Mr. McMullan, thank you for keeping an eye on these shifty fellows. Why our Council requires 1,500 our our citizens to check in before they become thoughtful, is incomprehensible. How did we end up with a group of people that are so far out in left field? I am sure they feel you are a trouble maker. I and many others in our city appreciate your efforts on our behalf. Thank you for being a good patriot.

Fossil: To call our Democratically elected officials "shifty" is an insult to us all and a reflection of your "sour grapes". I do not know how many times this 1500 person minority has to understand that they do NOT represent the MAJORITY of citizens on Marco Island. This was more than proven in the last election. And for Mr. McMullan to address Water Utility issues, he should refrain as he knows not from which he speaks on the issue. Or better yet, he should take the time to develop a Cost Matrix and compare our Utility to others and what they have done recently or are doing as a result of Drought and Power costs, before he speaks. It is easy to be lazy and throw arrows. It is difficult and time consuming to do research and be relevant.
Now, that is not to say that for our Council to be fiscally responsible is not a requirement to all citizens, but the majority voted to have a Council that was not afraid to continue to improve Marco Island.
So, it is a good thing that Mr. McMullan brings out that the Minority still exists, but do not insult a Council elected by your neighbors just because you may happen to disagree with them.
Almost every City in Florida is enacting Assessment Districts to make up for a Property Tax shortfall and to make up for deficits in their budgets (including Lighthouse Point, used in a LTE Tuesday). If we need one, then I support our Council. We do not need additional employees at City Hall and they froze the request. They are researching the need for, and amount of, any Assesssment for Fire.
What else would you have them do?? Wait, don't answer that as you probably have no desire for Parks, schools, Marco families, Storm Drains, street lights, the need for a bride, bridge repairs, etc, etc on Marco Island.
Ed Issler

ed...i think the overall point these people are making is they/we are all tired of additional taxes and assessments....yes alternatives are needed but most areas only turn to the citizens AFTER they have exhausted all avenues available...ie, trim budgets, cut staff, reign in all unnecessary spending...this water restriction surcharge is a complete joke...if a utility is granted the ability to surcharge usage if the usage is interrupted or restricted by higer powers then we are giving carte blanche to the power company, the cable company, the phone company and yes...even the landscape companies, 'cause if it rains for a week and they can't cut our grass they should be able to charge us anyway? i cannot follow the logic....help me if you can.
the free enterprise system (such as our water company) dictates...you buy your ticket, you take your chances...you need to have a business model that takes all ups and downs into account...obviously the astute folks who set up the water utility had their heads in the sand when setting this thing up.

Issler, are you saying that once a citizen is elected to public office, no accoutability to the folks who voted for them exists? Are you saying that such elected officials have immunity from being thoughtful or exhibiting common sense? Are you saying that if what they do is considered "shifty" by a citizen, that citizen has no right to call it that? Issler, what did we do? Did we change the Constitution and Bill of Rights when we elected these fellows? Are elected officials in Marco Island accountable to no one? Sour grapes? Insulting? I think not. It's called freedom of speech, another concept in Democracy that you seem to have difficulty with. Elected officials that work in the shade and do not fully explain their agendas prior to bringing them up for consideration, are "shifty"!

McMullan, nothing you say or email has any credibility. I am amazed how shameless you really are. most people with a checkered past like yours would bury their heads in the sand and be thankful they weren't run out of town but you keep on pushing the enevelope. Jiminy Cricket is coming out of retirement; you are a disgrace.

Who Is Bill McMullan, Really?

Before Bill McMullan calls our City Council members and Planning Board members dishonest, liars, and crooks, Bill McMullan needs to GOOGLE his own name!

He was involved in a scam on Marco in the early 1980's where he was indicted for defrauding a bank and he plead guilty and plea bargained with the U.S. Attorney's office for a lower sentence, as a result he also lost his real estate license.

In the mid-1980s he resigned in disgrace as Vice-Mayor of the City of Kissimmee, Florida and was prosecuted for his actions in attempting to defraud the City out of impact fees owed them on a commercial development he was handling.

He was sued by his investors in that project and filed bankruptcy. There is much more to be learned about this man.

Just GOOGLE McMullan if you have the time to read literally hundreds of newspaper articles on his history.

27 year,
Bill keep;s those of us who don't get e mails from Arceri up to date on what is happening
with our elected official's.
Just google Arceri also.

