I was sad to read today that Carolyn Aileen Dekle had died...for her and for us.
Yesterday I told you that Tom Pelham quit from the Department of Community Affairs. Well the South Florida Regional Planning Council (SFRPC) is the local arm of the DCA and Carolyn headed it, in a good way for the most part. Now we will have no continuity.
The SFRPC staff prepares recommendations for the Council and gives guidance to municipalities on their Comprehensive Development Master Plans. The Council is made up of members from the Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe County Commissions. Who does the appointing to the Council? In Miami-Dade's case it is the chair of the County Commission: Little Bully Joe Martinez. Governor Ick Scott also has a few appointments (unless he does away with the Council). Don't expect anyone good on growth to be appointed from Miami-Dade or the Governor and now with Carolyn Dekle demise, growth management is in further jeopardy. All of you who didn't vote for Amendment 4 are idiots. My message to you: I hope you have to eat tofu turkey, Brussels Sprouts and apricot pie with cool whip on it this Thanksgiving (sorry vegans). That is what you deserve. This cascade of events -- Ick Scott/Pelham/Martinez/Dekle -- has shaken Miami-Dade growth management to the core.
Good bye Carolyn Dekle, I will miss you. If there is a God, it will be good for Florida to have a planner in the sky!
(To see current membership of the SFRPC hit read more)
ASSEFF, Patricia B.
Governor's Appointee
BARREIRO, Bruno
Miami-Dade County Commissioner
BATES, M. Margaret
Vice Mayor, Lauderhill
BLYNN, Michael (League of Cities Appointment)
Councilman, North Miami
BROOK, Scott J.
Governor's Appointee
CARRUTHERS, Heather (Secretary)
Commissioner, Monroe County
GUNZBURGER, Suzanne (Vice-Chair)
Broward County Commissioner
LIEBERMAN, Ilene
Broward County Commissioner
NEUGENT, George
Mayor, Monroe County
RIESCO, José A.
Governor's Appointee
RITTER, Stacy
Governmental Center
SCUOTTO, Joseph (Chair)
Commissioner
SOSA, Rebeca
Miami-Dade County Commissioner
TAYLOR, Norman
Broward County Office of Economic Development
115 S. Andrews Ave., #A540
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
PHONE - 954-357-7894
FAX - 954-357-5674
WALLACE, Paul
Governor's Appointee
WALTERS, Sandra (Immediate Past Chair)
Governor's Appointee
WEEKLEY, Jimmy
Commissioner, City of Key West
6 comments:
The Perfect Storm...
Mrs Dekle will be greatly missed. She was a true professional.
Most of the people that are attempting to deface Mr Braman, may have their own personal reasons why. However, I am one who believe he's doing the right thing. Everyone cannot afford to pay off Carlos Alvarez's debts. Also, many of the changes that he's made to Miami-Dade has hurt many residence that where Pioneers of this wonderful City. Alvarez has had his time, Now, It's time for him to GO, GET OUT, He misused his power.
pelham resigned because Crist requested all secretarys resign, it's procedural and he is only one of many. surprised you missed that detail in the news.
The RPC will go the way of the dinosaur, like DCA. Planning will all be in the grubby little hands of county commissioners and the planning departments? History.
Pelham quit --- yes he would have been gone anyway-- procedural but technicality I didn't miss anything.
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