Housing Authority Director Oscar Hentschel Gets Good Reviews

 By Christina Veiga cveiga@MiamiHerald.com There was the bombshell federal report that blasted financial mismanagement. There were sexual harassment complaints. Allegations of conflicts of interest. Evictions.Oscar Hentschel’s first year at the helm of the Homestead Housing Authority was a rocky one. On Tuesday, board members gave their first evaluation of the agency’s leader.Board members had...

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Snapper's Fast Food Enterprises, LLC. and Councilman Jimmie Williams III Hit With $352,137.50 Final Judgment For Default

Florida Limited Liability CompanySNAPPER'S FAST FOOD ENTERPRISES, L.L.C.Filing InformationDocument NumberL11000034282FEI/EIN NumberNONEDate Filed03/22/2011StateFLStatusACTIVEEffective Date03/21/2011Principal Address550 SW 10TH AVEHOMESTEAD FL 33030 Mailing Address550 SW 10TH AVEHOMESTEAD FL 33030 Registered Agent Name & AddressWILLIAMS & ASSOCIATES CONSULTANT GROUP INC550 SW 10TH AVEHOMESTEAD FL 33030 USManager/Member DetailName & AddressTitle...

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County Commission May Have Made Mistake Putting Skittles, "Iced Tea" On Dais

Something you probably won't see in the network news. Normally, we don't touch these stories but this one was so emotionally charged that the Miami Dade County Commission may have stumbled in their attempt to be P.C. and pander to a large segment of the county in an election year. The tragedy of the Trayvon Martin shooting was fresh in everyone's mind and without the benefit of time and hindsight the politicians reacted, emotionally. There is the...

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Miami Herald Updates Lawsuits Against City Of Homestead

Robert Landen and Johanna Faddis Separately Have Cases Against The City of HomesteadBy Christina Veiga cveiga@MiamiHerald.com Homestead faces another lawsuit claiming the city invaded the privacy of its employees when officials released hundreds of unedited text messages sent using city cell phones. Former parks director Robert Landen is the latest to file suit for invasion of privacy, claiming he was...

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Attorney Kelsay D. Patterson Makes The Case For City Attorney Disqualification, Is Homestead Literally In The Ocean With A Paddle?

The analysis, argument and conclusion are above as Johanna Faddis' Attorney Kelsay D. Patterson spells out why the City Attorney should be disqualified from representing the City of Homestead City Council in the lawsuit. Some lawyers are sharks aren't they?Link to the case.http://miamipublicrelations.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Faddis-v.-Homestead-filed-9_1_11....

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Affadavit of Sheila Paul-Shedd, 2009 Policy on Private Text Messages

Former City of Homestead City Clerk Sheila Paul Shedd's account of 2009 Public Records Requests for private and personal text/pin messages of Mike Shehadeh, Johanna Faddis and select council members made by Councilwoman Judy Waldman and Reverend Jimmie Williams III. Ms. Shedd indicates the City of Homestead had already established a policy on "content" of Public Records which was made by City Attorney David Wolp...

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Affadavit of Sergio Purrinos, Text Message CD Release

Very straightforward respons...

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City Attorney Richard Weiss' Deposition

Weiss confirms neither he nor any of the lawyers at the law firm reviewed the private text messages that were on a cd given to council members. So who would have been responsible for reviewing the content? Who would have redacted the personal information that had no bearing on the "official business" of the City of Homeste...

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Land of Make Believe v. Reality Regarding Public Records

In the Land of Make Believe, also known as Homestead, the above was referenced as what a "Public Record" is. This is not correctThe State of Florida defines “Public records” to mean all documents, papers, letters, maps, books, tapes, photographs, films, sound recordings, data processing software, or other material, regardless of the physical form, characteristics, or means of transmission, made or received pursuant to law or ordinance or in...

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Burgess Family Named Family of the Year by Scholastic Parent and Child Magazine

The Burgess Family of Homestead, FL, to Receive $20,000 in College Saving Bonds and Appear on the June/July Cover of Scholastic Parent & ChildMagazine New York, NY-- May 21, 2012 -- Scholastic Parent & Childmagazine announced today the winners of its third annual Family of the Yearnationwide contest. The Burgesses of Homestead, FL, were chosen from hundreds of entries for their compassion and commitment to rescuing and fostering canines in...

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Breaking News! Johanna Faddis v. City of Homestead, et al

A Different W-4 Report Weiss, Wolpin, Waldman and Williams May Hurt City Position  A motion was filed in the 11th Judicial Circuit Court for Miami Dade County seeking to disqualify the defense counsel law firm of Weiss, Serota, Helfman, Pastoriza from representing defendants.Johanna Faddis through her attorney Kelsay Patterson claim actions of Weiss Serota Helfman Pastoriza have caused actual conflict with all named defendants.It is alleged...

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Councilman Jimmie Williams III Disses Congressman David Rivera While On Taxpayer Funded Trip To Discuss Homestead's Needs

We can only hope Congressman Rivera views Councilman Williams III comments as irrelevant and he continues to support the City of Homestead and it's needs in Washington D.C. http://rivera.house.gov/photo-gallery/big-cypress-national-preserve-everglades-national-park-tour  May Jimmie L. Williams ‏@JLW41007 Still in Washington DC have some wonderful meetings planned with some congressional members...

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Councilman Jimmie Williams III Disses FDOT And Citizens On Twitter, No Deduction For Grammar

Jimmie L. Williams ‏@JLW41007 I am still my City Council Meeting Expand Reply Retweet Favorite 18 Apr Jimmie L. Williams ‏@JLW41007 People...

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Urban Boundary and Water Use

Blue Revolution: Unmaking America's Water Crisis by Cynthia Barnett This book should be required reading for Florida residents and elected officals. Salt water incursion is not far in our future. We are digging overly deep holes for rock pits to feed excessive development. We waste water brushing our teeth, watering our lawns, keeping golf courses green, and sending our waste water to the ocean preventing our ability to swim in it. As development...

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Everglades Preparatory Academy, Literally The Best Named School Ever

Once again another boondoggle looms on the landscape of Homestead, the Everglades Preparatory Academy is going up fast, the first thing that comes to mind when looking at this project is the name. They got it right, if preparing their students for the Everglades as the name suggests is the goal, they have successfully exceeded even the City of Homestead Council's expectations.This is what you get when the Homestead City Council caves to parent pressure...

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