Comments on: Deadline Near For Consolidation Plan; Chance For Public Input

By: W.D. Moran

W.D. Moran — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:29:20 +0000

This is a very good thing, NO GREAT THING . . . that NorthEscambia.com is doing publishing the contact info on our state legislative deligation.

I encourage ALL READERS to email AND call and let your elected representatives know what YOU think and feel about Consolidated Government.

By: W.D. Moran

W.D. Moran — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:50:44 +0000

I think the comment and link by “Resident” is so good, it needs to be repeated . . .

Go here

http://progressivepensacola.com/2010/02/17/6063/

There is one form to fill out and email all of them at one time.
Name (required)!

By: W.D. Moran

W.D. Moran — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:46:45 +0000

There are many reasons both for and against consolidated government. The strongest argument for consolidation is the obvious financial savings and the strongest argument against consolidation is the loss of representation which has proven itself as a negative in Jacksonville; and the taxpayers of the county having to make good all of the indiscretions of the city – like their retirement fiasco and economic development decisions.

The problem for me here, is not those arguments, but rather that I DO NOT TRUST the individuals involved in this REMIX of government to be wise enough, capable enough or divinely inspired enough to develop a new government that is better than our time tested method of government and representation? Trust me; the money won’t matter if WE the people are not fully and equally represented or if we do not have sufficient representation to be heard on any given issue!

Until I am comfortable enough; that is, when I personally feel that the authors of the plan for consolidated government are either more capable than our founding fathers, or equally if not more divinely inspired than our forefathers, then I must prudently and diligently vote NO and support a NO vote.

This does not limit or reject an orderly evolution in government and public resource management. Can we consolidate some functions of Pensacola government with county government? YES WE CAN! Especially things like purchasing, human resources, and employee benefits management; and many others. Can we make public resource management more efficient WITHOUT CONSOLIDATION – YES WE CAN!

The indiscretions and foolish decisions of the past cannot be fixed by another impetuous and imprudent decision regarding the future. I am too old to move if consolidation is passed; but, I will VOTE NO and support a NO VOTE.

BTW, I fully intend to vote to “clean house” in the next election too.

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:56:25 +0000

To Resident,
Great link for sending a VOTE NO email to all the politicians all at the same time. Thanks for sharing…

By: Unrepresented

Unrepresented — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:26:16 +0000

On at least two other occasions this has come up for vote before Escambia County. On each time, the people of the county have responded with an unequivocal “NO.” Yet four years later, LIKE CLOCKWORK, here it comes again.

“NO” MEANS “NO!” In some circumstances… this is tantamount to rape.

The county had absolutely no vote in Pensacola’s Maritime Park boondoggle. The State finally ruled that Pensacola could not use county tainted money since we were not allowed for participate in the vote. So AS IS TYPICAL in corrupt Pensacola, they cooked the books and shuffled the money around so that they could be technically be within the law.

And now we get big steaming pile of fecal matter.

By: Resident

Resident — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:44:42 +0000

Email all of them and tell them to VOTE NO ON CONSOLIDATION!

Go here

http://progressivepensacola.com/2010/02/17/6063/

There is one form to fill out and email all of them at one time.