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CALL FOR ACCOUNTABILITY
January 20, 2010
Quick note, for those that continue to be involved in City
Hall's actions, thank you. It is of the [utmost] importance that all
citizens of Deltona hold elected officials accountable for their actions.
During campaigns it's all smiles and promises, beautiful
but reality is that once in office the elected official must without
hesitation be held accountable for all promises and represent the people
who put them there to do the job to their best ability.
It truly is sad that with time on their hands, most
citizens of Deltona are apathetic when it comes to the politics of Deltona
City Hall, for those involved, continue to press for accountability!!!
- Miriam Montalvo-Pitter
BURDENED TAXPAYER QUESTIONS OVERPRICED CAVALLARO
LAND DEAL
January 19, 2010
In reference to the story of the Howland Crossing land deal by
the City of Deltona (posted in the Daytona Beach news-journalonline.com on
December 31, 2009), I do not believe that it is civil, good manners,
productive, or in anyone's best interest to engage in name-calling,
disparaging comments, or slanderous remarks, either by those on the
Deltona City Commission, by the citizens at large, or by those posting
their comments to this story on aforementioned web site.
As for the land deal itself, if the city needs to build additional fire
stations to help protect the citizens of Deltona, and they need to
purchase the land in question to that end, I am most definitely in favor
of that.
However, I also question why two appraisals on the same property varied in
price by more than 2.2 times the lower of the two appraisals, why the city
officials of Deltona decided to purchase the property at the higher of the
two appraisals, and why a third appraisal on the property was not
conducted to resolve the discrepancy between the two appraisals before the
city officials voted to approve the land purchase. On the surface, the
entire matter appears questionable and suspicious, and to think otherwise
is contrary to prudence and good judgment.
As for one or more of the Deltona City Commissioners trying to stop or
voting against going ahead with the land purchase, in favor of
renegotiating the purchase price, especially in light of the sagging
economy, high unemployment rates, and depreciated land values in the City
of Deltona and throughout Volusia County, the State of Florida, and the
country as a whole, I do not think it is wrong or inappropriate. Quite the
contrary, I believe that their actions are prudent and very appropriate,
and that they are looking after the best interests of their constituents.
As a matter of fact, if more of our political leaders were fiscally
conservative, our nation would not be in debt to foreign countries in an
amount exceeding 12-trillion dollars.
Regardless, purchasing a parcel of land for almost 7.6 million dollars,
and building a fire station on it to the tune of 2.5 million dollars, is
going to result in a 10 million dollar debt, and is only going to end up
increasing every Deltona property owner's Property Taxes. As it is, my
property taxes have increased year-after-year ever since moving to
Deltona, in spite of the depreciated market value of my property over the
last couple of years. They are already [too much] of my gross income. I
cannot be the only one whose property taxes have increased, in spite of
the depreciated market value of property in Deltona. In light of the
depreciated market value of property and ever-increasing property taxes in
Deltona, I wish more of the City Commissioners were fiscally conservative.
So, instead of disparaging the efforts and fiscal conservatism of one or
more of the City Commissioners, perhaps we should be questioning why
others on the City Commission are not fiscally conservative with OUR MONEY
in these desperate economic times.
- Lawrence Cassidy
THE MISSION
May 24th, 2009, Grand Opening of Deltona's much awaited Museum
Discuss it at Deltona's online discussion forum
DeltonaChat.com
Four Commissioners
placed self-interest above public interest
With a growing sense of alarm, I viewed the proceedings of the
Deltona City Commission late Monday night. To my astonishment, I saw my
own elected representatives place taxpayer’s funds at their disposal to
pursue their own personal interests.
MAYOR SUFFERING FROM
LACK OF CLEAR VISION
Deltona is not a city made up of wealthy people.
Deltona is a city of working class families and retirees, most of who are
living paycheck-to-paycheck. We cannot afford irresponsible,
self-serving city and county officials.
YELLOW
JOURNALISM
"...in none of the City’s attempts to educate is it
mentioned that the referendum is BINDING.
Simply stated, we are bound by law to move forward if
the referendum passes..."
Lloyd Marcus
Attacked After National Stop Obama Tour
DELTONA POLICE
DEPARTMENT: NO WAY
There is absolutely NO WAY this endeavor can be accomplished with twelve
million dollars. Cities of similar size to Deltona budget anywhere
from 25 million to over 50 million dollars for their own police force.
THORNBY: In response to a comment about
thinking outside the box.
The entire point of the county and city spending public funds (our tax
dollars) is to preserve the property in some fashion, not to build a
store, restaurant or anything else.
PD or VCSO: Voters
Need to Study Information and Decide What's Best for Deltona
This election day we will have many
important choices on the ballot. We will choose a new President,
choose senators and congressmen, but maybe the choices that will
affect us most directly are those affecting local government.
Deltona's First Mayor John
Masiarczyk Speaks Out
I have stayed in the background for far too long. My reasoning was that I
felt that the new Commission would find their own way and in time work
together on the matters that affect the residents of Deltona.
Blossom honest, straightforward guy
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