· Listed below are
actions that Cutler Bay Mayor Ed MacDougall has taken or will take to
demonstrate that he is fully committed:
· Accepted the position
of Honorary Chairman for the (ECO) Stop the Stadium Madness! This political
committee will be the vehicle to be used to fight this waste of tax payer
dollars · Invested thousands of dollars from his personal assets to fund the outreach process because, as he states, he feels so strongly about this wasteful spending
· Proposed and unanimously passed a resolution in the Town of Cutler Bay to oppose the stadium renovation proposal (CLICK HERE to view a copy of that resolution)
· Will speak in opposition to the stadium proposal and the special election when the issue comes before the Miami-Dade County Commission (he is looking for others willing to attend the Commission Hearing)
· Cutler Bay Mayor Ed MacDougall is also scheduled to speak in opposition of the stadium proposal at the next League of Cities meeting scheduled for March 7, 2013 (A Dolphin's representative will also be speaking at the dinner)
CLICK HERE to view the official white paper of the Stop the Stadium Madness! organization.
This provides details on the effort and reason they are engaged in the
fight.
Mayor/Chair Ed MacDougall is looking for support in a County wide
opposition effort. He states that together, we all can convince our county
commissioners and state officials that the stadium proposal is a bad idea. The
Dolphins will spend millions of dollars to seek this 199 million dollar
windfall.
Cutler Bay passed their resolution opposing the spending tax payer
dollars for stadium renovations; and the use of general funds from the County
to pay for a special election for a private entity on February 20, 2013. The
resolution opposes House Bill 165 and Senate Bill 306 currently pending before
the Florida Legislature.
The Palmetto Bay council met on March 4, 2013, holding no discussion of this issue,
even though the current mayor sponsored numerous resolutions regarding various legislative
issues. A bill is presently pending in
the Florida Legislature and it is important to get on board, one way or another
if Palmetto Bay is going to weigh in on this issue. Perhaps the vice-mayor or
other member of the Palmetto Bay Village Council can move this item to
discussion and action, if the council agrees to take a position on this matter.
The Florida legislature is in session from March 5 to May 13,
2013. Once again, we are waiting to hear
from Palmetto Bay. The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Palmetto Bay
council is April 1, 2013.
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