From the “What in the hell where they thinking” files comes the following:
During the August 15th County Commission meeting, a discussion was held concerning whether or not the County should award a contract to MWH to expand its Gateway wastewater treatment plant. You remember MWH don’t you? That’s the company Cape Coral is using to flush hard earned citizens’ dollars down the toilet. Anyway, John Albion asked the county attorney whether or not anyone looked into the situation in Cape Coral regarding MWH.
The county attorney replied that neither his staff, nor anyone on the county administrator’s staff, to the best of his knowledge, had looked into the Cape Coral situation. He also said, “There wasn’t a problem with the company”. Is that a fact, oh great legal mind? Then, pray tell, perhaps you can tell us why the FBI is looking into the situation? Or, better yet, why not address the fact that a former city councilman stated at a council meeting that the company was overcharging the residents? Do you know something the rest of us don’t know? If so, please fill us in. Inquiring minds want to know.
When Albion asked the question, I immediately thought, “good for you John Boy”. Stand up for what’s right. And what happened next stunned even me. THEY VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO HIRE MWH!!! Hold on! Hold on! I’m having chest pains! This may be the big one Elizabeth! I’m coming to meet you honey!
Whew, the pain is gone. I’m feeling much better now. Anyway, you certainly can’t expect much from municipal attorneys or highly paid government bureaucrats, but I would think that elected officials, the ones selected by the taxpayers to protect their interests, would know better. Then again, all one has to do is look at how the majority on the Cape Coral City Council have acted lately to know that elected officials may be the dumbest of all.
Every morning these morons get in front of their magic mirrors and say: “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the dumbest of them all?” And the mirror responds, “Elected officials.” And the morons say, “Whew, I sure am glad that I’m a politician and not an elected official”.
Paco to Enterprise. Scottie, are you there? Energize! ENERGIZE!!!
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Speaking of MWH, did anyone catch the propaganda spewed out by its president, Joe Adams, last week in a Snooze Press guest opinion? Some of his comments follow.
“In February of 2004, MWH was selected through a competitive process to be the program manager for future UEP projects under a new seven-year contract. During this time, no examination of our work has presented factual evidence of intentional overbilling or any other wrongdoing by MWH.” Really? You might want to check the tapes of some past council meetings.
“That’s because no such evidence exists.” That’s right. And the records he produced support that statement. Oh wait, he hasn’t provided the records yet. Sorry.
“MWH has earned a reputation for integrity in our work both locally and throughout the world, and we have been disappointed to see that reputation attacked in Cape Coral without any factual basis.” A reputation for integrity? Of course, and that’s why MWH partnered with a company that was fined for over billing the federal government.
During the August 15th County Commission meeting, a discussion was held concerning whether or not the County should award a contract to MWH to expand its Gateway wastewater treatment plant. You remember MWH don’t you? That’s the company Cape Coral is using to flush hard earned citizens’ dollars down the toilet. Anyway, John Albion asked the county attorney whether or not anyone looked into the situation in Cape Coral regarding MWH.
The county attorney replied that neither his staff, nor anyone on the county administrator’s staff, to the best of his knowledge, had looked into the Cape Coral situation. He also said, “There wasn’t a problem with the company”. Is that a fact, oh great legal mind? Then, pray tell, perhaps you can tell us why the FBI is looking into the situation? Or, better yet, why not address the fact that a former city councilman stated at a council meeting that the company was overcharging the residents? Do you know something the rest of us don’t know? If so, please fill us in. Inquiring minds want to know.
When Albion asked the question, I immediately thought, “good for you John Boy”. Stand up for what’s right. And what happened next stunned even me. THEY VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO HIRE MWH!!! Hold on! Hold on! I’m having chest pains! This may be the big one Elizabeth! I’m coming to meet you honey!
