Comments by deltarome

Written on East Naples mobile home park owners, like many, feel pinch from Citizens insurance :

This is adjusting risk vs costs. wind insurance has long subsidized substandard dwellings. Flood insurance has subsidized people living in low lying areas. When the govt is the only source of insurance, the free market is telling you that the premiums are not high enough to cover the risk of loss. Get over it and get real. Days of subsidies are ending.

Written on Marco City Manager Riviere: Time is right to step down, but island remains home:

Dr Rivière has turned the city around from the grandiose spending and citizen polarization resulting from the two previous city managers. We need to continue to cut back on capital expenditures but we need to thank Jim for his accomplishments and wish him well in future retirement.

Written on Letter: What a bargain:

It is not the pay, it is the outrageous lifelong benefits paid for by taxpayers. Then there is the unbelievably poor quality of their end product. 20th to 30th in world ranking math and science is disgusting. Educators just don't care about anything but their end jobs.

Written on Marco Island City Council fleshes out community center capital project for Mackle Park:

Why is it that the city is loaning unsecured money to private home owners? Oh, I forgot councilor Magel lives there..

Written on Marco Island number 3 on Trip Advisor's Top 10 islands list:

in response to KlausStoertebeker:

No one island of USA worldwide ranked like usual.
Of course for the Republican yesterday
believer it is the fault of President Barack Obama. It is not! It is "W" the loser Bush's fault. He never takes care about Americas beauties crown jewels. Drill baby drill was his political maxim for coast lines.
Great that the US world according to "W" the loser Bush is over for the next 20 years.

Klaus, It is apparent that you flunked geography more than once.
San Juan Island, #4 on 10 best in the World, is in the USA state of Washington.
I also see US virgin Islands in top 10.
I didn't see any from your beloved Europe!
Do yourself and all the rest of us a favor, move back there! And take your beloved OBAMA with you!

Written on Marco Island City Council: Firefighters' contract approved, seawall date extended, utility rate changes put on hold :

Why should the city pay to repave a tennis court where a few play for "
free", that is owned by the county, when it is losing money at the city owned racket club where you have to pay to use it? Just so a few "special" people can play for free during school hours???
I agree with Larry Magel who wanted to look deeper into the Firefigher's contract. The HUUUUGE pay increases are buried in the incentive part of the contract. The 2%, 2%, 1% base pay increases are just the tip of the iceberg. The fire station was renovated after 2005 and they want another 1.5 million to do further upgrades? Nothing is too good for the Fire Dept.

Written on Hideaway Tax District Board strategizes on how to get beach built up :

I continue to find it ironic that they won't let the public in to use the beach but expect the public to pay for the beach repairs and can't come up with more than $8500, which none of it actually went to moving any sand.

Written on Seawalls coming down? Marco Planning Board wrestles with marine construction issues :

With all due respect to Mr Thomas, he has been preaching for the past 5 years that half of Marco's seawalls will need to be replaced in next 5 years. He seems too self serving on his predictions. As far as precast or cast onsite, cast offsite is predicted to be less costly for lots that don't have an adjacent empty lot. If empty lots are not available for one reason or another, all the work at an existing lot with a house, will need to be done from the waterside anyways and new panels need to be replaced by barge. That adds a LOT to the overall cost, as compared to using ground based equipment. Sheet piling on outside and use of riprap is still the least costly way to extend life of an existing seawall.

Written on Hideaway Tax District Board considers stopgap solutions to curb beach erosion :

Getting the City of Marco to declare the Hideaway beach erosion as an "emergency" seems a conflict of interest as Council Chairman Magel's home is there. His job is solely to help out the multifamily units on the island at the expense of everyone else. They put him in office to do just that.

Written on Hideaway Tax District Board considers stopgap solutions to curb beach erosion :

Sheet piling is not allowed on beaches. the only allowe remediation allowed by Federal Permits is to use Sand. Due to currents washing passed Hideaway, the replacement of sand in bags or on the beach should only be considered to be temporary.

Written on Diver's dream: USS Mohawk sinking today will give enthusiasts new adventure :

I think it should have been sunk someplace that has clearer and warmer water, like the keys.

Written on Letter to the Edito: Parking – Another Fort Myers Beach?:

no one wanted a toll on bridge. That would have deferred a lot of visitors and cruisers.
marco residents don't want visitors but the business community thinks the opposite. It is "their" island too.

Written on Party planned to remember life of Stan Gober, creator of ‘Buzzard Lope’ :

Stan, you were a gifted and loving man to all who knew you. God Bless you on your next gig.
We will carry on somehow without you, but it won't be easy.

Written on Transit of Venus viewing tonight :

Cloudy tonight. I will catch it next time.

