Read this article by Ann Lindberg –> Click Here
Read this article by Ann Lindberg –> Click Here
Jim Scarborough (see bottom) said very clearly in his 3 minute presentation, the determination of the lack of sufficiency of the petition (made by Mr. Trask) was a preliminary determination, therefore the ordinance is suspended. Mr. Scarborough explained that determining insufficiency is a LEGAL definition with a detailed process.
FACTS from Section 13.5 Madeira Beach City Charter:
When a referendum petition is filed with the City Clerk, the ordinance ...
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Don’t be fooled. Sheila Estrada’s headline, “Ruling clears way for redevelopment vote in Madeira Beach“, belies the truth.
Tom Trask’s ‘ruling’ is a legal opinion. Tom is a hired gun, not a court… His written opinion is colored by who he perceives is paying his bill.
So the points Mr. Trask makes in his ‘ruling’, in favor of his employers as you would guess, will not stand up… He has said:
1) only ...
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Friday morning at 8:00 a.m. several folks involved in petitioning and the Petition Committee, led by Sam Baker, met with the Madeira Beach City Clerk, Aimee Servidio to present to her all the signed and notarized Petitions for Referendum.
Click here for the video that highlights the petitions delivery.
The purpose, from a statement by Sam Baker, is to slow down or stop the two developments that threaten our small town character.
A ...
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This View Point article was written by a resident who has heard numerous questionable and/or offensive remarks — and decided to respond. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us, MB Neighbor!
A local real estate business man, Jim Beggins, recently said “Opposition is mostly from the “not in my back yarders” who may be losing a view that they did not pay for, regardless to how it hurts the income of our 2 local developers.
Dissenters show up at ...
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Until recently, when Bill Karns hired a media guy, Madeira Beach City Officials’ and the Developers’ official story was that about 25 oddballs opposing the proposed development were anti-development.
Now that a media guy is involved, the story is that we’re all liars. So they need a platform for telling this, right… So where did they start? Well, we aren’t sure, but we think they started with ...
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Originally published for the Beach Beacon online May 31, 2016 in the printed edition on June 2, 2016.
Read More →Madeira Beach City Commission took action on May 10, as reported by Mr. Ayers, to allow rezoning for major developments spanning from the western end of the Tom Stuart Causeway to Gulf Boulevard.
The meeting seemed to be orchestrated to favor an approval for the rezoning. Green T-shirts labeled “Say Yes” were handed to attendees as they entered the building.
It is ...
Today, I wrote to Senator Bill Nelson after reaching out to his office staff for direction. His office asked for a summary of the situation.
Read More →The city of Madeira Beach is proposing, with two developers, two massive projects; two 11 story hotels, dozens of condos, 50,000 sq. ft. retail space, boat slips and dockmaster house on two small waterfront parcels. The CW Young VA facility sits about one mile east of the Tom Stuart drawbridge. These proposed projects are just across the ...
“Stormy Controversy Over Development Engulfs Madeira Beach”, by Anne Lindberg discusses more key points about what has united residents of Madeira Beach than has any article in any newspaper in the area. And, it’s on a “blog” site.
But what residents want is not of interest, it seems, to MB city officials. They discount what residents say… calling residents liars and saying residents overstate things…
It is alleged that there is a second ethics violation against Shane Crawford, City Manager of Madeira Beach, filed with the Florida Ethics Commission.
The allegations in this case against Mr. Crawford, and possibly his executive assistant, Cheryl McCrady, are a pattern of improper relationships.
We have heard that it is alleged that these improper relationships involve the Landlord/Tenant relationship and the Developer/City Manager/Executive Assistant relationships.
We understand that it is ...
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