FRIDAY NIGHT IN TOWN…
Season…is here…as the cool air is wafting in from the north…
Dinner at 101…the place was full…the food was first rate…and the music was going full blast across the way…..benches were full….no open container policing …happy visitors…although….
It is a crying shame that the town decided to scrimp on the holiday tree wrapping lights…it [...]
Archive for the ‘Local Politics’ Category
Here’s The Scoop….Scene And Heard Around Town…
Posted in Local Politics, Places To Go, Scoops, VFD, tagged Local Politics, Places To Go, VFD on November 22, 2008 | No Comments »
Here’s The Scoop…Local papers…47 Port-A-Potties
Posted in Local News, Local Politics, Scoops, tagged chamber, events, Local Politics on November 21, 2008 | No Comments »
47 PORT-A-POTTIES REQUIRED BY LBTS?….
In today’s Pelican…by Judy Vik…covering the cancellation of the Chambers Christmas- By -The- Sea…the topper…on the list of reasons for the demise of this LBTS Christmas tradition…came with a comment from Chamber Executive Director Judy Swaggerty…that the Town was requiring 47 port-a- potties …rather than the usual 3!…
While we waited [...]
Update…Post Online…And Thou Shall Receive A Response…
Posted in Local Politics, Updates, VFD, tagged public requests, VFD on November 20, 2008 | No Comments »
An update to the last post…on this site…Here’s The Scoop….Not Following The Rules….On So Many Levels..to her credit…the Town Clerk responded moments prior to the posting…and the Town Attorney…not long afterwards…
Below is the the e-mail requests…and responses…on the VFD…unfortunately…the VFD Chief…is still MIA…what to do?…. what to do?….That is the question……..
Note to Readers…all e-mails below [...]
Here’s The Scoop…Not Following The Rules…On So Many Levels…
Posted in Local News, Local Politics, Scoops, VFD, tagged VFD, Local Politics, Local News, public requests, municipal postions on November 20, 2008 | No Comments »
Dear Readers…
As we await to see if the new 2nd edition Mc-Furth BTSTimes paper appears in town tomorrow…the questions still abound…what happened…how did we get to this place and how did so much promise…get sidetracked….squandered and sucker-punched…in such a short span of time…
We were hood-winked…plain and simple…and now we are paying the price with the [...]
We Made The Papers…This One Ain’t Going Away…
Posted in Local Politics, News, VFD, tagged broward county, lifeguards, VFD on November 20, 2008 | No Comments »
‘Lauderdale-by-the-Sea’s
unguarded beach raises
concern’
‘Caverni, in Montreal, said this week that the incident left her “angry. This doesn’t have to happen to others if there are lifeguards on the beach.”
Mitchell also blasted the lack of help.
“Twenty-two respondents without adequate training, equipment and physical ability is near criminal,” he told commissioners. “We cannot put a price tag on [...]
Here’s The Scoop…11/19/08 Board Of Adjustment Meeting
Posted in Boards, Local Politics, Scoops, tagged lbts height limits, development, board of adjustment on November 19, 2008 | No Comments »
I AM NOW PRO DEVELOPMENT…because the CIC idea of development…is NO development at all….no flexibility…no movement forward…to improve this non- conforming town…
It was painful to once more watch the BOA and the Development Department in action…with their inability to understand what the applicant and their representatives were asking for…and to offer up any reasonable [...]
Here’s The Scoop….Senator Atwater/Diving Buddy/July 4th Dunker/Greenfest Guest and McIntee Collateral Damage?
Posted in Local Politics, News, Scoops, State Politics, tagged greenfest, local poliics, sen. atwater, State Politics on November 19, 2008 | No Comments »
‘Atwater now Florida’s 83rd Senate president’
‘Sen. Jeff Atwater, who represents most of coastal Broward and Palm Beach counties, today became Florida’s 83rd Senate president, a role that for the next two years makes him one of the three most influential figures at the capitol.’
http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/news/politic
s/broward/blog/2008/11/atwater_becomes_floridas_83rd.html
Psst…Senator Atwater…your “BFF” Vice Mayor McIntee is using you and the Republican [...]
Local News….Just The Names And Town Are Different…The Story…All Too Familiar…
Posted in Local News, Local Politics, tagged local new, Local Politics, town managers on November 19, 2008 | No Comments »
Change you didn’t want to believe in
It’s Bender Time… Part 3….online…http://flsentry.com/
Welcome neighbor…boy can this town relate…..
‘Things started to change rapidly. Chadwell’s open door policy soon morphed into a closed-door policy. Chadwell [...]
LBTS …Board Of Adjustment…11/19/08
Posted in Boards, Local Politics, tagged Boards, lbts development on November 19, 2008 | No Comments »
11 AM …Jarvis Hall…LBTS Board Of Adjustment …
Buena Vista…see Public Notices Category…for info…
open to the public/ public may speak…televised on channel 78 Comcast…
will post afterwards…
Here’s The Scoop…A Major Hit To Our LBTS Holiday Season
Posted in Local Politics, Scoops, tagged christmas by the sea, Local Politics on November 18, 2008 | No Comments »
Say goodbye to the parade…
Say goodbye to the hayrides…..
Say goodbye to Christmas By The Sea….2008…..
This year LBTS will have a very simple tree lighting ceremony….on December 2nd….period!
The President of the Chamber of Commerce Paul Novak will say a few words …followed by Mayor Minnet lighting the tree…..
The VFD will put up the tree and a [...]