27_Year_Resident: This is all ancient history and Bill McMullan has already addressed these inaccurate claims. I am not dissuaded by your comments. I judge people by how they are living their lives today and how they arrived to where they are now. That is what our Lord teaches us. As for Mr. McMullan's current activities, they are all laudable and I commend him for exposing these people who obviously have lost their way. You should thank Bill, for his diligence and service in exposing the wrongdoers of our community. Without his help none of us would have even suspected that John Arceri was the manipulator he is and we would never have discovered how exposed our citizens are to his activities. Thank you Bill for obtaining and publishing the emails that John Arceri wrote.

I hope our city council remembers that McMullan does NOT speak for the majority on Marco Island.

His history and background are well documented in the Orlando Sentinel - November 19, 1989

Find the link below:

http://www.supportmarco.com/2008/01/1....

27_Years, I went to the link you provided and was amazed. This guy actually has the nerve to put himself in the public eye. What a LOSER!

In the article he says (about Kissimmee): "My philosophy had been that I spent 21 years in the Air Force. You know, I lived in 17 different places," McMullan said, choking back tears. "Never had a chance to take roots. Never had a place to call home. That's what we did here by getting involved."

Doesn't he claim to have lived on Marco for over 30 years? How old is this guy? He is a proven liar and has cheated people out of hard earned money. He's no one I want to let manage my money. Pretty ironic that he is a self proclaimed watchdog over Marco Politics when he disgraced himself, the cities of Kissimmee and Marco Island and the Air Force.

Hey McMullan, what was your MOS in the Air Force? Were you honorably discharged? You are a disgrace to the uniform I proudly wore!!

Para or are you poor old Sal,
Bill's not looking to manage your money, he's just keeping an eye on how it is spent and to keep us informed. Same as Arceri is trying to spend it through the back door.
And 27 year he does speak for me and a lot of others.

McMullan may speak for you and a few others but NOT for the majority as proven by the results of the last election. If you choose to follow his lead that's your prerogative but don't think because you do everyone should. The man has a very troubled past and I choose to stay clear of him and his rhetoric. As the old saying goes, if you hang around dogs you’re gonna get fleas.

dc, I question McMullan's military service because of his track record. I have made a couple calls to friends in the Air Force to confirm his military background and discharge status.

More importantly, why is it that you are defending people like McMullan in your blogs? It really doesn't say much for your character. I am not interested in excuses as to why McMullan has a string of newspaper articles alleging he stole from hard working people.

As far as getting emails from Arceri, maybe McMullan can help us retrieve the emails that Kiester deleted! Why didn't he go on a crusade to get Kiester's emails? Arceri sent PUBLIC emails making suggestions while Kiester deleted public records. Every citizen is entitled to send suggestions to their government. In addition, every citizen is entitled to read their city councilors city related emails...unless you're Kiester!!!!

Typical...when some one has "your number" and you know it and can't answer his challenges, you go for the jugular. Dirty. Shame on you, McMullan's got ur number. Admit it.

Seems to me that the bloggers above have McMullan's number, amazing you can't see that heebeed!

Bill McMullan continues to put himself in the public eye, he is shameless. Why embarrass himself and his family any further?

Bill "Kissimmee" McMullan, the former vice mayor of Kissimmee was forced to resign in shame doesn't realize that his efforts to smear our fine city council and city staff has only united the same citizens that defeated him and his vile CAVE dwellers in the last election. McMullan is not credible and most everyone on Marco Island knows this.

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Guy's
Can't you find some new thing's to write about? this is sooo old. How about the man who was killed and his wife seriously injured when some well connected kid ran them down. Not much said about that. No jail time at all.It was the couple's fault,we know that because they published his alcohol content.

dc, they are attempting to divert or misdirect our attention. That is what defendants do when running from the facts. These fellows are members of the circle of disciples of John Arceri. I suspect some of the monikers are being used by the same writer as the same ones usually show up in groups. McMullan has exposed their leader and they are repeating all the ancient history they used during the election. John Arceri may one day have the same newspaper articles written about him if he does not stop his current activities. Nothing about McMullan's past is relevant to John Arceri's ethical misconduct. McMullan had an investigation and/or trial and was either exonerated or paid for whatever he was accussed of. These are newspaper articles and do not reflect the full story. In other words he was held accountable or he wouldn't be in our community. I remind you, John Arceri wrote the evidence that paints the convas of his ethical misconduct, he doesn't require a newspaper to tell the story. http://marcoislandblog.blogspot.com/ John did it to himself, McMullan is only the messenger.

