DID STUART READ THE TEA LEAVES?……
In today’s Future’s paper 7/18/08…the cover story….
‘The Troubling Tale of Tallahassee.’…THE AUDIO TAPES…..
Regaling the ACTUAL “presence” found on June 6,2008…at the Ethics Commission hearing…
Clearly shows no “apologies”…no “love”….just McIntee “SPIN”…”playing fast and loose”….with the facts….
I know they hate this but here goes….
YIKES!….
Best part…the Vice mayor….who spouts “loyalty”…”having someone’s back”….threw his [...]
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Posted in Updates, VFD on July 15, 2008 | No Comments »
IS THIS HOW YOU ENVISIONED THE VFD?
When standing side by side with the VFD and the CIC in the “trenches” ….as the sun went down on that November day after the voters came to vote “NO-NO-YES-YES”…. putting the Old Guard on notice for the future of this town…..this writer was front and center as….the [...]
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Posted in Scoops, VFD on July 11, 2008 | No Comments »
LBTS….A living History…Martha E. Munzer
Chapter VIII
Our Protective Services
The Police and Volunteer Fireman
page 42-44
“Our volunteer fire department, organized in November 1959, received its charter from the state on April 2, 1961. Twenty-two men comprised the original fire fighting force with Ray Summers as its first chief.”
” At the start, a Dodge Howe Pumper truck was installed [...]
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“THERE ARE RUMORS AND THERE ARE RUMORS”
BCbythesea hears….The VFD/LBTS relationship is in need of defining their roles….
When is the VFD a private non-for-profit corporation….its own entity….and when is it headed by its outside “parent company” …LBTS?…..
All are not happy with the lack of known guidelines….which seem to “blur” depending on the circumstance… which way the [...]
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7/8/08…Commission Meeting….
VFD …THE TOWN MANAGER….SEA RANCH LAKE…….THE COMMISSION…. THE EQUIPMENT……THE VOTE…..
Agenda items…5b… VFD Reports….and Old Business item 13b….neighboring community SRLakes…fire service….Resolution 1st reading …item 9a…..
Sea Ranch Lakes turned down the RFP from the VFD….no reason given….a 3rd RFP will be made….
BCbythesea…hears it was due in part from the amount AMR came back with…approx. $3-400 [...]
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7/8/08….. Commission meeting
TOUCHE’?………
BCbythesea…has been asked …was that a “slam” from the Town Manager…to this writer after answering Comm. Clottey’s New Business agenda item 15j last evening… concerning “rumor control” about the purchase and renovation of the motel?…….
Was it due to the inquiry about her credentials…the LBTS Charter requirement of a graduate degree to be Town [...]
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Posted in Scoops, VFD on July 8, 2008 | No Comments »
BSO FIRE RESCUE DOES COME FOR CATS
BCbythesea and hubby…last night on the usual evening walk….came upon the BSO police and a couple of Citizen Patrol volunteers….along with a few bystanders on the corner of Seagrape and Commercial….standing over a sewer grate…..
Beneath…a kitten….
BSO left….. the ktten still trapped…the others remained….
We walked to the VFD storefront…the door [...]
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LBTS CHAMBER IS WHERE IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE
The drumbeat is growing…the longtime residents are incredulous…..
The Chamber is on the land that Jarvis and Anglin donated specifically to be a Welcome Center…they say….
The Vice Mayor better do some fancy “back-peddling”….
Even those who are usually on his side…are breaking ranks on this one….
BCbythesea…. he should ….forget [...]
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SOMETIMES YOU CANNOT WEAR 2 HATS…..
BCbythesea hears….that the VFD met with Sea Ranch Lakes…last week to discuss the contract for providing them (SRL) with fire service…
Present at the meeting….
Sea Ranch Lakes….represented by the Sea Ranch Lakes Mayor and their counsel….
Sitting in for his partner ……the former LBTS Town Attorney….Jim Cherof….
LBTS VFD…..represented by Chief Perkins…..Chief Pointu….and [...]
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MORE VFD VOLUNTEERS NEEDED?……
While the 4th of July is missing from the Sentinel Community News Roundup….what made it?….
‘Lauderdale-By-The-Sea…Volunteer Fire Department looking for volunteers’…
What’s up with that?….
According to the Vice Mayor…and VFD leadership…LBTS residents were told …so many had applied…they were going to start turning applicants away….
So why the recruiting…going on?………..
more on the VFD to [...]
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