Comments by capt1black

Written on Charter school officials find themselves on the defensive :

Mr. Putnam:
Your frustration with the amount paid in school taxes is understandable, but I believe misguided. Most of the money collected by Collier County is sent to the State of Florida and redistributed throughout the state. I admit I do not know the exact numbers, but a lot of what we pay does not stay here in Collier. We are paying for school children in the less affluent areas of Florida. The minimum mileage rate is set by the state in order for them to redistribute our wealth.

Written on Weekly rentals: Hotels from hell next door or angel to ailing economy?:

A little defensive aren't we Breeze. My comment had nothing to do with you or your posts. I was referring to those that made posts about post 36 which is obviously a sarcastic post and not truth. Your personal attack using "low life" is not necessary. You are on Marco now, learn to relax.

Written on Weekly rentals: Hotels from hell next door or angel to ailing economy?:

Some people may want to look up sarcasm in the dictionary.

Written on VIDEO/PHOTOS: Marco residents oppose Collier school district’s alternative energy plan for vacant land:

Voice
I accept the criticism. I did that one in a hurry and did not spell check. However, those in glass houses should not throw stones. You may want to check your grammar and spell check yourself. Not that it matters, but I do not teach computer lab, I am a Librarian at Lely.

Written on VIDEO/PHOTOS: Marco residents oppose Collier school district’s alternative energy plan for vacant land:

25- Yes I am. Not only am I a teacher at Lely, I am also a Marco resident for 19 years, a father of a Marco teenager and a coach for the MICMS. I am not affraid of my opionions and I am not affraid to hide behind a generic username. May I ask who you are? I honestly believe that the student that wants to get a great education at Lely can and do get one. As stated, I have worked at many of the local high schools in one capacity or another. I know what they all offer. If I did not care about the school and its students I would not be there. I chose to work at Lely from another high school.
Voice, No, I have not talked about this with any student, here or at school. You say you have a tenager so you know they are very opionionated and do not need someone to tell them to speak their mind.
You both may notice, I did not give my opionion about whether there should be a high school on the island. I only gave my opionion that is contrary to some of the things 25 said about the students from East Naples and Lely.
There are many great students and parents on Marco that I work with everyday. But, I stand by my drug remarks. There are some parents that bury there heads in the sand and there is a drug and alchohol problem on this island. It has been there for many years. Be thankfull your child is not involved and has not been around those that are involved, but that does not mean it does not exsist.

Written on VIDEO/PHOTOS: Marco residents oppose Collier school district’s alternative energy plan for vacant land:

25
Your prejudice is shining through. Just be honest and say you do not want your child to be near the Hispanic and black kids. Your argument for a high school is that your kids are around bad people from East Naples. I know many amazing students and parents that live in the manor. They are not there by choice, but circumstance. I also know a few less than positive role models that live on Marco. There is a drug and alcohol problem with many teenagers on Marco that has nothing to do with the kids from East Naples. They have the funds to get it and many parents that turn a blind eye to what their children are doing with a “Not my child” attitude. There were more fights and drug arrests at Gulf Coast when I was there than there are at Lely and that is a school some Marco kids are going to. There are also many role models at Lely and not all are from Marco.
Lely did not get rid of guidance councilors; Dr. Thompson cut the counselors district wide at all levels. All the high school lost councilors. The ratio of student-councilor is the same at all the high school. Some may have 1 or 2 more at the school only because the student population is larger.
My sons FCAT scores have gone down every year at the charter school even while he is an A student there. Do I think they are failing him? No. Determining the whole education experience on a school grade based on 1 test is short sided at best. I have worked at Naples, Barron, and Gulf Coast and can say that the curriculum, teaching methods and teaching effort is equal at Lely to all those schools.
If you have specific problems with the education your daughter is receiving, if you have not already, go talk to the administration. Yell and scream until the issues are fixed. Go to the SAC meetings and tell them your issues. They are parents like you trying to make Lely a better place. I can see why your kids would hate to go to Lely listening to your bash it all the time. Parents need to be part of the solution not create more problems.

Written on Water: What you pay depends on where you live:

The city purchased the water because we were being ripped off by SSU as the cash cow to cover their less affluent communities. But, we still pay 15-30% more that most of our neighbors. It looks like we are now the cash cow for the City of Marco. Plus they also want to raise taxes according to another article. Those of us still under the hill and working for a living cannot last much longer.

Written on Former Marco Island City Councilman Glenn Tucker applies for city attorney job:

Tucker headed the group that recomended the law firm with the travel expense knowing he only had a few months left, now he comes in with a lower bid when he is off the council and those he backed are on it? Sounds like a set up to me. Do these people think we are all stupid?

Written on New resolution to allow dogs in Marco parks ready to be unleashed:

"dogs will still be prohibited from all city playgrounds... athletic fields."
Winterberry Park is one large athletic field, it is not just the ball field. The entire grass area is used by the YMCA for soccer, flag football, and more, as well as the Baptist Church youth groups on Wednesdays. Kids spend alot of time rolling in this grass. Any area that hosts youth activities should be prohibited.

Written on Marco Island teachers take a stand:

Strike3: The money you give does not go to the Collier School Board. By State statute, money collected by local taxes go to the State and then re-disputed by them to all counties in Florida. Collier County gets very little back compared to other counties in Florida. Wealthy counties like Collier, Dade and Sarasota subsidize the less affluent counties. Even if you started your own school district on the island, you would get no more from your taxes that you get now.

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