I was told that Armando Gutierrez has some sand monopoly thing going for Caribbean beach sand to be used for re-nourishment/restoration projects, is this true? Re-nourishment is when sand is swept away by tide from the beach and they dredge it from underwater to replace it on the beach - making you think nothing is wrong, when re-nourishment is just disguising environmental failure. Environmentalists don't like beach re-nourishment but beach-goers do.
Anyway, Armando is apparently registered to lobby for himself on Beach Restoration. Anyone got the scoop? I don't.
Here is his 2009 lobbyist list, including himself:
FIR INVESTMENTS CORP. 9/21/2009
CDMP APPLICATION Open
NICARAGUA TOBACCO IMPORTS / CUBAN CRAFTERS CIGARS 7/14/2009
AIRPORT RETAIL Open
ARMANDO GUTIERREZ 6/24/2009
DUE DILIGENCE & CONTRACTS ON BEACH RESTORATION Open
MCM-DRAGADOS USA JV 5/13/2009
ALL AIRPORT CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS INCLUDING FUTURE AIRPORT EXPANSIONS Open
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What would be the significance of this story? Is beach restoration bad in someway?
The significance is that several people involved in earth moving and beach restoration were recently arrested for corruption. There are several earth moving contracts up for bid at the County and at the City.
Is this the same Armando G?
Last time it was the guy in New Mexico
Hmm.....Didn't the F.B.I. award Armando Gutierrez in 2005? Maybe that has something to do with the arrests made. You guys are lucky Mr. Gutierrez hasn't filed a law suit against you yet for this kind of attempted defamation of character.
And didn't you guys run a story about a guy in New Mexico with a similar name and company, trying to pin it on Armando?
If I were you guys, I would start to pack things up at whatever office you're running this blog. I have a pretty good feeling his lawyers are paying close attention to these allegations and it isn't going to be pretty when they finally drop the hammer!
(Hey Genius, I would really do more research on these topics in the future, before posting.)
Michael Putney and Channel 10 did a This Week in South Florida piece on the scandal of American Earth Movers. Something to do with beach sand and Miami Beach. They mentioned arrests (Virginia Key?)and they stated the Miami-Dade Commissioners just voted to give a contract to a company eventhough staff recommended against. Six arrests? Who are the lobbyists for American Earth Movers? What contract did they just get?
I am asking questions...about the Lobbying contract on beach restorations. I did not post on the OTHER Armando in New Mexico... he was a Democrat for God's sake. Everyone in Florida knows Armando is a Republican. And, informed guy, you are a nitwit.
American Earth Movers was about a minority contractor...nothing to do with this post.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
It doesn't appear that the indicted Armando Gutierrez in New Mexico is OUR Armando. By Geniusofdespair
Beach Re-nourishment Tutorial:
Yes it is a problem in South Florida. Many of you have seen footage of the beach literally being eaten away under structures.
One of the rules of re-nourishment is that the County must utilize domestic sources first.
There is a significant offshore sandbar (about 2 miles out) off of St. Lucie that the County tried to tap in 2007, but then Sen. President Ken Pruitt said essentially, "Over his dead body".
Commissioner Barreiro has proposed for a couple of years now, a change in the rules allowing us to tap Bahamian and Caribbean resources. Not sure of the outcome, but I guess know I can figure out why.
Not that it would be a bad idea. The sand is compatible, and as anyone who has been to either place knows, beautiful. But know we can infer as to why Bruno was trying to carry the issue.
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The Armando thing does add a wrinkle to the motive M. I hadn't thought about it that way. I just figured Bruno was trying to make his Beach constituents happy (the same way he tried to make his Miami River business community happy by calling for the disbandment of DERM during the budget) and local sand is getting beyond rare.
By the way, the compatability of the sand has been due to grain size and concern about the color temperature affecting the gender distribution of sea turtles that nest in it. Color affects the amount of heat that the sand absorbs and that in turn influences the ratio of male to female turtles.
The County and State did some studies on this years ago but I'm not sure of the outcome for Caribbean sand sources.
K - not following your $$ point here GoD but let's drop this "nourishment" BS and call it what it is - "dredging & filling" a coastal ecosystem for the sake of overdevelopment. C'mon GoD, didn't Surfrider and the real estate bust help you put 2 + 2 together on this one.
The turtle problem is just the tip of the iceberg. All the invertebrates and nearshore nursery systems are buried....as in dead...no longer supporting the offshore ecosystem.
This touchy-feely BS of calling it nourishment is the same scam as the "basket full of puppies" PAC (sure it exists)... simply a cover for bad people doing bad things and nobody to question it.
Let the coastal property owners pay the $$$ millions, I'd prefer my tax dollars go elsewhere.
I said beach re-nourishment just disguises environmental failure...of course I get that it is a wrong thinking thing...I said environmentalist don't like it but beach goers do. READ my post again.
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