honesty and good intentions paramount

I am more concerned if a candidate is honest and has the best interest of the residents of Miami Springs than anything else. I would hope that would be the acid test for the voters. All the rest, if not illegal, is probably not all that important to the residents and voters. There is plenty of gossip to talk about with the current Council if one really wants to go there, but most has little to do with their intentions, the job they are, or could be, doing or their vision for our city. Dr. Mel P. Johnson

pool audit needed

This is addressing the pool parent and member of the MDAC board: if you are sure that all that has been asked for has been given, why dont you just let us see those cancelled checks so that we can have peace of mind and confidence in what you are saying is true. The City of MS has asked you for a small $200 a month fee to use our pool 3 hours a day, six days a week. We have reason to believe even that tiny pittance has NOT been paid for YEARS. We are asking you to be good neighbors and honest businessmen by making this information available. If all is as you say it is, cancelled checks, bank statements, and/or bank deposit slips should not be that difficult to retrieve. We need some assurances that we are getting at least the rents that the City Manager agreed upon. Since you paid $1300-1500 in pool rents per month at MD jr college a couple years ago, you can surely appreciate what a STEAL the use of our pool has been for the past 2 1/2 years, literally! We are asking you to do the right thing, and be honest, no more, and no less.

honesty is the best policy

IF MDAC has nothing to hide, you would think they would just provide the do ents requested- a verifiable roster of Springs kids and 3 years of cancelled checks or bank statements showing payments were made- just to get this issue resolved, once and for all. That would seem to be pretty straightforward and relatively easy to do. Its when they refuse to do this simple thing that people become suspicious that those pieces of proof do NOT EXIST, meaning that Springs taxpayers have been footing the bill for them all along. A pool rental of $200 a month is a pittance of what its worth, as they know from paying seven times that sum to practice at the MD jr college a couple years ago. When did MDAC start using our pool for practices and meets? IF you are truly doing the right thing by the kids then do the right thing in this pool situation. You know what THAT is, so just do it. IF you are honest with the kids and their parents, and it seems you are, then be honest with the Springs residents. Honesty IS the best policy, no? and that IS what you are teaching those kids, right? Then lead by example, be honest, and do the right thing. Leadership starts at the top, most of the time.

unsubstantiated BS

After all the times Mr Dotson has been the voice of reason, restraint, and common sense in a flood of fiscal irresponsibility, egos, and irrationality from the rest of the Council and Mayor, I find that COWARD remark to be uncalled for, totally unsubstantiated by the facts, and detestable. He is a man of unquestioned integrity, honesty, and good intent, with no ambitious ego and no personal agenda to fulfill, other than whats best in the long run for the residents of Miami Springs. Which is more than we can say about the rest of the crew.

educatio, or not

Education is generally a good thing, and the reason why we encourage our kids to become well-educated, so they can become more successful in our society. There ARE exceptions, however. there are some City officials, for instance, who have risen up the ladder somehow, thru hook or crook, to fairly responsible positions. A handful have only a high school degree or maybe a semester or two at a state college. Education will never replace honesty, integrity, or character- you either have or you dont. Everyone will have to decide for themselves whether these City officials can be called a success or not. Examine their latest decisions and decide whether their life experiences have led them to any decisions that make logical financial sense, or NOT. If so, please explain how they make sense. If not,I rest my case.