tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post2345102950711582198..comments2024-03-08T05:08:55.233-05:00Comments on EYE ON MIAMI: Jose Luis Castillo is Managing Peggy Bell and Karen Cunningham's Campaigns. By GeniusofdespairGeniusofdespairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-30011840410776587982014-10-20T07:45:38.384-04:002014-10-20T07:45:38.384-04:00Mayor MacDougall would have happily put limits on ...Mayor MacDougall would have happily put limits on lobbyists, but he was dealing with an uncooperative council where he did not have the three votes needed to pass anything. Earlier this year he managed to get a resolution passed requiring all town lobbyists to comply with the Association of Government Relations code of Ethics. Anything stronger would have been meet with opposition and would neverAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-19685488310816104772014-10-19T19:05:21.390-04:002014-10-19T19:05:21.390-04:00Vendetas by a public official amounts to nothing m...Vendetas by a public official amounts to nothing more than public corruption.<br /><br />The simple solution and most effective course of action would be to enact language within the towns ordinances that would directly affect and curb the same points you make, "puppet show behind the curtain" I believe it is what you said.<br /><br />I do not think that carrying out personal vendetas Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-64077622200628131422014-10-19T17:34:33.755-04:002014-10-19T17:34:33.755-04:00And please someone explain to me what is wrong wit...And please someone explain to me what is wrong with a vendetta against lobbyists? They have become shadow governments in our south dade municipalities. They are running the puppet show from behind the curtain. We need more than a vendetta we need to expose them, the candidates they are managing, and all the issues they represent, usually against the majority wishes of the community. They and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-29262209356203137692014-10-19T10:33:54.936-04:002014-10-19T10:33:54.936-04:00Castillo plead "No Contest" to violating...Castillo plead "No Contest" to violating our Town charter.<br /><br />MacDougall Plead "Guilty" to violating our Town Charter.<br /><br />Castillo is accused of "Influence Peddling".<br /><br />MacDougall is guilty of Bullying!<br /><br />MacDougall is on a personal vendetta with Lobbyists in general.<br />Why is it that in the last 4 years as mayor he has done Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-71454258979734055262014-10-15T19:19:39.058-04:002014-10-15T19:19:39.058-04:00Castillo heard the call " fly me..." So ... Castillo heard the call " fly me..." So he climbed on board.<br /> The cheapest ticket in Cutler Bay, PB air.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-80863907104703806382014-10-15T17:15:53.386-04:002014-10-15T17:15:53.386-04:00Peggy will be hiring payed/professional canvassers...Peggy will be hiring payed/professional canvassers soon. Her campaign is projected to spend well over $58,000. Where is this money coming from? Jose Luis Castillo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-26840515669229257012014-10-14T19:10:08.856-04:002014-10-14T19:10:08.856-04:00Peggy Bell plans on moving back to her home state ...Peggy Bell plans on moving back to her home state of California at the end of her mayoral term (4 years) or earlier if she looses to Mr. Nanny. We should all work on granting, Peggy and early departure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-60311196879040580662014-10-14T19:00:33.896-04:002014-10-14T19:00:33.896-04:00Peggy Bell on her web page lists her only academic...Peggy Bell on her web page lists her only academic accomplishment that she attended Katy Sorenson's Good Government classes. So it begs the question, why has Katy Sorenson refuse to endorse Peggy, a formar student. What part of the class did Peggy failed to understand? Good Government!<br /><br />Sent from my iPhoneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-57389769670571820572014-10-14T06:10:36.667-04:002014-10-14T06:10:36.667-04:00One of Peggy's campaign platforms is to bring ...One of Peggy's campaign platforms is to bring more business into Cutler Bay. Makes a lot of sense if you intend to plop a strip mall and 40 housing units on 9 acres east of Old Cutler Rd and 184 st. That will definitely put the BUSY in business. Busy with more traffic 24-7 and busy with residents and businesses fleeing their establishments like scurrying land crabs come the next big hurricaneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-76154442145800752192014-10-13T22:10:24.647-04:002014-10-13T22:10:24.647-04:00Peggys past gives us some idea what she will do in...Peggys past gives us some idea what she will do in the future so I'm glad Mr. Nanni has reminded us of what she has done. Many of her ordinances brought the residents out in mass protests. <br /><br />I've looked at both Peggys and Mr. Nanni's websites and Peggy has nothing of substance on hers, Nanni has actual idea's not empty words.<br /><br />But the subject is Peggy Bell and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-79782502088886455192014-10-13T18:18:29.059-04:002014-10-13T18:18:29.059-04:00Really? You're going around spying on "tr...Really? You're going around spying on "trees" now? How ridiculous and petty can people be? That's the most grade school statement on this forum. Either be an adult and stick to the issues or go back to the sandbox.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-26929771921227431722014-10-13T18:15:05.886-04:002014-10-13T18:15:05.886-04:00Coriat ran un-opposed so he got in automatically. ...Coriat ran un-opposed so he got in automatically. Take the time to talk to Bell. She's really approachable, honest, and fair. She really listens to her constituents. Once you sit down with her you realize this. Not only that, she has some common sense solutions for the day to day needs of our community. She's not just harping over and over and over on the past like her opponent, she'sAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-18960290194359783632014-10-13T11:44:26.696-04:002014-10-13T11:44:26.696-04:00Nanni or Bell, Mixon or Wolmers, I'm just cros...Nanni or Bell, Mixon or Wolmers, I'm just crossing my fingers and hoping for the best. And who is Roger Coriat? I never heard of the guy. Why is he unopposed? Why couldn't I meet him, and decide weather to vote for him or not?Chucknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-61721219443914463052014-10-13T08:45:29.551-04:002014-10-13T08:45:29.551-04:00Peggy Bell shows poor judegement and the swale ord...Peggy Bell shows poor judegement and the swale ordinance is one example. Bell was a member of the group promising that if we incorporated they would not turn us into Coral Gables. She then turned her back on that promise.