After listening to Cindy I thought this would be something to discuss.
If everyone holds their requests to the same as last year, they still need to find a little over four million dollars to reduce out of the budget for next year.
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Beach Fanatic
maybe too many are spending too much tine parked side by side chatting. Lately, I have seen more and more of that...what do they find to talk about?
The Sheriff????
Beach Fanatic
maybe too many are spending too much tine parked side by side chatting. Lately, I have seen more and more of that...what do they find to talk about?
They are probably trying to decide whom to support in the Sheriff's race, the tyrant or one of the challengers.
Beach Fanatic
Boardwalks, the signs, etc come from the Tourist Development Tax, and even if there were no more beach facilites built, by Florida Statute (125.0104, to be specific) the TDT cannot be redirected to purposes not related to tourism. Try again.
Besides, the boardwalks at the beach accesses are the best thing (for those of us who do not have a four-wheel drive with a beach permit) since sliced bread. You can even rinse your little piggies off before you track sand into your car.
It still gives the appearance of prosperity, kind of like icing a cake that's not baked! People are in serious financial difficulties!
SoWal Insider
[/B]if it's the only way to get what you want...what else can be done? it also seems to be the problem on the federal level. huge deficits but no one wants their program or benefit taken away. we all seem to want what we don't care to pay for.
NO!!!!!!!!!! More taxes???? Are you serious?????
SoWal Insider
Bob, if you are serious about enacting a state income tax, you may need a session or two with Bob Newhart or Sigmund Freud.you want, but how do you pay?
I think we could do without a cop on every corner, this weekend alone I saw cop cars sitting doing nothing in two or three parking lots in Sowal, Freeport and city cops in the median of 331 in DeFuniak. :shock::shock::shock: I also think we can get out of the business of supporting all of these non-profits and charities, if I choose to support Grit & Grace, Little League, ARC, the Fair, Chautauqua, etc then I will give to them but I should not be forced to contribute through taxes.I definitely DO NOT think we should slow down on improving infrastructure such as paving roads, building sewage systems and water projects nor should we slow down on improving our # 1 asset- our beaches. Purchasing the rare parcel that is undeveloped and conserving it for future generations is a definite keeper as is preserving our disappearing historical structures.
Beach Fanatic
Buckle up...quit spending......no pork.
SoWal Expert
maybe too many are spending too much time parked side by side chatting. Lately, I have seen more and more of that...what do they find to talk about?
I constantly see this too and now that I know ticket revenue is down $40K I am REALLY NOT happy! They have RADIOS and PHONES if they need to talk to someone FTLOG!
Less talky, more tickey writey!
If they need help, I am sure we can come up w/ many violation hotspots for them to get the ticket count back up! The parking tickets for vehicles on the bike path, fire lane at publix, the no parking area in front of Bud & Alleys, anyone who blows a light at the uber dangerous 395/98 interesection, any bicycle that doesn't stop at the Watercolor intersection, fireworks......... heck, we only need 1500 right? ;-)
Beach Fanatic
They are probably trying to decide whom to support in the Sheriff's race, the tyrant or one of the challengers.
That's the one thing you do NOT discuss with your fellow officers. :shock:
Not that deputies should hang out in parking lots for very long; obviously talk turns personal at some point - but they can't hang around the substation to discuss things, they can't hold shift meetings, and they can't run up the Nextel or Southern Linc bill. Mental telepathy doesn't work. :roll:
And if you want to know why the DFSPD officers sit in the median on 331, speed past one of them and you will probably find out.
Beach Fanatic
That's the one thing you do NOT discuss with your fellow officers. :shock:
Not that deputies should hang out in parking lots for very long; obviously talk turns personal at some point - but they can't hang around the substation to discuss things, they can't hold shift meetings, and they can't run up the Nextel or Southern Linc bill. Mental telepathy doesn't work. :roll:
And if you want to know why the DFSPD officers sit in the median on 331, speed past one of them and you will probably find out.
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