed. Is this the same as crossing the street? Is this the concept you want me to accept?

I think the man did nothing wrong. He took pride in his property. He excerised is property rights to better his home. If I were him being an attorney I would challenge this in the courts and he would prevail as the ordinance is flaued due to involving electrical inspection in dock repair or refinish.

The only way they can do this is through ordinance. This would be like saying if you were to paint your home it would then be subject to any other inspections they deem necessary to "attach" to the ordinance, This is how they get more fees and control of the homeowner. I hope you see my point on this issue.

Laduve, You are so misinformed. You say "does the dock meet electrical requirments so some guest do not get electrocuted?"

The homeowner replaced boards and refinished the dock. Who said anything about "Electrical" other than the Building Offical. Now think about this.What would happen if the homeowner did nothing to the dock? He left it alone, it was in compliance as far as anyone knows. He left it to rot did no repairs. Again no Code violations. You as a guest come over trip on bad wood get injured, sue homeowner.

Where is in your logic that preventing your potential injury is "shooting himself in the foot". Would you rather live next door to the dock falling in the water in disrepair or the "pristine" dock that the man was penelized for.

Wake up, you must work for the City.

Duh, I would take exception to some of your post. First of all I am not a Jerk. Second, your take on rules and of the build dept are wrong. Being in construction fo 31 years I have seen many times when the inspector of the job actually knows less than the person performing the job. The "person" performing may or may not be a contractor but in most cases a "homeowner" with good skills can out perform a "contractor" these days because of the vast knowledge provide through the internet and the homeowner will spend more hours perfecting the job then a contractor can afford to.

Also, homeowners or "Mr,fix-it" as you refer has and will be more informed and have more tech. knowledge due to the internet. "Mr. Fix-it" will be standing at the same supply house as you and will be buying the same item as you. This angers you and many other "contractors". You admit "you and your employees wear uniforms" that tells me you are a company of fair size. You have been on the island for a long time. Before Marco was a city inpections were handled by the Collier County. Now that Marco is a City, island based business has the up with the local inspectors that means you.

I am not saying that you are not a fair or honest person I stated what I have observed as "Marco Contractors" I will say you are dead wrong to insult anyone who works on their own property and insult their work as "dangerous or life threating". Please give me an example of who died due to a homeowner working on their own home?

By the way, to obtain a Florida "contractors" licence other that HVAC or Electrical one just has to pass the written test and no time in trade is needed.

So, maybee your foot needs to retract from your mouth.

What license do you hold?????

Duhuh, Again another "contractor" on Marco. Please sir list your resume on here so we can all read it.

I will say like many other "contractors" on Marco you have not been here many years, moved from another state at least 500 miles away, will say how large a business you had in the other state, had many years experience and will state this is the "normal" cost of items on Marco this will be your position. You will pull up in your decaled vehicle which by the way is also your personal vehicle. You will have your cheap sunglasses, shorts and a clipboard. The homeowner will hear your resume and you will try to convince them that this is all "code applied" and "permit necessary". You will charge top dollar as you believe you are worth it. You may or may not get the job. If you do not you will watch the job and then rat out to the City if there is no permit in revenge.
This is the "Marco Contractor".

Please sir list you resume along with so all of us so called "Mr. Fix-it" can read it.

Now if the deck was in disrepair Code Compliance would come running and write violations for it.

Here you have a homeowner and resident working on his home and taking pride in his dock and now he will be fined for doing "pristine" work according to the Building Offical.

This is where this code control has gone way to far in its powers. The time has come to dissolve that department totally. They believe through fines, peneltys, and permits they can then control Marco Island. And do not forget you may need a contractor to do your "pristine" work.

What a complete joke.

Great job guys. It is time the people of the island are fairly represented. I like many others purchased my home to enjoy in retirement. I love the island and see myself as the customer Deltona and the Mackel Brothers envisioned when they created this paradise.

Gentlemen, I hope you also see that vision not one of large development, razing older homes that displace people. Temper the greed that has been a part of the island for many years. Return us down a path of balanced living and fiscal balance. Let folks live here in peace not wondering when the next crazy expansion and commercial boom is heading to the island.
Get our water rates under control and make it fair to all residents not selected groups.

Please, do not let us down the people of the island are counting on you.

Para Rescue, I agree that is how Hitler took power. My point was many people take aim at him (Klas) and one can see by his writings that he is from another country. Never the less he is entitled to his opinion and I would agree if he toned down his posts and stay to the facts he would not upset as many folks on this blog as he tends to do.

It is obivious he is a Obama supporter and he has ever right to be that is called freedom and America.

