http://homesteadishome.blogspot.com/2009/12/2010-predictions-for-homesteads-city.html
Snappy2 wrote on 11/29/2009 10:04:37 AM:
I predict that the coming days will be very profitable for those who spent huge amounts of money with which to buy election for the current council.
1. They wasted no time cleaning out any impediments with Chong and now that Purrinos is there for the longer term, there will be no limit to their audacity. Note: Free Electricity, Waiver of Code Enforcement Fees, Homestead Housing Authority, Homestead Concrete and Drainage Overcharges are some examples.
2. Up first, probably "settling" the rockpit issue to the benefit of the former excavator who left Homestead liable for unlimited millions in fines and future mitigation costs. Note: The City of Homestead lost at least $4.5 million and some estimates indicate more than $10 million on the Redland Settlement engineered by "financial whiz" Councilman Jimmie Williams III. Did the councilman file for bankruptcy yet and is he still on the League of Cities finance board? lol
3. There will be a payment for a fraction of the value of the fill that was improperly taken from Homestead. Note: After Redland's check for $1,000,000 was received another $185,000 in restitution costs hit the city, netting about $815,000, rest assured tens of millions of dollars of fill are gone for that paltry sum.
4. After that, the lawsuit about the 93 Agreement will either go away to be dealt with another day or some major concessions will be made by the city to settle those issues. Note: The City of Homestead had an offer to settle this in 2008-2009 for $3.1 million, instead in 2011 they agreed to pay $4.9 million from Water and Sewer to the M&H Homestead Group of Michael Latterner and Wayne Rosen.
5. We will see an anything goes mentality with no provision made for any road impacts and watch out for the great stadium give away. Note: Charter Schools USA was the big winner here, they still have the Oasis school site on Kingman after getting "free land" ($3 MM after 35 years) and have delivered the traffic nightmare and SNAFU that is Keys Gate drop off and pick up.
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