The problem with dc5799 and Fossil (probably the same person) is that they are out of touch with reality. McMullans past is valid news. You people actually believe what he says and the garbage printed on Sanchez' marco blog site. Like McMullan, Sanchez is a twisted individual and if you think for a minute his website is factual then you have some major issues. McMullan represents only a few people, spreads misinformation and misrepresents the facts to aid his agenda. In the end the truth always comes out, the bad guys are revealed and peace continues on Marco Island.

Fossil why aren't you chastising Kiester for Sunshine violations? You single out Arceri for simply sending in ideas and suggestions to city hall which is not unethical. McMullan gives his warped opinion at every council meeting, through emails and through letters to the editor, why don't you call him unethical? You are biased and your opinion and version of the truth is skewed. You sound a lot like some of the cave bloggers during the election, Erickson, Putnam, Foster and Davies. All of them defeated and long gone.

I seriously thought we heard the last of these people. I tell my children that persistence is a virtue but what in the world is this man trying to accomplish. Bill McMullan’s involvement in the last election thankfully sealed the fate of the four anti-city candidates. Obviously the two bloggers defending McMullan haven't heard the news -- they lost the election by a landslide. We really don't care what you have to say. We believe in the people that we voted into office, give it a break for crying out loud!

Leroy: You ask some very good questions. You are correct, I am not chastising Kiester. The emails he wrote or received were collected by the authorities when they took his hard drive. I have no access to them, so I do not know what eveidence exists. I do not single out Arceri for for "simply" sending ideas and suggestions to City Hall. I single him out for inserting himself into the daily business of running Marco Island without the proper authority to do so. Unlike Mr. McMullan or other citizens that address the Council in a public way, i.e. Council Meetings; Arceri does it in the shade. He invites elected officials to his home for "special briefings" (his words), he writes fact sheets, he enters City Hall offices and gives direction to employees and decision makers. His advice is accepted without any validation. He is not paid nor is he a consultant. He was a former un-oppossed Councilmember and that seems to be all he needs for this exceptional access and influence peddling. We have many former Councilmembers in our community. Can you imagine what our City Hall would be like if they all injected themselves into City business like John Arceri does? John Arceri is responsible for the need to increase our taxes, the STRP assessment, the user fee increases required because of our water works shortfall, possible future assessments for an electrical utility and toll on the Jolly bridge. All by himself he has managed to increase the cost of living on Marco Island. I am not a former cave blogger, just an angry citizen that can recognize unethical conduct when I see it. Mr. Arceri should either run for office again or seek employment with the City if he wants to make policy and give direction to employees. He enjoys too much undue influence and access and his activities burden our employees and cost us too much money.

Fossil, all your blogs attack John Arceri (I read them all). Is this just sport for you? It's almost as if you're obsessed with him. Wake up Fossil because one person doesn't control an entire city. After reading the emails its obvious he tries but so do others, Just accept that we have seven diverse and qualified councilors to represent our interests. The problem with McMullan is that he sends out thousands of emails full of misinformation. He is a trouble maker, not a champion of the minority. Let our city officials do their job!

As far as Kiester goes, we could not see his emails because he changed out his hard drive. The judge knew this and gave Kiester the maximum penalty allowable by law. He also told Kiester that he made a mockery out of the Sunshine Law. Now these are facts!!

It is disheartening to me that we have all these blogs about one insignificant individual. People on this island are not stupid, we know who McMullan is and that he is full of himself. I see him around the island waving to people as if he is the mayor of Marco. What he is blind to is that we have him figured out. He is not a person with the best interest of Marco Island in mind; he is a deceitful person and his words have no weight with the majority. Just ignore him; he is a nobody!

Leroy and ejburger, you really did not read the emails did you? If you had you would be as enraged as I am. This fellow Arceri needs to be hired immediately so that we may fire the Council. He does it all, he even gives lists of names to be appointed to advisory committees. He gives orders to Rony Joel and has an open invitation to enter City Hall offices whenever he wants. He should have an office in City Hall. Maybe you two also work for this fellow? As for Keister, you say the Judge gave him the maximum sentence under the law for what? Changing out his hard drive? I wasn't told that was against the law by Best Buy employees when I recently upgraded my hard drive. So he wasn't convicted of breaking the sunshine law after all? He unlawfully changed out his hard drive? Imagine that. Learn something new everyday.