<br /><br />Peggy Bell did not just vote yes on first reading to hear from the public, she argued for it and "strongly urged" her fellow council members to pass the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-16135923544894384622014-10-13T08:40:23.043-04:002014-10-13T08:40:23.043-04:00Well we know how Nanni made his money----career po...Well we know how Nanni made his money----career police officer. What about Bell? She claims to own Bell's tree farm in good old Homestead. Fact is, the place looks abandoned and trees are grade 2 at best. Obviously a front for something else. There is something about Bells and Homestead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-36419563593107331472014-10-13T07:09:07.741-04:002014-10-13T07:09:07.741-04:00Go on the town's website and look at Bell'...Go on the town's website and look at Bell's latest campaign financial reports. <b>Bell is getting beaucoup bucks from the people that will profit from her changing the zoning rules for the land at sw184 and Old Cutler Road.</b> Lawyers, builders, and lobbyists. Keep them out of our town by booting Bell out. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-8798614453090577062014-10-12T22:13:01.285-04:002014-10-12T22:13:01.285-04:00Since the Nanni followers are so fixated on the Gr...Since the Nanni followers are so fixated on the Great Swale Ordinance of 2007, here are the actual facts. (Or is it actually you, Nanni, posting anonymously? The language matches what's on your campaign website exactly!)<br /><br />On March 21, 2007, at the town meeting, the item was brought up for first reading. Bell, Sochin, and Mayor Vrooman voted for a second reading. Meerbott and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-82862119788078840482014-10-12T21:16:40.878-04:002014-10-12T21:16:40.878-04:00Peggy Bell can't be the author of cutlerbaywat...Peggy Bell can't be the author of cutlerbaywatchdog. Say what you will about her, at least she can put a coherent sentence together. The host of that site is unhinged, to say the least, with the spelling, grammar, and artistic style of an eight year old.<br /><br />Just because a website supports a candidate doesn't mean it is written BY that candidate. If the real host of that site sees Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-37675526064732373532014-10-12T20:45:56.373-04:002014-10-12T20:45:56.373-04:00Don't assume that's her watchdog site just...Don't assume that's her watchdog site just because they say it is. That's the thing, someone says something online and its taken as fact. That's how slander starts. And everyone falls for it. ClassicAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-7560717835340025162014-10-11T18:23:21.547-04:002014-10-11T18:23:21.547-04:00I personally don't want do nothing leaders on ...I personally don't want do nothing leaders on the council. I'm hoping for the best, no matter who wins. We're getting at least one new member, and at most three!<br /><br />I also find it hard to believe a person is automatically "owned" by someone who is involved in their campaign. This applies as much to Nanni/MacDougall as to Bell/Castillo. Maybe I'm being naive, in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-15982960360811158162014-10-10T20:49:37.932-04:002014-10-10T20:49:37.932-04:00When an item comes up for second reading and passe...When an item comes up for second reading and passes, it becomes law.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-67607776229213573932014-10-10T18:42:16.256-04:002014-10-10T18:42:16.256-04:00I had no idea about Castillo, but I just got one o...I had no idea about Castillo, but I just got one of Peggy's brochures and she literally tried to take credit for things Katy Sorenson did. I let my neighbors know and they even remember when Katy helped us do those things.<br /><br />I won't vote for her.<br /><br />Thank you also for person in the earlier post who mentioned Peggy Bell's cutlerbaywatchdog site, I couldn't believe Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-51567910867588958122014-10-10T14:01:52.864-04:002014-10-10T14:01:52.864-04:00Previous poster, ordinances get 2 readings. The 2n...Previous poster, ordinances get 2 readings. The 2nd one is the final one. <br /><br />Bell doesn't have a plan as Mayor, that's why she is looking at Nanni's ideas as adopting them as her own. <b>If Bell becomes Mayor of Cutler Bay, her lobbyist Castillo will be pulling her strings</b> as well as Wolmers and Loyzelle.<br /><br />If you want our town council to not answer to Castillo, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-66214892822104869622014-10-10T13:14:48.399-04:002014-10-10T13:14:48.399-04:00The bottom line is Peggy Bell is using Jose Castil...The bottom line is Peggy Bell is using Jose Castillo and Peggy Bell sold her soul to him to get elected, and probably sold her vote on building a 3-4 story development with 15 to 30 residences on Old Cutler and 184th, abutting the wetlands.<br /><br />But if you want to look at her voting record, let's look. Some idea's are just bad and don't deserve a second reading. Look at the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-60043770481659878872014-10-10T11:47:54.757-04:002014-10-10T11:47:54.757-04:00At the concerned citizens meeting, Nanni showed so...At the concerned citizens meeting, Nanni showed some slides of how Bell voted on issues. I was curious and looked on the town website to educate myself about those votes.<br /><br />Bell did not vote alone. There are five people on the council including MacDougall, who might as well be Nanni's campaign manager, and the majority voted with Bell on most of these items. Maybe Nanni has spent tooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com