I am proud to be a "cavedwellers" in fact I had said at the time we need shirts that said "Marco Cavedweller"

Sounds like a great name for a sports team. "even a cavedweller can figure it out"

Ed, would you say the "cavedwellers" won? As some residents were labled in the last election cycle.

Also the name for City Hall should be "Marco Island City Hall" as it the place the property owners, taxpayers, business and residents own. It should not be referred to anything else.

It is a good start to retake the island back to the residents. I hope they proceed to make all good decisions and return the island to the style of living the Mackel Bros. envisioned when they created this great island we all call home.

Please guys do not let us down.

Is Jane Watt the woman who was trying to push a full high school development a short time ago?

Dr. Swiacki, You are acting like a "cavedweller" and that is not what they want to hear.

I can olny hope that other "caves" prevail come Tuesday.

Another 1.498 million dollar home to compete with the 1971 Deltona.

Watch out if are the Deltona. Your days are limited on this island.

Mr.Meyer needs to realize this is not a game of touch football. Decesions that are made by the Council effect all of us on this island and we need people who can and make the right choices.

Also, the comment about the 6,000 dollar salary is weak. The pay should be ZERO dollars. People should serve for the want and good of the community not the pay involved.

Thank you Mr. Meyer for dropping out you realized that the gig was not for you and I respect that but please do not refer to the pay as a reason that sounds weak to me.

I am still a "cavedweller". Card carrying and proud of it.

Total waste of the taxpayer dollars. Fire equipment is always the "toys" of any city.

This another thing that needs to go the Code Board.
This should all be handled by the county not some power hungry wantabee's who find enjoyment in beating up the property owner for replacing flooring.

"The City is in good financial shape We have worked to keep your tax rates stable and over the past two years have produced a surplus"

Is this the reason we can spend 400,000 dollars on a fire boat? Is this the reason my unoccupied home still costs 50.00 water bill per month for nothing? Is this the reason money is spent like sailors on leave? Tell me the some more good reasons?

Hope the new guys can truly represent the "homeowner" we need to be finally heard.

The problem is we are all trying to find another Ronald Regan. Romney is not that guy. As hard as he might try he comes across as phoney.

The country is divided between the "haves" and the "havenots" and a new group the "haveless" which is the middle class. This recession has made many well off people broke. Many have been forced onto goverment programs and do not want to take the chance with Romney to risk total loss. So they will vote Obama in hope things will get better in the next 4 years.

Wealth has been divided in this country. People with true wealth have survived but people who thought they were wealthy found out they were not.

Is that why they call it "Mark-up" Island?

Mr. Issler you need to educate yourself on septic tanks. Septic tanks buried in sand in a warm climate would have at least a 100 year life at a min. As far as Deltona will you stop badmouthing them. Can you name me any other development of the size that Deltona took on in 1967 with the tools they had to work with then that turned out to Equal Marco Island? I dare you to give me a comparison.

As far as Track K Did you not support a new high school to be constructed there?

As far as the hotel and commercial 35,000 that would be far ahead of all the current development that has occured on the beech.

Did not Deltona build the South Seas Tower projects?

I understand that San Marco Road was a landing strip for aircraft for Deltona for the "fly and Buy" program. Tell me sir, where have you seen this kind of development that is so sucessfull even today 50 years later?

I think you need to rethink your position and stop the badmouthing once and for all related to Deltona.

I think the Mackel Brothers were far,far ahead of their time. They were brilliant developers who thought out to set aside land in the "MICA" rules and Master plan.

Your group wants to discount them to redevelop the island for profit not lifestyle.

Mr. Issler you never replied to my post about development. I will ask you the question again. Will you be ready to move for development?

The Josbergers, I know for what you stand for Phil. Wait, lets turn this into your "cash" cow. Lets all turn our heads while development makes you more money. Lets have you sell us a piece of the island then we vote to close the bridge.

Outwiththeoldies, The car polish is pure carnuba wax, native to earth. No fried food veg only. Age 49 hope to be around long time.

Your checkbook is not quite large enough to buy my "blehhh" Deltona. As Mr. Rogers said "won't ya be my neighbor"

Keep building your Mcmansion I love my SOH and cheap living. Love to live next door to you although you may not quite like me.

agm3s Again you are right. My outlook at phrase 3 of the future Marco Island plan: Eliminate ALL DELTONA HOMES and make way for new estate homes with large tax base.

This is nothing new. They teach this to City planners all over the county on how to "Take" property for re-development. It has always been targeted towards water front/beech communities where older housing is the majority.

This should be the first topic of a candidate.