Mr. Arceri:

Having crossed swords with you more often than I care to remember, I freely acknowledged you as Marco's Master of Misinformation and Doyen of Disinformation. You are utterly shameless in your continuous repetition of untruths. No one knows better than you that if you repeat the same lie often enough, some people will believe it. Neylon is a neophyte and no match for you when it comes to deception. Neither am I, I freely admit.

Didn't know Celebrate Marco no longer has members. Who decided that? A vote of the disenfranchised members? I wasn't asked so I'd like my $10 back!

I'd also like to know why the voting poll the Eagle had on its website this morning mysteriously disappeared. Couldn't be that you gave them a little call because the poll was running 2 to 1 in favor of Batte, Guidry, Hall and Neylon could it? We already know that you, Monte and other CMers put the screws to the Eagle time and time again to get them to fire Ed Bania. They resisted for months. What exactly did you do to get the most experienced reporter on the island ... and his editor ... fired? I'd really like to know. I'm always willing to learn from a master. Never know when it might come in handy.

Ed Foster

P.S. I too will file a complaint with the election board because there were no security envelopes in with the absentee ballots. Without a sealed security envelope, privacy cannot be guaranteed. Even professional societies run fairer elections than Collier County. But I don't mind you knowing how I voted. I voted for Batte, Guidry, Hall and Neylon just like 2/3 of the voters who logged into the Eagle poll did.

I guess Godfrey, Roger, and Company think they got REAL troubles at the Ballot Box if they are trying this kind of 'Cry-Baby' stuff.

What's the deal? First you can't bribe your Council Puppet, then your BIG money guy gets mad at you, now it even looks like your voter core is thinking twice.

Guess Boycotts, Threats, and Vandalism looses their effect after a while.

How many times have you 'Girls' lost in the courts so far ? Don't bother to count, its every time.

Oldman you are wrong, we do not have trouble at the ballot box......just talk to the people holding the yellow signs at the library and they will tell you who is winning.
You don't have a chance unless you can stuff the ballot box like the poll on the NDN site.
My advice to you if you want to win is vote more then once and you may have a shot.

Good lord, Ray! You've really gone off the deep end. Sorry you're in so much pain but if you have a shred of decency left in you, call it up and stop making stupid statements that will be read over your grave.

Ed

Ed:
Who will you sue next? The Supervisor of Elections?
The poll is still on but it was rigged by the Eagle so it is invisible to old fools like you who try to vote from North Carolina.
Here are the latest numbers. Once again you are caught spreading false rumors and asbestos from your bucket.
Joe Batte 6% 35 votes
Jerry Gibson 17% 92 votes
Andrew Guidry 6% 33 votes
Roger Hall 6% 34 votes
Butch Neylon 7% 38 votes
Frank Recker 18% 98 votes
Bill Trotter 18% 99 votes
Wayne Waldack 18% 95 votes
524 total votes

Marco Islanders are smarter than you.
Obviously, we do not believe in these polls.

John Arceri...One term city councilman and "point man" for the city's gone-oh-so-wrong acquisition of Florida Water Services' assets. Go out and rent the "Dead Man Walking" DVD and pop some popcorn, it's so you.

McMullan's website where he endorses’ candidates is NOT a PAC! MITA is NOT a PAC yet Biles newsletters endorse candidates. As usual you hate monger, disgusting losers throw stones at the good people of Marco Island while you all brainstorm in deceit and lies. Foster, Neylon, Hall, Davies, Erickson and especially McMullan are lower than low. You are vile scum and I cannot wait until you lose this election and shut the Hell up! You people are a disgrace to humanity.

Somehow this story does not surprise me. John Arceri and Monte Lazerus are about as low as worms. They will do whatever it takes to win this election. Lie, Cheat and Deceive. Wait, isn't that the kind of government we have had the last 8 years? Vote for change, vote for Guidry, Hall, Neylon and Batte if you want honest good open government.

Lolala, low as worms? As a Navy Submarine Service veteran I'll trump that one with whale excrement, how's that for low?

Kumbaya my Lord...Kumbaya...Kumbaya my Lord...

All you people are OUT of control.

VOTE GIBSON, RECKER, TROTTER, AND WALDACK!!

John Arceri, Monte Lazerus and Patterson will stop at nothing to get their four puppets into office. They threaten the condos with false rate increases and scare old folks by telling them the state will force them to pay double to hook up to the sewer. Now they are intimadating voters at the polls. These three fellows are the henchman of much bigger power in South West Florida. They will not give up city hall easily. These guys are the good ole boys and do not want all these new commers coming down here and taking away their opportunities to rip the taxpayers off. Vote for honest representitive government that will never meet in the shade and will always put the interests of the residents ahead of the developers. Vote for Guidry, Hall, Neylon and Batte. Why pay your government more money when these four will cut your rates?

