tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post6655587461509364446..comments2024-03-08T05:08:55.233-05:00Comments on EYE ON MIAMI: Is this how you buy an election in Homestead? By GeniusofdespairGeniusofdespairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-55479175638955289512010-01-19T23:20:51.407-05:002010-01-19T23:20:51.407-05:00OK, so back to the subject of campaign contributio...OK, so back to the subject of campaign contributions - has anyone indeed sent this article off to those who investigate this stuff. It sounds like a heaping dose of corruption in all directions. I think it needs to go in two or three directions, personally.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-63195982141435039282010-01-19T16:02:44.044-05:002010-01-19T16:02:44.044-05:00Anon I do spend a lot of time at these hearings ju...Anon I do spend a lot of time at these hearings just not in South FLa, and I find a lot of residents have genuine concerns about development unfortunately there are those who just want things the way they are, putting undeveloped property owners at a distinct disadvantage under amendment 4. <br />We must find a more balanced way to protect every property owners right, not just those who already CATOnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-78382271472483533202010-01-19T10:33:30.262-05:002010-01-19T10:33:30.262-05:00Cato needs to spend more time at local zonong/land...Cato needs to spend more time at local zonong/land use meetings and listen to the people. Most "lay people" are amazingly informed in large part because they know their community and what is best. While the growth industry likes to paint residents as "not in my backyard", I have found this to not be true. In almost 30 years of zoning and land-use experience, I have found Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-88040032482366061912010-01-19T09:13:11.978-05:002010-01-19T09:13:11.978-05:00More democracy in a place with ethically challenge...More democracy in a place with ethically challenged politicians is not bad in my book.Geniusofdespairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-57353164607173908602010-01-18T20:39:23.118-05:002010-01-18T20:39:23.118-05:00Genius I am the same Cato I've always been. If...Genius I am the same Cato I've always been. If there had been more rigid standards re Traffic concurrency and Water and Sewer capacity a lot of (bad) development would not have taken place.<br /><br />Is the right thing to always oppose anything a developer wants? I agree with not moving UDB but I have seen some pretty ridiculous arguments in opposition to some good projects (and there are CATOnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-87411825887451969272010-01-18T20:28:44.851-05:002010-01-18T20:28:44.851-05:00When their neighborhood is under siege Mr. Cato, v...When their neighborhood is under siege Mr. Cato, voters become very smart and do the right thing. When polled, something like 67% of Miami Dade Residents did not want to move the Urban Development Boundary. If the voters were so uninformed, why are developers spending so much time-energy-money to defeat amendment 4?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-52580061442402287492010-01-18T20:23:00.121-05:002010-01-18T20:23:00.121-05:00Gimme a break Cato...first amendment 4 has nothin...Gimme a break Cato...first amendment 4 has nothing to do with:<br />"traffic concurrency, Water and Sewer Capacity, and compatibility,"<br />all good things...yes, but moot to amendment 4.<br /><br />But finding competent people in government, as you mentioned, to vote on anything is impossible because of the dollars developers throw at campaigns. If you put the votes on land-use Geniusofdespairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-17076741791538146072010-01-18T19:05:01.009-05:002010-01-18T19:05:01.009-05:00Regarding the money issue in Homestead nobody has ...Regarding the money issue in Homestead nobody has mentioned the fact that the same four who donated to the PAC also gave individually to six candidates. <br />The PAC supported five in the general election but those five plus some other guy got another $50K.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-37268836512081329462010-01-18T18:39:19.305-05:002010-01-18T18:39:19.305-05:00Genius I'm not so sure about amendment 4 too m...Genius I'm not so sure about amendment 4 too much democracy can be a problem too. Plus all a developer has to do is hire an absentee ballot brigade and he's in, in which case Amendment 4 will only serve to make process more expensive. <br />I think we need to have competent people to make decisions on traffic concurrency, Water and Sewer Capacity, and compatability, if we can't find CATOnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-26053842892928246322010-01-18T18:03:13.162-05:002010-01-18T18:03:13.162-05:00Respectfully Anonymous this is RIGHT OFF THE DEPAR...Respectfully Anonymous this is RIGHT OFF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS WEBSITE: LAND USE IS ONE ELEMENT OF THE COMP PLAN, SEE FOR YOURSELF, THE AMENDMENT ONLY ADDRESSES LAND-USE:<br /><br />Comprehensive Plans that guide future growth and development. Comprehensive plans contain chapters or "elements" that address future land use, housing, transportation, infrastructure, coastal Geniusofdespairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-58689436864925339702010-01-18T17:28:13.740-05:002010-01-18T17:28:13.740-05:00Respectfully Genius, the comp plan is amended all ...Respectfully Genius, the comp plan is amended all the time. It covers transportation, educational facilities, water and sewer, etc. Amendment 4 applies to ALL amendments and all new plans. Here is the text:<br /><br />"Establishes that before a local government may adopt a new comprehensive land use plan, or amend a comprehensive land use plan, the proposed plan or amendment shall