vote for change

I have been involved with early voting up until now but, you are right- this is a vote about transparency and accountability, starting at the City Managers desk. If you believe that " Costs are irrelevent and immaterial" then Gym, Billy and his gang are your people. Also, if you believe that paying TRIPLE for the bathrooms and the CC project was a sign of management excellence, then they are the group for you. If you believe that secret handshake deals are an acceptable, transparent, and accountable way to do city business, then Gym is your guy for that, and Billy and his slate are for you. If you believe half-truths, deception, and little to no accountability are what you want in a City Manager, then Billy and his slate are for you. If you have NO PROBLEM that the water, sewer, and electric hookups were FORGOTTEN with the bathrooms, and think thats a sign of competent management, then Gym is your guy. If NONE of the aforementioned are okay with you- vote for change. Dr. Mel P. Johnson

change, or more of the same

Apparently the only requirement needed to be on Billys slate is the ability to agree with him on everything. You dont need to have attended any Council meetings or have any independent thought processes at all. Most of his slate havent attended six Council meetings in the past TWO YEARS! Excepting Espino, of course, who has maybe attended a dozen, but he does have a habit of leaving early. Of course attending Council meetings and being current on city issues is NOT necessary if all you are required to do on Billys team is just agree with him on anything and everything. The choices are clear- change, or more of the same "costs are irrelevent and immaterial" decisions. Billy and his band of yes-sayers have approved multiple projects with NO CONCERN for the costs involved! This is evidenced by the bathrooms and CC both costing TRIPLE what they should have cost! Why would anybody believe the new gym will be any different? Change, or more of the same. Dr. Mel p. Johnson

staged theater

" You said show me the money and see did????????I have always believed basic sentence structure, spelling, and literacy to be good things that can enhance communication when used properly. Some of the posters should try it sometime. The activity tonight was open to the public. I am part of the public. I went to see how many people would show up. The 150 people there were mainly city workers, contractors, Pelican Players, the MSSH band, and people who were curious, like me. It was hardly a groundswell of support, 150 out of 13,500 residents of Miami Springs. It was staged theater and the fact that it happened a week before the elections was not a coincidence either. In any case, it is done and we can move on to elect a new Council. I am hopeful the residents will vote for change. I KNOW I will. DR. Mel P. Johnson