Wednesday, June 05, 2013

Lynda Bell's Trip to Hong Kong and Singapore April 4, 2013. By Geniusofdespair

Why was this trip necessary? Why did we pay for it? Why did she have to take her Chief of Staff with her? I like the purpose for the trip (Note the role of the seaport in Bell's handwritten notes) and who is the favorite son to be next president of the Beacon Council? None other than the seaport director.  Who was instrumental in dumping the head of the Beacon Council: Lynda. We do know this trip is all about Genting....I hope all our readers aren't that stupid to be duped by the purpose Lynda wrote:




YES WE PAID FOR BOTH OF THEM TO GO - almost $10,000. A colossal waste of money. I assume someone or something else comped some of the trip (note the star for the Singapore hotel and the low price of $250)..like Genting. And, yes Genting is on their itinerary.

Itinerary ( you might have to use the arrow to see the other pages if viewing on a phone):



TRAVEL REQUEST FORM FOR LYNDA BELL (COST):



TRAVEL REQUEST FORM FOR EDDIE BORREGO

37 comments:

Anonymous said...

How did this happen? Why did we the taxpayers pay for it? What benefit does this do for the taxpayers? Why did she need to take her Aide with her? Bell is the new Natacha Seijas traveling around the globe and having us pay for it.

Anonymous said...

Nine days in the Orient. Why? At least the Genting group should have paid for the whole thing.

Anonymous said...

They all travel. I hear Mayor Gimenez is going to Spain, Paris, and the UK next month with some Commissioners.

Frank said...

Maybe they should not get these taxpayer funded trips. Because they all do it doesn't make it right. They can find all the examples they need to look at in the U.S.

Anonymous said...

Wow. This should really come out of the Dist. 8 funds. Oh wait, she's using those to campaign with. Sickening isn't even the word. There's not even 6 degrees of separation here. She ousted Frank Nero because he vehemently opposed Genting to put in her new lap dog from the Seaport. Barf tag please?

Voters better be paying attention. This do as I say not as I do taxpayer train wreck must go. If not, watch more of YOUR tax dollars go to her lifestyle. I cannot wait for the new house in Palmetto Bay for her or look at how her finances have improved since 2010. It will be interesting looking at Mark Bell's when he files for Mayor of Homestead (which is just Lynda Bell as Mark is just a minor "playa").

Sosa, do something about this taxpayer waste. It' just inherently wrong. Bell is the same women who yesterday fought against helping the "little" people who were totally screwed out of their homes.

No barf tag isn't strong enough. Evil piece of trash would be better. I'd say trailer trash but even those have more morals than Bell.

Anonymous said...

Worried about $10,000 when $6,000,000 was stolen by Jesus Pons, Diane Pons and Bruno Diaz?

You forgot to include Audrey Edmonson in your Singapore and Hong Kong analysis also. Very selective Genius.

Anonymous said...

Last anon, I did watch that yesterday and it's worse. I agree. Bell actually fought against helping the 1st time homebuyers who have no homes now - after the County & City issued Certificates of Occupany. Yep, but it's not as bad as the IT scandal in the inspector generals office.

It's safe to say no one is minding the store. Haven't forgotten about Carlyle group either, which Edumonson keep defending.

However, to me, the amount of zero's doesn't make any of it right. We're raising water/sewer rates while the pol's live high on the hog. No one is minding the taxpayer funds - literally no one.

This is just a snapshot of the abuse we're taking with our money.

Bell could have gone to a local seminar for this nonsense. She didn't have to "go there" on our dime along with her taxpayer funded stomache stapled surgery Aide. To me, that's just wrong.

Anonymous said...

criminal. unfortunately even if it's in the Herald barely anyone pays attention.

Anonymous said...

WTF is over $1400 per day for? Unbelievable and if there's another word beyond that I'd use it to describe this whole Lynda Bell goes to the Far East on the Miami Dade Taxpayer dime to probably get funding from Genting for her campaign along with the Dist. 8 funds she's already using for her re election (yep, total run on)!

Anonymous said...

who the hell wrote that purpose of the trip? An eight grader? seriously, this is our tax money at work?!?!

Geniusofdespair said...

She was there 9 days...I think the Per Diem is for the whole trip?

Geniusofdespair said...

You're damn right I left Audrey out. She votes right on some issues so she is spared. Get your own blog and you can rail against whomever you want. Bell is a member of what we call the "unreformable majority" on the County Commission. Edmonson was a member but has redeemed herself. The unreformable get scrutinized here. You can't get 100% of good votes from any Commissioner but the unreformables are at 10% or less.

