http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/florida/sfl-0813taxswap,0,1124728.story

Faithful readers will remember a previous post asking what happened to Attorney Barry Richard…who played a huge part in the Florida recount…and was nowhere to be seen in the recent HBO movie recounting…pun intended…the whole event….

Well Barry is now involved with the Amendment 5 tax question…that may or may not make it on the ballot…due to the language from the legislature…for the ballot…that does not spell out the specifics ….

The amendment right now to replace the education funding dollar for dollar …. the tax swap….is actually for 1 year only….2010…..that’s it!

The Judge is concerned that it is “misrepresentation through omission”…

BCbythesea….. a huge omission….a huge concern….

The Attorney arguing for the Taxation and Budget Reform Committee….actually countered that they never claimed it was permanent….and with a 75 word ballot limit…they don’t have to include every ramification of the amendment!….

The Attorney talks of the “nuances”…well there is no “nuance” here….any uninformed voter will “assume” the funding is guaranteed for the schools…going forth…..every year….not for just 1 ….WOW!

Barry Richard is representing the Coalition to Protect Florida’s Economy…..

The judge is set to make a ruling….and both sides have already said they will appeal….

The link above from the Sentinel post…..has back-up links for more information….

more to come….

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SUPER LAWYERS….2008

www.superlawyers.com

an insert in this weekend’s paper…with the top attorneys of Florida…

Government/Cities/Municipalities

Weiss, Richard Jay…Weiss, Serota, Helfman, Pastoriza, Cole& Boniske….LBTS new Town Law Firm…

also on the list….

Delegal, Susan F….Billing Cochran,Heath Lyles & Mauro…..Ms. Delegal is on the committee to De-Annex. the north end of town…..a founding member of South Beach Civic Association…. front and center for Oriana…etc….

No mention of the ex- Town Attorney’s Law Firm

Land Use/Zoning

Helfman, Stephen J./Pastoriza,Gilberto….both of Weiss,Serota,Helfman,Pastoriza,Cole & Boniske….

BCbythesea…looks like LBTS….hired up…in representation!….

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Some answers came by phone to Comm. Clottey this morning from the Director of Gov. and Regulatory Affairs….and V.P. of Suez….

To their credit they responded …and answered all of the questions she had asked and more that she asked in this second round…

Citizens……whatever their personal views are on this project ….should be assured and impressed by the level of input that is coming from all involved in this pressing issue…

Just a few of the highlights…with details and specifics …sure to be addressed by Comm. Clottey at the 6/11/08 commission meeting…when Calypso/Suez will be on the agenda…

according to the gentlemen …

State and national officials were aware of this project from 2002…

40 organizations were informed of this project…from 2002/2003….

Initially they indicated they were not aware of Hollywoods approval for the pipeline….from the Bahamas…stating it was not them….

later in the conversation…they did discuss the very project with its approval in 2004…previous post…

The present location for the port is due to….

it being a industrialized area…not heavily populated….

BCbythesea… the Comm. took issue with this …stating the opposite is fact….we are definitely heavily populated…

It can not be in Miami-Dade…because the government would not approve it….due to the Biscayne Aquatic Reserve….

It can not be north because FGT…(Florida Gas Transmission)…and FPL did not want it that far away…with less industrial customers…

Wind tests were done at 2.6 meters per second…producing a bigger burn …with a 3.9 mile radius….

the lower the wind speed…keeps the gas cloud together…

the higher the speed …disperses the gas quickly…

example used…blowing out a match….

more to come…..

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DAY 2….

CALYPSO/SUEZ…GAS PORTS/TERMINALS……

FULL PAGE ADS!

Sun-Sentinel/Miami Herald….

BIG MONEY!

see….previous post…. under scoops….for ad text….

more to come…

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Looks like Wednesday morning was the meeting day for Comm. Dodd to visit the Calypso Rep. at their offices in Las Olas….

BCbythesea…hears he had a few questions …technical in nature that caught them by surprise….

His expertise and experience on the ocean…along with his vast knowledge with vessels and voyages……

gave them some homework to do….

Some real answers should be received by the Commissioner … and should be revealed at the 6/11/08 commission meeting….

Faithful readers are aware…Calypso/Suez will be front and center that evening…

making their side known….

more to come….

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Looks like Calypso/Suez has even more plans in the works with FPL…

By 2011…there will be 3 new power stations built…

3 existing power station will be converted from coal to LNG….(liquid natural gas)

getting Florida away from fossil-fuels…

BCbythesea….the real question…is the driving force in the location….the “stakeholders.”…FPL?

HMMM… Front Page….today…Miami Herald…

FPL wants to hike bills 16%…

www.miamiherald.com

Do you know LNG Express?….

www.zeusdevelopment.com

for anywhere from approx. $600 up….

you to can purchase …

Zeus Development Corporation’s post- conference reports on various LNG projects…worldwide…

such as…”LNG Non- Traditional Concepts for Receiving and Regasification”…(ISBN 0-615-11567-5)….$597 for a 77 page report…

any buyers?

Local paper bias?….

BCbythesea…hears that the “packet”…doled out to LBTS Commissioners and others….from Calypso/Suez…contains…a copy of the Time’s News Flash…. sent out a few weeks back…..

more to come….

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WOW!…Suez Calypso…..Full Page Ads In Today’s Sun-Sentinel…. Miami Herald…

The Power of The Galt… and all…..Coastal Activists…..Have Spoken!

a full page …color ad…”screaming” with advertising finesse…to turn this train around!..

tranquil blue sea….

Large Printed words …symbolizing the twin ports… stating…

‘SAFE’…..’ENERGY.’….. rising from the ocean….

a woman holding her child ….safely in her arms….in the foreground….

‘The proposed Calypso Deepwater Port (DWP), is a safe and environmentally- friendly project that will provide a much-needed new supply of natural gas for South Florida. Using ships and proven underwater buoy and anchoring system. the port would be located 8- 10 miles offshore of Broward County northeast of Port Everglades, far from the shoreline and practically unseen.’

down the side….the answers…they think the public at-large is grasping for….

‘Here are a few of the most important facts you need to know’

‘The Calypso port is safe.’

(using a drop of liquefied gas to next to each point made?)

‘with participation from the US Coastguard…and numerous other federal,state and environmental agencies, Calypso has been rigorously tested for all credible risk scenarios and has been deemed safe for coastal communities.’

‘The Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) shipping industry has an unparalleled safety record.’

‘In LNG’s 45-plus year shipping history, LNG carriers have conducted more than 40,000 voyages worldwide, traveling more than 100 million miles without a major incident.

‘The Calypso Deepwater port is the best location in South Florida for safety, environmental and logistic reasons.’

‘The location, determined with input from many stakeholders and regulatory agencies, is to be miles away from the Broward County coastline’

BCbythesea…LOCATION WAS CHOSEN BY THE STAKEHOLDERS?….and what is in their backyards?…..

Calypso

www.calypsoDWP.com

BCbythesea…..On the other side of this P.R. campaign….

Suez/ Calypso….Representative…of Gov. and Regulatory Affairs… has met a few of the commissioners…with the remainder to meet today….and all most likely before the 6/11/08 meeting….

Comm. Clottey went in good faith yesterday….armed with questions on behalf of her concerned constituents…as is her duty….

BCbythesea…hears….no answers to these questions were forthcoming….essentially she felt was stonewalled and wasted her time!

quite a difference from today’s ad….and a missed opportunity for the company…

More to come….

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