[CFrance]

Originally Posted by Mleeja

Here are some reasons....

1. In the July 17th meeting of the District 5 Board of Supervisors Meeting aprroved an offer of amensty if the cost to District 5 was reimbursed.

2. The restoration is complete and there appears to be no further monitoring that will be required (See the Distric 5 Meeting minutes)

3. District 5 is the ONLY "injured party" and through thier offer has chosen not to pursue legal action if reimburssed.

4. On August 3rd a group know as "The Friends of Lake Minoa" repaid District 5 a sum in excess of $25,000 (See the Daily Sun article) This paymnet satifies the requirements of the offer from the District 5 Board of Supervisors.

5. I did not see in the upcoming agenda for the August meeting for District 5 that this topic was going to be discusssed.

I do not know where the $40,000 number came from. I think it was something that was thrown out here and struck. To my knowledge there has not been an official publication of the total cost.

What I want to know is "why" those who continue to press this issue want "the pound of flesh to be extracted"? Will they sleep better at night? Is it going to make a difference in their lives? Are they going to feel better about themselves becasue someone elses lives have been damaged?

If the District 5 Supervisors, the ONLY injured party, are satisifed, then the issue should die. If you do not live is District 5, you do not have a dog in this hunt.

The next District 5 meeting is this coming Friday at 8:00 am at the Lake Minoa Rec Center. If you are a poster on this site against the settlement, show up to the meeting and express your displeasure, or shut up! MHO....

#3. district 5 was NOT the only injured party, since many districts were slated to pay restoration.

The perps have gone unpunished. And I do believe that if public pressure had not been applied, this would have been swept under the rug. Do we have to go through this all over again sometime in the future when some arrogant jerks decide to suit their own purposes, or will someone be brought to justice now as a deterrent to others? Money means nothing to some people.

[Challenger]

Originally Posted by Mleeja

Here are some reasons....

1. In the July 17th meeting of the District 5 Board of Supervisors Meeting aprroved an offer of amensty if the cost to District 5 was reimbursed.

2. The restoration is complete and there appears to be no further monitoring that will be required (See the Distric 5 Meeting minutes)

3. District 5 is the ONLY "injured party" and through thier offer has chosen not to pursue legal action if reimburssed.

4. On August 3rd a group know as "The Friends of Lake Minoa" repaid District 5 a sum in excess of $25,000 (See the Daily Sun article) This paymnet satifies the requirements of the offer from the District 5 Board of Supervisors.

5. I did not see in the upcoming agenda for the August meeting for District 5 that this topic was going to be discusssed.

I do not know where the $40,000 number came from. I think it was something that was thrown out here and struck. To my knowledge there has not been an official publication of the total cost.

What I want to know is "why" those who continue to press this issue want "the pound of flesh to be extracted"? Will they sleep better at night? Is it going to make a difference in their lives? Are they going to feel better about themselves becasue someone elses lives have been damaged?

If the District 5 Supervisors, the ONLY injured party, are satisifed, then the issue should die. If you do not live is District 5, you do not have a dog in this hunt.

The next District 5 meeting is this coming Friday at 8:00 am at the Lake Minoa Rec Center. If you are a poster on this site against the settlement, show up to the meeting and express your displeasure. Put up or shut up! MHO....

What about the reported $30,000 fine? Shared by a number of Districts.

[biker1]

Perhaps they are friends of the people who cut down the trees?

Originally Posted by Challenger

This is serious stuff and it makes me wonder why a few posters are so anxious to see the desire for justice go away.

See my signature quote

[Challenger]

Originally Posted by biker1

Perhaps they are friends of the people who cut down the trees?

Hmmmmmmmmmmm!!!

[Mleeja]

Originally Posted by CFrance

#3. district 5 was NOT the only injured party, since many districts were slated to pay restoration.

