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Re: The TRUTH SHALL BE REVEALED, Continued from Oct 1, 2014

6. Later that day, as I had done off and on during the month of August, I called the Town

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Clerk to once again ask if they had received any waste proposal bids. The Town Clerk

Re: Response to Mr. Monteverde

replied something, "Yes, we just received one earlier, but we will not be opening it unless

Mr. Monteverde's October 1st broadside requires a response - hopefully, this will

the Commission decides not to renew with Waste-Pro"-- I had told her something like, "So,

be the end of it & your readers will be able to discuss things that are actually important go-

you are not going to make the Commissioners aware that someone else has placed a bid that

might possibly save the citizen's money?"

First: The Deputies were called to the September 17th meeting by the Town Clerk. She

7. By the next day, August 28, 2014, something had changed and I was able to obtain

didn't call them because of the Mayor, she called them because of the screaming and disre-

copies of both bids from Town Hall.

spect shown to the Mayor and Commission by, among others, Mr. Monteverde. The depu-

8. The first thing I noticed was the sloppiness of the Waste Pro proposals. They were

ties were called to restore the order which Mr. Monteverde, et al. refused to permit. When

nothing more than copies of their previous contracts, with two changes made on Pg. 6. There

Mr. Monteverde says otherwise, he's "exaggerating."

is also no change in rates to the customer, $21.77 per mo., and a price increase every year

Second: I was at the last budget hearing because Mr. Monteverde, et al. made such a

of 2.5%. It is thrown together, as if they were sure their contract was going to be renewed,

circus of the first one. The deputies were at the last budget hearing from the beginning for

regardless. They did not even bother to remove the prior Mayor's name, but just put a line

through it and put Glenda's name out to the side.

Third: Yes, I spoke up at that hearing. It's hard enough to make sound public policy

9. The proposal by FDS was 49.5% lower than Waste-Pro, when comparing apples to

decisions - the debate doesn't need to be polluted with misinformation, which is what Mr.

White was peddling when I spoke up.

10. So, you, the citizens, tell me why our Town officials are trying so hard to renew

Fourth: When Mr. Monteverde claims Commissioner White was removed as President

Waste-Pro and totally dismiss the FDS proposal? Something does not seem right. They seem

at an "illegal" meeting, he's "exaggerating." How do I know? Because Mr. Monteverde is

bent on renewing the Waste-Pro contract or to give them the advantage.

too smart a man to believe that - he can read, a skill which renders him capable of under-

11. Forward to the Town Commission Meeting on September 2, 2014--- The renewal

standing the Town Charter, which says the Mayor can call a Special Meeting on her own.

of the Waste-Pro contract was on the agenda. During this meeting, at 29:41 into the audio,

Comm. Kesterson makes the statement, "Waste-Pro has actually stated that they're not go-

Brad Bettin, Inglis Attorney

ing to REVISE their proposal unless we go to MANDATORY GARBAGE"- (which he has

since denied saying). The issue became tabled until a WORKSHOP was set for September

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19 with a SPECIAL MEETING to follow.

Re: Digging into the town's history (Inglis)

12. SEPTEMBER 19, 2014--The Workshop and SPECIAL MEETING--There was all

WOW! that is just about all I can say at times as I am digging into the Inglis town's

kinds of talk about FDS' proposal being "Unsolicited". Excuse me, but the MAYOR and

history! The attorney's invoices have been a wealth of information and yet at the same time

Comm. White had met with FDS, asking for the possibility of a proposal, so HOW IS THAT

they raise a whole bunch more questions. Why is it that the attorney is speaking with one

UNSOLICITED? It followed the UNANIMOUS vote by THE COMMISSION (which

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of our commissioners who is NOT in charge of code enforcement, but so happens to be the

included Kesterson) on April 14, 2014 to SEEK proposals. Kesterson made an incorrect

main commissioner hell bent on getting rid of ALL the old trailers in this town, and eventu-

statement at this meeting when he said, " In April, we made a commitment to Waste-Pro."

5093 S. Orwell Pt., Homosassa, Florida 34446

ally ALL the trailers??? Why hasn't the attorney explained to this commissioner that what

Neither can the MAYOR's question/accusation be backed up when she asked "Why did

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he is trying to do is violating our 4th amendment rights according to the constitution, and

this COMMISSION vote to give Waste-Pro Exclusivity, now we're gonna go back on our

mail, Tom Russell, Publisher: thenewscaster1@gmail.com

to back off???! With ALL the money We The People pay this attorney you would suppose

ail, Debbie Russell, Editor: debbienewscaster@gmail.com wannabe, understand that it

he would be educated enough to let this power hungry dictator

13. MY OPINION--I believe the ONLY two contracts which CAN be considered are the

is VERY UNAMERICAN to find ways legal or not, to take away people's homes because

current offers by both Waste-Pro and FDS. On April 14, the vote of 5/0 was taken to seek

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he doesn't like the looks of them! He doesn't live in my house! And he doesn't live in my

bids, FDS turned their sealed bid in by Noon on Wednesday, August 27, the date and time

neighbors houses either. He doesn't have to like the looks of our trailers. We can't afford

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more than these right now, and I am quite comfortable in my house.Iam not so sure I would

14. Now, of all things, because what happened did not please SOMEBODY, this current

want to move even if I could afford more. And why hasn't the mayor and the other commis-

COMMISSION re-votes to go out for bids--Now that FDS' proposal has been revealed for

sioners, (2 of them are on the people's side) also straightened this commissioner out? I feel

all to see, and Waste-Pro cried "BOO-HOO, that's not fair!". They had the same opportuni-

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like I have moved into a political Peyton Place! I was thrilled when I first got here, I felt

ty to LOWER their rates and chose not to do so because WASTE PRO seemed to think there

like I had finally "come home" coming from California where "fruits and nuts" abound, to

was going to be no competition and they were just going to sail into their renewal, high pric-

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come here where people seemed to actually have common sense and were conservative was

es and all. What's even worse, is that some of your Commissioners and the MAYOR were

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such a thrill! And now I find it appears ONLY my neighbors, and the majority of the town

fine with that. And now, come heck or high water, they are still fighting to keep WastePro.

folk are  conservative,  haveunfortunately  (another word for

 actually    and     elected progressive

I'll let you figure it out, but when you look at everything, something in this situation stinks,

 communists)  government in this town! Weneedto up this mess and SAVE

  group of         clean 

GOD BLESS--Rhonda Kline, Inglis

Letter to the editor:

The challenges facing the Town are laid out for all to see on the October 1st edito-

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hold our Town back, and one from a former Commissioner talking about the challenges we

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The future is calling . . . Will Inglis have a 100th anniversary, or will Inglis itself be

participated in the bidding and had the winning bid on three (3) lots; $15,000 - One (1)

history by then? Will we do the things that must be done to improve our quality of life, or

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will those who oppose anything which might someday cost them money win out? There's

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drant (valued at $1,500) $300 - Two (2) Clow Corp fire hydrants (valued at $1,500 each)

no standing still here - either Inglis will grow or she will wither and die . . . which is it going

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County. The fire hydrants will be installed at the LCDPS complex for use during training

when we found it - even if that's a bit inconvenient for us in the present. Sept 24,14

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evolutions and as a water supply for any nearby incidents.

Glenda Kirkland, Mayor

These purchases represent a savings of nearly $140,000

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