SDM Quick Bites: PB June 4 Agenda
by SDM
Village Attorney’s report
Two questions – at least – should be asked to the village attorney based on her report. First, why is there no real updated information regarding the Palmer and Shores lawsuits? This ongoing attitude that the public should be left out of the litigation process is not required under the statute and is just plain wrong.
Second, SDM noted the following interesting nugget in the report:
Staff has received Village Council authorization to draft an ordinance to create the process for implementing the citizen initiative relating to increase of student population at private schools. Item A.5.
Councilwoman Lindsay’s war on Palmer is to be opened on a new front now? Do Palmetto Bay residents agree with her jihad against private schools in our community?
Mayor of Misunderstood
A FOSDM forwarded an email sent from ShelleyStanczyk@shelleystanczyk.com that contained the following message:
The Agenda link will take you to the items under consideration for Monday night. Some items under consideration may be misunderstood. I encourage you to contact me with questions regarding the Agenda before the meeting or to attend the meeting for a more complete understanding of the issues.
Now, this is funny…coming from the Mayor who misunderstood the zoning in progress (ZIP) resolution when she said it did not apply to Palmer? (See Lies, Damn Lies and Politics – Part II.) Attention SDM readers: You’ll be better off checking with SDM for a more complete understanding of the issues.
By the way, does anyone believe the Mayor drafts these emails on her own? The email looks a lot like the village newsletter authored by village staff. Hmmm…
Three Amigos in the Shade
By now, most people know that government business is supposed to be open to the public. Florida law requires that anytime two or more members of a municipal governing body meet to discuss an item that is, or could appear, on a future agenda, the meeting must be noticed and open to the public. This law’s short title is the Government in the Sunshine Act.
An FOSDM alleges that Councilwoman Lindsay and her pet Vice Mayor and Mayor met with a homeowner’s association in Cutler Cove and discussed the moratorium ordinance.
While SDM doubts the three amigos need an actual meeting to coordinate their votes – SDM suspects Pariser and Stanczyk received their marching orders via carrier pigeon to avoid the public records act – the fact that they would even consider meeting “out of the sunshine” speaks volumes about their disdain for the laws they swore to uphold.
SDM Query to the Village Attorney: What effect will this clandestine meeting have on the validity of the moratorium?
Thank you again. It is my opinion that it is time to call out Shelley Stanczk, Brian Pariser and Joan Lindsay for what they are: corrupt.
You left out two critical details of the clandestine, but open meeting:
1. They brought Amigo-In-Training Tim Shaeffer to the meeting (candidate for district 2, running against incumbent Howard Tendrich). It is incredible that this guy wants to be a rule maker, but is very comfortable watching rules be violated. This speaks volumes about his apparent lack of ethics and his will to do whatever it takes to achieve whatever he wants.
2. They are so confident of their power of mispersuasion over their fan base that they believe no one will care whether they break laws, so long as it serves the purpose of pummeling Palmer.
The followers of the Three Amigos are looking more and more like those who followed Jim Jones and David Koresh. What are the three amigos putting in the kool aid that they provide their followers?
The people need to stop being sheep, or worse, cattle being led to the slaughter. Are the Palmetto Bay residents that naïve? It is time for every, and I mean every, reader of SDM to contact the state and county ethics hotline and make the complaints. And shame on any of the Thursday evening meeting attendees who would cover up for a Mayor, Vice mayor and Council Member who would use improper means to achieve their agenda. This affects their government and ultimately our own property values.
My information suggests that in addition to the blatant ‘Sunshine’ violation, the Three Amigos had their hand picked lackey in tow, Tim Shaffer. They can’t wait to throw Howard (May I call you Howard) under the bus.
When will the voters of Palmetto Bay realize that Shelley Stanczyk, Brian Pariser and Joan Lindsay will cost them a lot of money in the end?
Awwww, poor misunderstood Mayor. What a control freak. She actually wants people to call her so she can tell them what it really means. I guess her followers are too stupid to read for themselves.
Maybe we won’t need a recall. Maybe the State Attorney will finally take action against corrupt officials. The governor may suspend officials if they are charged with a crime. The three amigos should be removed from office. They have no respect for the people they represent, the dignity of the office they have sworn to uphold or even themselves.
These people are no good.
The last couple of comments are too harsh. SDM is disappointed but does not see a criminal conspiracy. The three amigos play fast and loose with the truth, which makes them the type of politicians we see everywhere. We only deluded ourselves into thinking Palmetto Bay would be different.
Actually they have circumvented the rules at every opportunity possible, it’s a shame that the ethics committee for the County has no teeth and its also a shame to not expect better, we incorporated cause we didn’t want more of the same and when the silent majority wakes up and it’s starting to! These elected officials will be voted out of office! Hopefully then we can have a council that can lead and make this Village the pride of South Florida again
Who is going to file the ethics complaint? If so, file in both the county and state ethics commissions.
Let’s get that recall campaign going.