The perps have gone unpunished. And I do believe that if public pressure had not been applied, this would have been swept under the rug. Do we have to go through this all over again sometime in the future when some arrogant jerks decide to suit their own purposes, or will someone be brought to justice now as a deterrent to others? Money means nothing to some people.

The reply highlighted is not correct. I have copied the statment from the Disrtict 5 meeting minutes. "Ms. Tutt advised that District 5 is the owner of the property and would be the “victim” in this case." I also think that comments from this site had very little in the decision to offer a settlement by the District Supervisors. The "perps" have been punished to the tune of $25,000+. Restitution has been made. It has been a very expensive lesson for someone.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by Mleeja

The reply highlighted is not correct. I have copied the statment from the Disrtict 5 meeting minutes. "Ms. Tutt advised that District 5 is the owner of the property and would be the �victim� in this case." I also think that comments from this site had very little in the decision to offer a settlement by the District Supervisors. The "perps" have been punished to the tune of $25,000+. Restitution has been made. It has been a very expensive lesson for someone.

The fine payment was to be distributed to more than district 5. That was known from the start.

It is most certainly is correct. From an article in Feb. on the online news site:

"The good news for CDD 5 residents is that they won�t foot the cost of restoration alone.
The cost of restoration is estimated to run from $30,000 to $50,000 and will be shared by districts in the Project Wide Advisory Committee."

[Mleeja]

Originally Posted by CFrance

The fine payment was to be distributed to more than district 5. That was known from the start.

It is most certainly is correct. From an article in Feb. on the online news site:

"The good news for CDD 5 residents is that they won�t foot the cost of restoration alone.
The cost of restoration is estimated to run from $30,000 to $50,000 and will be shared by districts in the Project Wide Advisory Committee."

I'll trust my quote from the July 2015 District 5 Board Meeting minutes rather than a quote from last February from an on-line news source. Lots has changed since then.....

[Challenger]

Originally Posted by Mleeja

The reply highlighted is not correct. I have copied the statment from the Disrtict 5 meeting minutes. "Ms. Tutt advised that District 5 is the owner of the property and would be the �victim� in this case." I also think that comments from this site had very little in the decision to offer a settlement by the District Supervisors. The "perps" have been punished to the tune of $25,000+. Restitution has been made. It has been a very expensive lesson for someone.

Restitution is hardly punishment for an illegal act. it is simply what you owe.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by Mleeja

I'll trust my quote from the July 2015 District 5 Board Meeting minutes rather than a quote from last February from an on-line news source. Lots has changed since then.....

No it hasn't. Was always going to be borne by several districts, just like the payment for fixing the bridge.

[Cedwards38]

The terms of amnesty or immunity from prosecution requires someone to come forward and admit guilt. No one has done that. The payment from the mysterious "Friends of Lake Miona" was simply a bribe to look the other way and forget. Those who believe in justice will never do that.

[manaboutown]

IMHO the $25K is pocket change to the "Felons of Lake Miona". Their hubris I find positively revolting which is why I persist in posting. They have yet to even receive a slap on the hand!

[outlaw]

This is starting to remind me of the "villagers" marching as a mob through the town center towards the house where the alleged witch lived, yanking her out of her house and carrying her to her death.

[Mleeja]

I will be intersted to see how many of those who are protesting the settlement show up at the District 5 meeting on Friday and express thier views.... Or maybe the POA could sue and waste another $350,000 of our money.

[Challenger]

My guess is that most of us who are posting would settle for a simple accounting of all costs incured by the CDDs and total "reimbursement" of the those costs along with public disclosure of the names of those responsible for the "cutting".

Hardly seems like mob action.

If the cutters had come forward earlier, paid the fine and mitigation costs, and apologised, these issues would now be largely forgotten. They have chosen to do otherwise and now the "Piper's price is growing.

Now the "Friends" are incurring legal costs which would grow substantially if this festers into a criminal prosecution outcome

[Chi-Town]

A long time ago in a thread far, far away I thought I read that a settlement was made, and that prosecution was no longer an option.