PB: Pre-election delusions and admissions
by SDM
An upcoming Miami Herald report on the Palmetto Bay elections contains some interesting comments from the candidates. SDM can’t resist the urge to comment on a couple of them.
Pariser: delusional as usual
The related Neighborhood Protection charter amendment language on the ballot creates a provision in which single-family, residential-zoned properties shall be protected from the negative impacts of adjacent or nearby non-single-family-residential and requires four affirmative votes of the council to approve a zoning change, conditional use, or special exception in any single-family-residential district.
“This is nothing unusual,” [Vice Mayor] Pariser said. “These are not new concepts. This tinkers with noise and dirt and dust so everyone has a standardized pattern.”
Nothing unusual? The charter amendment is a gigantic and legally questionable departure from current law, which in Palmetto Bay is already abnormally and unnecessarily restrictive. You don’t have to believe SDM, just read what the village attorney says about it:
- The City [of St. Pete Beach, which adopted an analogous provision] spent more on legal fees than its annual budget.
- To date, the proponent[s] of the ballot language, Mrs. Tellam and Mr. Gibbs, the land use lawyer working with Mrs. Tellam, have not provided any language from a charter that is similar to the language being proposed for insertion in the Village’s charter.
- [The charter amendment] could result in a substantial [Bert J. Harris Act] damage claim being filed against the Village.
- City of Hollywood was subject to a RLUIPA claim and settled the litigation for over $4,000,000.
Now, to be fair, Mr. Pariser’s quote may be referring to the hollow neighborhood protection ordinance. SDM has already gone over this subject in PB: NPO impressions. In one sense, Pariser is correct. After months of over-the-top rhetoric from NPO acolytes, the oridinance(s) turned out to be a misfire. Nevertheless, Howard Tendrich sees the NPO as more than “tinkering”:
“This is a big challenge we need to fight,” he said, citing some elements as overly restrictive, such as a noise ordinance that forbids outside speakers after 2 p.m. on Saturday and no outside speakers on Sundays at events such as ballgames. “I think this is wacko.” (Emphasis added by SDM.)
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Schaffer to Palmetto Bay Residents: Settle Down!
According to the Herald, Fourth Amigo Tim Schaffer did his best impression of Kevin Bacon in Animal House:
“Let’s settle down. I’ve seen what seems to be a battle between guys who lost in 2010 and those who won in 2010 and those related to those on both sides. [We] seem to be on a more destructive path than constructive path. I am 100 percent focusing on the residents of Palmetto Bay and listening to what they want.”
SDM will pay $20 to anyone who has seen Bacon and F.A. Schaffer in the same room.
Seriously, the F.A. Schaffer actually makes a good point. Since the 2010 election, the village is on a more destructive path. If you doubt SDM, just look at the village checkbook.
SDM Says: F.A. Schaffer will merely add to the disaster this village has suffered through for the past two years. Vote for Howard Tendrich and against the “neighborhood protection” charter amendment.
I love Animal House references.
After recently following your blog, it has become apparent that it is written by multiple people. Some blogs are caustically humorous, others dry.
SDM knows all and sees all. He is ubiquitous and peripatetic. His wit is caustic and dry, torrid and biting. Speculation abounds about whether he is a masked crusader who rides through the village at night on a steed and carries a sword; a ham radio operator located in a safe room built by Gene Flinn in the event of a nuclear attack deep within the bowels of Village Hall; or the mayor’s husband. Stanczyk, Lindsay and even have voodoo dolls of SDM with pins stuck in him on fheir credenzas. And while some have burned him in effigy, others have genuflected to his greatness and believe he has been sent either by the gods, or an alien life form to save the village from the scourge of SLP. Whoever SDM may be, he knows more about village operations and council politics than all three amigos combined. But that may not be saying much because for these three, the lights are on but no one is home.
Dry? SDM’s meals should be judged based on the quality of the produce.
He????
I’d like to think that SDM is a She but thats just me.
I’ve never followed a blog before but you have me fully committed and looking forward to the next.
Congratulations SDM – you’re doing a great job!
SDM is Patric Fiore. I know this for a fact. Sorry to let the cat out of the bag
SDM is neither a he or she. SDM is from the planet Zulu where sex is assumed only at the time of procreation.
The email sent out by Jack Fell (PCBR) alleging that John DuBois has violated environmental laws is a clear sign of political desperation and loaded with deception.
It shows a picture of the horse farm owned by Mr. Burch since 1945 with a large brown area in the center trying to deceive people into believing that is Mr. DuBois’ property.
This is a lie and typical of the deception and dishonesty of the ruling majority of the council that is backed and supported by people like Jack Fell and others. These folks do not represent the majority of village residences.
Mr. DuBois has been a Professional Mangrove Trimmer under Florida Law for about 8 years. Alleging that Mr. DuBois illegally trimmed the mangroves in the picture sent by Jack fell is a lie and further deception.
This kind of deceptive behavior should build solidarity within Palmetto Bay to remove the manipulators from control of our council and elect John DuBois for vice mayor so we can focus on the real issues and save Palmetto Bay from a train wreck. Brian Pariser and his allies on the council are robbing and pillaging the village coffers for their own agenda; they must be stopped before it is too late.
P.S., If I were Mr. DuBois, I would file suit against Mr. Fell for fraud and defamation.
Thank you
Stanley
Councilman Fiore as one of SDM’s “Deep Throat”? Not a chance.
Mr. Dubois, er Stanley,
Actually, Mr. Dubois is not a professional mangrove trimmer registered with Miami-Dade County, as required by County Code and, even if he were, he would be just as guilty of destroying mangroves on his property as has occurred. C’mon, one need only look at aerial photographs on Google Earth or Bing Maps to see that the mangroves on Dubois’ property have been disappearing ever since he started living on the property.
The photo of the illegally filled wetlands on the property of Dubois’ elderly neighbor, Elliot Burch, is relevant because County records indicate that John Dubois has been implicated in that violation as well. In fact, he dodged two subpoenas for deposition in that case. Talk about deception and dishonesty.
Jack Fell is a long time PB resident and a respectable man, two things that Mr. Dubois is not.
Mr. Fell may have been a respected resident at one time, but he lost that moniker when he complained about PACs impacting Palmetto Bay’s race while operating one himself.
The floor is yours, Mr. Dubois if you wish to defend yourself.