be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-77283396495847431842010-01-18T14:04:35.257-05:002010-01-18T14:04:35.257-05:00The public only votes on land-use changes that wer...The public only votes on land-use changes that were voted favorably by your commission or council. If they turn them down: No vote. <br /><br />The hope is, there won't be many changes. The Comprehensive plan is a document that encompasses growth. IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE CHANGED as often as developers want it to change. The misinformation is staggering on this amendment.Geniusofdespairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-4903311287198578132010-01-18T12:10:37.630-05:002010-01-18T12:10:37.630-05:00The problem with Amendment 4 is that it covers too...The problem with Amendment 4 is that it covers too many obscure topics. Each time the local government wants to amend the master plan, such amendments are subject to referndum, Blackner's claims notwithstanding. You have to look at the impact on the ballot, which will be significant in multi-lingual communities like Miami's. EOM doesn't seem to want to acknowledge the problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-25290801059253934942010-01-18T11:00:52.340-05:002010-01-18T11:00:52.340-05:00Cato that is exactly why I support state amendment...Cato that is exactly why I support state amendment 4. Governments have too much power and people don't vote because they feel it doesn't give them meaningful results. Amendment would address both as far as landuse is concerned.Geniusofdespairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-55247391158604740642010-01-18T10:30:52.914-05:002010-01-18T10:30:52.914-05:00ANON makes sense just take limits of amounts and m...ANON makes sense just take limits of amounts and make disclosure the only requirement. It will at least make it easier to see whose in bed with who in the incestious world of politics. <br />What's killingus are two things A- Governments in general have to much power over too many things and B- Low voter turnout. If A is fixed B won't matter that much.CATOnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-31433605943291206972010-01-18T10:14:03.555-05:002010-01-18T10:14:03.555-05:00It's all about the 93 agreement for Rosen and ...It's all about the 93 agreement for Rosen and the 40 acre FTZ parcel was a ruse to get people hungry for a new high school to vote Bell out. <br />Rosen and Munz invested wisely in Al Lorenzo they have five robots who will do anything including giving away millions and millions. <br />All of those houses built on gimleteyes post pay taxes, that is the target. <br />$20 million set aside for aAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-64851395415724529082010-01-18T09:52:10.722-05:002010-01-18T09:52:10.722-05:00Ok, comment: Permit larger contributions from indi...Ok, comment: Permit larger contributions from individuals and eliminate corporate donations. Even better: just deregulate the whole process. All the regulations in the world cannot force elected officials to be honest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-58094959979394278972010-01-18T09:44:48.255-05:002010-01-18T09:44:48.255-05:00I do write all the posts. These are COMMENTS. I ju...I do write all the posts. These are COMMENTS. I just don't want people to lose sight of the pac. It is symptomatic of a larger problem.Geniusofdespairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-13784340790995486682010-01-18T09:28:47.541-05:002010-01-18T09:28:47.541-05:00The election was about Bell and the PAC was a bypr...The election was about Bell and the PAC was a byproduct. Maybe you should write all the posts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-48993693760709057292010-01-18T09:26:43.517-05:002010-01-18T09:26:43.517-05:00This post isn't about Bell. I wasn't a fan...This post isn't about Bell. I wasn't a fan. It is about the unfair advantage that money brings to an election.Geniusofdespairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-41939279733251791692010-01-18T09:08:33.270-05:002010-01-18T09:08:33.270-05:00Don't forget that Bell was a right-wing dictat...Don't forget that Bell was a right-wing dictator - she pissed off everyone in Homestead and she lost because of it. The PAC was just icing on the cake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-76571055053656837452010-01-18T08:42:27.784-05:002010-01-18T08:42:27.784-05:00Rosen and Munz are in bed together. Munz will be p...Rosen and Munz are in bed together. Munz will be penalized $XX million for destroying the aquifer with his illegal rock mining. Rosen hires a new Homestead Mayor and commission so the penalty to Munz will be reduced by $XX/2 and Rosen gets a success fee-- a multiple of what he invested in the PAC-- based on a predetermined baseline. Cool beans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-29933000934261622482010-01-18T07:57:01.289-05:002010-01-18T07:57:01.289-05:00Let's not forget the Redland Company! The Cit...Let's not forget the Redland Company! The City is trying to settle the suit behind closed doors. <br /><br />Homestead should just create their own County and go away. They take a few steps forward than ten back. It's the most backward place I've ever experienced.<br /><br />The brain trust within the City is certainly lacking common sense and higher IQ's!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-16746721780582058272010-01-18T06:04:21.123-05:002010-01-18T06:04:21.123-05:00Great story for the FBI. Homestead: the city the b...Great story for the FBI. Homestead: the city the building boom and local bankers destroyed. If Rosen is putting that much money into a PAC, was campaign law broken? And why would he do that, on behalf of Munz? How much money was at stake in the penalties assessed by Homestead for Munz, owner of the wrecked aquifer/dredged lake. Transactions between Munz and Rosen/Latterner and any offshore Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com