Comments by marcoredeagle

Written on Letter To The Editor: Council consensus, the 2010 budget, and the future:

If any work unit manager doesn't have a plan for his/her unit to decrease his spending by 10/20/30% then that person is not doing his job.

This plan should be in the work unit manager's desk to be pulled out, at any time, at request of their higher level manager.

This is called good business ... something not done by the City of Marco Island.

Written on Letter To The Editor: A review of water meter rates:

Recently a condo, I know, replaced a water valve(s)/pump? for $24,000-36,000 ... so I know the condos pay considerable amounts to maintain the water supply to the units.

These costs are not paid by non condo owners.

Written on Letter To The Editor: Rates seem fair:

Mr Putnam, a user should pay his/her cost, that it took, to provide a gallon of water. Why should condo owners pay for the cost to subsidize a home owners use?

Written on Letter to the Editor: Majority not always right:

I can see very few people happy with the direction of Marco Island. The majority constantly talked about is fractured. Promised leadership has not been kept.

Written on Marco’s million dollar question morphs into more :

We all know where the "$600,000 paid by new sewer customers to pay for $1.2 million utility plant upgrades." went. It went for salaries, cars and travel with no intention of saving it for equipment.

If the funds aren't sitting in a reserve account (asset on the balance sheet) .. they are gone.

Written on Letter to the Editor: Unite at the booths:

Ed
1) who nominated you to be the speaker of the "majority". If no one has then DON'T speak for the majority in you ramblings.

2) I want to believe you that
"Marco Island has the smallest, lowest paid city staff. Our budget, per capita, is much lower than anywhere else in Florida."
BUT where can I confirm these facts? Please give me the top 3 websites to prove your facts?

Written on Editorial: In public is the only way to handle public business, Marco Island City Council :

An other example of the "not ready for prime time ... leaders of Marco Country Club (aka "City of Marco Country Club" ... where every council member is smarter and better looking than the average citizen)

Written on Letter to the Editor: Musings:

Mr Kiester, I couldn't read anything more than your first full paragraph. You say "$5.4 million, ... of which would be lost forever."

As a taxpayer let me explain my view of liberty as it relates to paying taxes.

The golden rule is ... the one with the gold makes all the rules. I don't want the City of Marco to make any more rules. There has been a long and unsuccessful history of the City making the rules.

I can spend my money better than the City of Marco can do for me.

Written on City Charter review: Raises for City Council, spending cap up for discussion :

How can anyone consider the cap to be unconstitutional? What planet do these people live on?

Decisions have consequences ... live with them or leave Marco.

Written on Letter to the Editor: Shame on all of you:

Welcome to the City of Marco Country Club. At the end of each year they just divide their overspending by the amount of homes over $250K ... you have an issue with that? That's how it is done.

Heck someone else is paying for it. So lets keep hiring and overspending. We can't have a budget line that isn't overspent.

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