Written on Boat found adrift in Marco Island turns out to be stolen :

I saw boat tues morning while I was on a passing boat. Theory is that perps took boat at night and got stuck on sandbar. they then abandoned boat and swam to shore or got picked up by someone in another boat. Once tide came up, boat floated free and drifted up against seawall where boat was found.Perps escaped. I wonder who gets to keep fuel? my guess is home service workers give tips on boats easy to steal. drwown the perps...

Written on Vanishing beachfront: County’s Coastal Advisory Committee denies emergency funds for Hideaway Beach:

Coconut island has nothing to do with the present erosion. That sand has been moving since the beginning of time and no small trees are going to stop forces of nature. The islands are gone for same reason the beaches are now eroding. For HWB to blame the present erosion for acts of some others, is rediculous. The beaches have been eroding way before HWB was built and they have no one to blame but themselves for not having enough money set aside to fund the lost cause of moving sand. All the dredging and beach restoration done down by Key Marco after Wilma is almost reversed itself. Constant funding will be needed to slow the progress of nature. Belize and Cozumel buildings put up their own seawalls and rocks to slow the erosion but it is almost being tested as the sand is almost all eroded away. Sand is too easy to erode. Rock is needed and way more expensive than pumped sand.

Written on Vanishing beachfront: County’s Coastal Advisory Committee denies emergency funds for Hideaway Beach:

I predict Larry Magel will get council to authorize taxing single family homeowners to fund this too.

Written on Too tough? State ed board may lower passing grade after fewer students pass FCAT writing part:

Bad move. Improve teaching skills. World doesn't need more illiterate Walmart trailer trash babies.

Written on Esplanade sold to Maryland firm: Continental Realty Corp. new owner of signature Marco Island property:

Klaus, you crack me up.
GM, aka Government Motors, is alive only because OB wanted to keep those overpaid union voters. They will never pay back the money OB gave them. Bin Laden was old and crusty. He had 4 wives to deal with. He promised to pull out of Iraq and Afghanistan two years ago but we are still in both countries, spending money and lives.

Written on In Recovery? Local, national experts say Collier real estate market on the rebound :

Ray, what are you smokin? You need to give up water level rise. As level rises, it gets more surface area and the evaporation rises, there by increasing rainfall on land.
Tell you what, if it is over in 25 years, why not sell me your house now. I will give bottom dollar for it since you say i only have 25 yrs max to enjoy it!

Written on Esplanade sold to Maryland firm: Continental Realty Corp. new owner of signature Marco Island property:

Yes, even guys as experienced as Jack Antaramian, are having cash flow problems. He made the money on the condo sales and lost it all by not selling whole project out at same peak price time.

Written on In Recovery? Local, national experts say Collier real estate market on the rebound :

who are these "national" as noted in title, experts? The article only referenced self serving local "experts"! Just hype.When low interest rates rise, as they have to, where will market go then?

Written on In Recovery? Local, national experts say Collier real estate market on the rebound :

this is all self serving hype. a house is worth what someone will give you for it.

Written on Letter to the Editor: Waterways need speed cameras:

teach the manatees to avoid being out of the no wake zones.

Written on Marco man accused of attacking wife after request to quit smoking :

and they say smoking doesn't hurt anyone but the one doing it..

Written on Marco mythbuster: Chairman Magel on the facts, plans for the future:

Sparky, you have got to be kidding on asking Magel to lower homeowner water and sewer rates.
Magel represents only one group, the condo owners. All others have increases in rates while condo's were lowered and condo and hotel reuse water was held constant.

Written on Biden in Everglades, touting restoration projects :

Liberals are America's biggest enemy to future growth. Kick the invasive "species" out.

Written on Biden in Everglades, touting restoration projects :

should have dropped him off and see if the gators like old dead liberal meat.

Written on Marco mythbuster: Chairman Magel on the facts, plans for the future:

once Arceri graduates from Ave Maria law school, he will be back...

Written on Biden to visit Everglades on Monday :

Sloooow Joe vs. not as slow Burmese Python??

Written on Marco Island City Council approves policy decisions that will shape water rate ordinance:

in response to marcofriend:

The problem with this is that commercial, condos, and hotels would have to pay more as their real usage rates would then show up.

those commercial, condo and hotel owners are the ones who are directing council to save them money. They forced homeowners to install sewers so they could get others to pay for needed rehab and then collect all the reuse water and use it for themselves at reduced rates. Get rid of the bought and paid for councilmen! their voting record speaks for itself.

Written on Hideaway looks to downsize its beach project after disappointing TDC news:

OldMarco, Maybe the city's missing $4,000,000 will be diverted by that same unbiased council chairman.
He directed council in raising homeowner and commercial water and sewer rates while lowering it for condo owners. Maybe homeowners should pay to save his building too?

