Thanks for that update Tom. I was watching the last council meeting podcast recently and when Mr Little got up to speak, the Mayor seemed to greet him like the cat that swallowed the canary. I'm guessing the Mayor was in the know. I don't know Mr Little personally (and for all I know he may be a great guy) , but I found some of his performances at the council meetings less than impressive. He seemed to always be selling his own book with his advocacy for mandatory utility connections (so is he the dog that finally caught the car after chasing it for years?). I seem to recall at one council meeting a few years ago (when the council was discussing the millage and rollback rates for the following year's budget) Mr Little critiqued the number that the council was converging on saying "we were leaving money on the table" (presumably to fund expansion of his utility). I was offended as the $$ he was talking about was not his money, it was OUR money (which gave the impression that he thought any extra disposable income of the residents should go to his benevolent projects). If memory serves, in the same meeting after 20 questions by then Councilman Baily, he got the staff to say they needed the higher milage rate to fund growth, to which Mr Baily's response was the 'growth was supposed to fund itself' . I guess I should be happy that Mr Little is moving on and I wish him good luck. However, I had a horrible thought that for a replacement, they may hire some next gen seriously indoctrinated bureaucrat that thinks their allegiance is to the Utility and not the residents.(I'll look to the Palm Bayer for that story coverage and try not to loose sleep in any event) . "smooth execution of the mandate" -I presume "smooth" will be in the eye of the beholder, with the Mayor saying "Tallahassee" as bit off a big chunk here putting timelines in question, , and neither of my State representatives will engage the voters on the subject, I'm not sure smooth is in the cards. (I hope folks keep this in mind when these candidates come around asking for support)
Government going to RIPOFF MORE CASH FROM THE PUBLIC.
Once they have you Forced connected to their SIDE DEALS
GET READY, THEY WILL MAKE SURE YOUR RATES DOUBLE OR TRIBBLE TO COVER THEIR'S AND THEIR CON - TRACTORS EXPENSES.
Thanks for that update Tom. I was watching the last council meeting podcast recently and when Mr Little got up to speak, the Mayor seemed to greet him like the cat that swallowed the canary. I'm guessing the Mayor was in the know. I don't know Mr Little personally (and for all I know he may be a great guy) , but I found some of his performances at the council meetings less than impressive. He seemed to always be selling his own book with his advocacy for mandatory utility connections (so is he the dog that finally caught the car after chasing it for years?). I seem to recall at one council meeting a few years ago (when the council was discussing the millage and rollback rates for the following year's budget) Mr Little critiqued the number that the council was converging on saying "we were leaving money on the table" (presumably to fund expansion of his utility). I was offended as the $$ he was talking about was not his money, it was OUR money (which gave the impression that he thought any extra disposable income of the residents should go to his benevolent projects). If memory serves, in the same meeting after 20 questions by then Councilman Baily, he got the staff to say they needed the higher milage rate to fund growth, to which Mr Baily's response was the 'growth was supposed to fund itself' . I guess I should be happy that Mr Little is moving on and I wish him good luck. However, I had a horrible thought that for a replacement, they may hire some next gen seriously indoctrinated bureaucrat that thinks their allegiance is to the Utility and not the residents.(I'll look to the Palm Bayer for that story coverage and try not to loose sleep in any event) . "smooth execution of the mandate" -I presume "smooth" will be in the eye of the beholder, with the Mayor saying "Tallahassee" as bit off a big chunk here putting timelines in question, , and neither of my State representatives will engage the voters on the subject, I'm not sure smooth is in the cards. (I hope folks keep this in mind when these candidates come around asking for support)