Go to this Link and see why Lynda Bell is a poster child for bad government:

http://eyeonmiami.blogspot.com/2012/10/commissioner-lynda-bell-is-one-of.html

Anonymous said...

Be sure that the stated expenses are only a fraction of the goodies that were provided by corporate "sponsors" during the trip... it's just the way it works: the elected officials put down one amount for expenses, but doesn't reflect the upgrades or what money is spent by their sponsors for first class entertainments.

Anonymous said...

Did Audrey's Chief of Staff go on this trip too?

Anonymous said...

A movie needs to be made: "Mrs. Hick and Eddie Go to China."

Given her "Tin Horn Dictator" disposition, North Korea would have been more appropriate.

Supreme Leader Kim Jong-il and Bell would have made great friends.

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Anonymous said...

What an outrage.

Nothing more than a goddamned sightseeing trip.

This Heathen needs to go.

Lord Acton said...

Someone set me straight is Lynda Bell Vice Chair of Miami Dade County Commission, Banana Republic Secretary of State or Secretary of Commerce.

"And remember, where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men (or women) with the mentality of gangsters get control. History has proven that."
Lord Acton

Geniusofdespair said...

No more joke about Eddie 's weight please.

Anonymous said...

This is only a snapshot of the way our County government operates.

BCC members have traveled the world on taxpayer's money. But it doesn't stop there: Department Directors and whomever they choose to accompany them travel throughout the US on a regular basis.

And, more money is wasted in the day-to-day mismanagement than in all the trips.

Whilly said...

Is there a rift? How did Bell wrestle the Chairmanship of the sports commission from Pepe? Sosa took Pepe off and appointed Bell. Bell is the only one that is a vice mayor and committee chair At the same time the only one to do both in the history of the County commission ...something is going on why is Sosa so close to Bell?

Anonymous said...

Hasn't anyone questioned why the same team at WASD that has mismanaged the department and covered up for years how bad the situation was, is now being allowed to raise water fees so they can "fix the problem"?

Why is this same group of individuals bring given control of millions of dollars to fix what they screwed up in the first place?

Anonymous said...

Eddie was seen at LAX carrying Missy Lynda's luggage. She is turning out to be worst than she was in Homestead. She must go. District 8 cannot take much more. Sosa has lost control and Lynda will continue to garner power. Lynda has lately been giving Miami Dade County staff kudos and thank yous. It sounds so phoney and she needs to stop this, I am thinking the AB votes will still show up in District 8 and Homestead because she has put together her slate of candidates to run. The super voters will not vote for Lynda and her crowd.

Anonymous said...

Most politicians have to travel. It's called the sister city program. It's responsible for millions being wasted. Israel is a top destination if you go for the Jewish vote.

Anonymous said...

Not local politicos.. They don't need to go anywhere

Anonymous said...

anyone know how the Mayor approved Juan Kurlya's salary from $155,000 to $289,000??

this is abusive!!!

Anonymous said...

At the same time Bell is jet setting over the world for meetings, other lowly county employees are rejected employee training on a regular basis due to a lack of budget.

Anonymous said...

And why 9 days for a one day meeting?!?!

Anonymous said...

More evidence of Miami-Dade politicians and low IQ managers stealing from the taxpayers. Carlos Gimenez is another disappointment. Who is protecting the taxpayers?

youbetcha' said...

Ms. Lynda could have at least flown out of Ft. Lauderdale like the rest of us do and have saved the taxpayers a few bucks.


These junkets are a waste.

Anonymous said...

Seeking more info on European trip with Gimenez. Who is going and why are they going?

Jim H said...

did her disbaled husband go too? free meals and trip, definitely not suffering by any means!

Anonymous said...

Compare the handwriting; looks like Bell completed all the request forms.

Did she sign his name too?

This woman is devious...pure evil.

Anonymous said...

These official county forms should be legible. A template or 20th century typewriter should be used to complete all official documents.
This document is an embarrassment. This looks like a preschooler completed this form. Have you no shame Lynda Bell? Lynda are you smarter than a fifth grader?LOL

Anonymous said...

9 days?

Lotsa restaurants, so little time!

Anonymous said...

It seems to me they had a jolly time on my taxpayer money. I have not had a vacation in ten years and I have not been able to visit nowhere to promote my small business. Why not reward small businesses with a trip somewhere. Lynda Bell and her husband run a bed and breakfast I hear that never has one single person staying not even when every hotel and motel is filled in Homestead is full. She is our business person to bring money to this county.

Anonymous said...

Marc Sarnoff went to Brazil and China plus who knows where else?