Written on Marco Island’s right-of-way handbook stays on shelf per city’s Planning Board:

Do we need a permit to mow the ROW grass? What about spreading hazardous waste, aka fertilizer, herbicides and insecticides? What about a dog crapping on the grass and no one picking it up?

Written on Naples home prices to appreciate by 10 percent this year, economist predicts :

What BS. Economist is being paid by the Realtors to tell them something they want to hear.
It all comes down to ability of buyers to obtain financing. Those with cash are buying but rest are not in a position to buy as equity in present property is too low to use as a downpayment or borrow against.

Written on Overflow parking at South Marco beach has city leaders seeking solutions :

where are you going to shuttle from? Lowes on 951 and 41? There isnt surplus parking anywhere close to the island, forget about on the island. Who is going to pay for shuttle? Make it more difficult and they will go someplace else.

Written on Overflow parking at South Marco beach has city leaders seeking solutions :

i think Magel should open up free parking for off islanders at half full Cape Marco condo's. They have empty bathrooms too. once that fills up, open up his neighborhood at Hideaway for parking just as long as they bring a bag of sand from Home Depot. That way they get more free sand to offset erosion.

Written on Death of bald eagle on Marco Island ‘like losing a child,’ sanctuary founder says:

Wize, MIA is all about the Marco Island Academy, private high school. The Tract K land was deeded by island developers for educational purposes, aka, school. When MIA was looking for a site, Tract K neighbors fought hard to keep the high school kids away from "their" neighbor hood. They came up with the eagle nest as a reason to keep school away.

Written on Overflow parking at South Marco beach has city leaders seeking solutions :

Trotter is right in that we should improve access for islanders but not encourage those from elsewhere. "if you build it, they will come". The parking at tigertail is not free so that encourages people to look elsewhere on the island. Parking in swales on southbeach is free. Add more free parking and it will only encourage more people to come to marco's free beaches.

Written on Death of bald eagle on Marco Island ‘like losing a child,’ sanctuary founder says:

This is all a cover story for keeping the MIA out of "their" neighborhood.

Written on Letter to the Editor: Let’s now junk our ‘Fire, Ready, Aim’ public governance policy:

Vote them out!
I like how 7 can have enough power to not let large capital expenses and bond issues not be voted on by referendum. What happened to Democracy!

Written on Letter to the Editor: Let’s now junk our ‘Fire, Ready, Aim’ public governance policy:

Our latest water and sewer rate Cost of Service Study was gamed from the beginning. The consultant was TOLD to evaluate the cost sharing based on the heaviest use month, not an average month or least use month. This biased the study against the interests of the hightest use users, the single family home owners. The single family homeowners must use potable water to irrigate. The bulk of the condo's along collier blvd have access to reuse water. My cape marco condo's grass is plusher than carpet in my bedroom as it is watered at least once a day in dry season with no penalty against potable water volume or rates. The COS's most contentious issue was how to distribute the debt service. Instead of distributing the debt service equally amoungst all users, it was distributed such that single family homeowners pay 250% more than a multifamily user, even though the oversized water plant was sized equally for each residential unit.
All I can say is I thank Larry Magel and his backers for making sure that single family homeowners pay the bulk of my unit's debt service!

Written on Marco Island City Council still undecided on guiding policy to set utility rates:

Magel is only serving his "condo only" constituants.Screw businesses and single family homes.

Written on Public workshop offers first view of Marco Island's water and sewer rates:

When Burton was asked a few months ago if he would implement a rate system according to the COS study, he said "No". The reason why was that it wasn't politically viable to charge different groups different amounts, for the same thing.

Written on Marco Island Fire Pension Board wants questions answered before paying disability claim:

Scam. this is what is wrong with whiners in the US. They expect to get paid for sitting on their butt. He could do other jobs. I am sure the pro wrestling injury with his broken bone sticking out of his skin was much less severe than the bathroom door incident. LOL.

Written on 2 escape boat fire near Marco Island:

Benjaron, I agree that fuel went into the bilge and not into the fuel tank.
The condo owners will be expecting the boat owner to clean all the soot from their dwellings. Hope boat owner has enough insurance

Written on Marco Island City Council defers utility rate decisions hoping $4.2 million deficit can be explained:

Council cancelled all UAB meetings until further notice.
Perfect timing for Council to go it alone!

Written on Marco Island homeowners could face new swale landscaping requirements:

This should increase potable water sales. While the inorganic swale matter doesn't filter out impurities, having grass or living plants in the swale means that one must use chemicals to feed, weed and kill pests. Where will all these added chemicals go when it rains? Into the sewer of course, dah.

Written on Guest Column: Housing market statistics on Marco Island continue yearly upward swing:

Simple math says values continue to decline. With total dollar amount only going up 4% when there are 21% more closings, market continues to languish. Days of rising values are a loooonnnggg way off, if ever.

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