Whew, the pain is gone. I’m feeling much better now. Anyway, you certainly can’t expect much from municipal attorneys or highly paid government bureaucrats, but I would think that elected officials, the ones selected by the taxpayers to protect their interests, would know better. Then again, all one has to do is look at how the majority on the Cape Coral City Council have acted lately to know that elected officials may be the dumbest of all.
Every morning these morons get in front of their magic mirrors and say: “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the dumbest of them all?” And the mirror responds, “Elected officials.” And the morons say, “Whew, I sure am glad that I’m a politician and not an elected official”.
Paco to Enterprise. Scottie, are you there? Energize! ENERGIZE!!!
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Speaking of MWH, did anyone catch the propaganda spewed out by its president, Joe Adams, last week in a Snooze Press guest opinion? Some of his comments follow.
“In February of 2004, MWH was selected through a competitive process to be the program manager for future UEP projects under a new seven-year contract. During this time, no examination of our work has presented factual evidence of intentional overbilling or any other wrongdoing by MWH.” Really? You might want to check the tapes of some past council meetings.
“That’s because no such evidence exists.” That’s right. And the records he produced support that statement. Oh wait, he hasn’t provided the records yet. Sorry.
“MWH has earned a reputation for integrity in our work both locally and throughout the world, and we have been disappointed to see that reputation attacked in Cape Coral without any factual basis.” A reputation for integrity? Of course, and that’s why MWH partnered with a company that was fined for over billing the federal government.
”MWH is not making an unfair profit at citizens' expense.” Define unfair.
“We're committed to delivering all projects at the lowest cost possible and continue to work collaboratively with City staff to look for further cost savings opportunities.” Another really. Then please explain the following comments in the August 15, 2006 edition of The Snooze Press: “MWH Constructors, Inc. the project manager, said it NEVER proposed the change-putting water and irrigation on one side of the street-to the city and the city never asked to explore the cost savings.” Now that’s what I call committed to delivering all projects at the lowest cost possible. But I do like the word committed.
There you have it folks. Straight from the horse’s patootie. Stay tuned. He may have to eat those words. Yum, yum.
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I’m sure Ralphie “The Rant” LePera had a near orgasmic experience when he saw the article in the August 13, 2006 Cape section of The Snooze Press about the difficulties at the Academic Village. For those who don’t read the Snooze Press, the Army Corps of Engineers rejected the city’s revised application to build a charter high school and branch campuses of colleges or universities at the Academic Village. Yessirree, Ralphie’s day was made, or should I say his year was made. Ralphie was so happy, he immediately put the story on the Snooze Press Idiot’s Forum (SPIF). He loves to refer to the Academic Village project as “Asfour’s folly”.
Well, Ralphie is nothing, if not fair. And I’m sure he will give Asfour credit when the Academic Village becomes a reality. Of course, that won’t happen until his spouse, Lippy, and others of her ilk, take their final bows as council members and the new council decides to tell Terry “Tight Shorts” Stewart to take a hike.
Nevertheless, let’s get to some of the reasons why the Army Corps rejected the application. To sum it up, THE APPLICATION WAS INCOMPLETE!!!
Topographic information had not been finalized and signed by a professional surveyor.
Incomplete water use permit applications.
Lack of a boundary survey.
Lack of enough wetlands impact information.
What is it with this administration anyway? First they lose a grant for the Charter Schools because of an incomplete application and then the Academic Village application is rejected for the same reason.
Come on guys. Get with the program. If the Feds want information, give it to them! If there’s a blank line on the form, put something in it. The feds don’t care, just as long as all the blanks are filled in. You don’t actually believe they read that crap do you? They just want complete forms, regardless of the content.
And now, emails from readers.
Dear Paco,
Why does Terry Stewart have three parking spaces at City Hall?
TJD
Dear TJD,
One for his car and two for his ego.
Dear Paco,
How do you explain the Mayor thinking that the citizens like him?
MR
Dear MR,
Delusions of grandeur.
Whether your delusional or just plain grand, you heard it through the Capevine.
