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Originally Posted by Dond1959
I am not your personal researcher, so do your own work. Again, you do not address the basic issue of doing government business in private. To the previous poster, it is about emails and not personal conversations. If there were emails exchanged discussing local government business and strategies on implementing policies, then it comes under the Sunshine law. Again, I am not your personal researcher, you look at the law for relevant sections.
Why doesn’t everyone be transparent, including the new commissioners? What are they hiding and don’t want the general public to know about who their puppet master is for the changes? Possibly the local Democratic Party? The POA? What other goals do these commissioners have after the impact tax increase? It would be interesting to see transparency from everyone.
I will start. I am not employed or related to the developer other than a purchaser of a home. I am a life long Republican who is pro business and growth. I thought the previous 3 commissioners who were booted out were tone deaf puppets of the developer. I was surprised that such a strong Republican county as Sumter would vote in two obvious democrats on just the roll back property tax slogan. I do believe the 3 new commissioners ran a very effective one issue campaign and I have been wondering who is behind the three.
It seems many on here have agendas and seem to jump on certain topics in a coordinated way. It would be nice to know who all these advocates are working for and why they are always here. And I know people here hate the local paper but they brought up some interesting comments about disinformation of the UF Health comments and the possibility of the hospital being built in Lake or Sumter county. You would think the local commissioners would want to at least talk to UF about the location and the tax issue. The paper is slanted, just like the online news is slanted against the developer.
You next Advogado, how about answering some questions. Are you a member or officer of POA? Are you an active member or officer of the local Democratic Party? Have you had personal email conversations with the 3 commissioners on policy or strategy that could be requested in this lawsuit? What is your background and why all the hate for anything from the developer? I will be waiting for your transparency.
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I never asked you to do any research for me (as you allege I did), but to answer your questions:
First, I am not the issue. Let's focus on the facts. But since you ask:
>I am not and never have been an officer of the POA. I am certainly a member and believe every resident should be. It is the only organization that represents us when our interests diverge from those of the Developer.
>I am not the slightest bit concerned about anything that will emerge from what you call a "lawsuit." I wish it were a lawsuit because then Angeliadis would have to reveal the identity of his client. What I am outraged about is that it is a fishing expedition, financed by an anonymous client with deep pockets-- for the apparent purpose of harassing and intimidating the new Commissioners and their constituents. I find this despicable.
>My relevant background is that, as an FBI Special Agent working in Newark, N.J., I developed a hatred of governmental corruption.
>I don't have a hatred for "everything from the Developer"as you allege. I have always complimented him on his development of The Villages per se. I do, as indicated above, have a hatred for what has been going on in local government, most recently the actions of State Representative Bret Hage while on the payroll of T&D and the Developer.
>BTW, I am, and always have been, a registered Republican.
My suggestion to you is: Take an objective look at what has gone on, and is going on, in local government and forget the ad hominem attacks on people you disagree with.