And McMullan is such an honorable man!!!!! We all know his history and how it continues with the lies he puts on his website.

He is not running for anything and has no power. He does not have his hands in my pockets like Arceri and Minozzi do.

Latest numbers from the Eagle poll (Looks like it's up to a 3:1 margin for the good guys):
Which four Marco Island City Council candidates are you voting for?
Joe Batte 6% 49 votes
Jerry Gibson 18% 137 votes
Andrew Guidry 6% 52 votes
Roger Hall 6% 47 votes
Butch Neylon 6% 50 votes
Frank Recker 19% 145 votes
Bill Trotter 19% 145 votes
Wayne Waldack 17% 135 votes
760 total votes

I looked at that poll the other day after 100 votes or so and it was the other way around. How can you believe that poll is correct It is so obvious someone is minipulating the results. You will not be able to do that in the election so enjoy the results of the NDN poll because the election results will be very different.

Celebrate Marco if nothing else will show us all how low a small group of individuals will go to win an election.

Health, water officials share facts about Marco sewer program

JOAN COLFER, M.D., JON IGLEHART and CLARENCE TEARS, Special to the Daily News
Saturday, January 19, 2008

The Marco Island Septic Tank Replacement Program questions and answers:

What are the advantages of a centralized sewer system over individual septic tanks?

There are several advantages:

A central system provides controlled and monitored disposal of human waste.

-- Advanced wastewater treatment systems are monitored 24 hours a day, problems with them can be quickly addressed and remedied.

-- Instead of thousands of individual systems with the potential for numerous problems, there would be one central system to manage and monitor.

-- The advanced wastewater treatment facility will be able to provide reuse water as an alternative water supply and reduce the city of Marco Island’s potable water demand by 12 percent.

-- Advanced wastewater systems treat effluent to a much higher level than septic tanks do.

-- Central wastewater systems have certified operators who can make adjustments to the treatment process.

Central sewers are the second biggest polluters in coastal regions. Agriculture is the first. Ask Sanibel how many beach closures they've had since they put in their sewer. The only folks permitted to return to New Orleans after the flood were folks who had on site septic systems.

Go argue with JOAN COLFER, M.D., JON IGLEHART and CLARENCE TEARS,

Hawke1 give up next will be state mandate.

Spin this anti-swer crowd. This article in the NDN Sunday Edition just put a nail in the coffin of your candidates!

Health, water officials share facts about Marco sewer program
JOAN COLFER, M.D., JON IGLEHART and CLARENCE TEARS, Special to the Daily News
Saturday, January 19, 2008
The Marco Island Septic Tank Replacement Program questions and answers:
What are the advantages of a centralized sewer system over individual septic tanks?
There are several advantages:
-- A central system provides controlled and monitored disposal of human waste.
-- Advanced wastewater treatment systems are monitored 24 hours a day, problems with them can be quickly addressed and remedied.
-- Instead of thousands of individual systems with the potential for numerous problems, there would be one central system to manage and monitor.
-- The advanced wastewater treatment facility will be able to provide reuse water as an alternative water supply and reduce the city of Marco Island’s potable water demand by 12 percent.
-- Advanced wastewater systems treat effluent to a much higher level than septic tanks do.
-- Central wastewater systems have certified operators who can make adjustments to the treatment process.
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Have government agencies supported the Marco Island Septic Tank Replacement Program?
Yes. The Health Department has always supported the effort to put public sewers on the Island in place of individually maintained septic systems. The state has also provided funding for this project through a revolving credit line. The program has been supported by the South Florida Water Management District/Big Cypress Basin and Basin Board with a $6 million commitment over a five-year period.
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Does the Septic Tank Replacement Program have an impact on Marco Island’s canals and waterways?
Yes, many of Marco Island’s canal networks are located directly adjacent to residential areas with septic systems. Discharge of nutrients, detergents, pharmaceuticals and potentially even fecal bacteria into the groundwater is a concern for water quality and the environment, as well as public health.
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Where does the water go after it gets treated at the wastewater treatment plant?
Water gets treated to a very high standard and monitored on a real-time basis. Water that is safe to use for public irrigation gets put into reuse. Water that fails testing gets re-treated. Replacing septic systems could supply over 250 million gallons per year of reuse water to Marco Island. The South Florida Water Management District has strengthened watering restrictions. Areas with reuse water have recently been allowed to continue irrigation where others have not.
Why would I want to pay monthly fees for central sewer when using my septic tank is free?
Your septic tank is not free; it should be inspected and pumped every three years. Fees for pumpouts and inspections range from $250 to over $500.
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Why should I spend thousands of dollars on hooking up to a central sewer system?
If your septic system has not had regular inspections and maintenance, it will probably fail. Replacement fees range from $8,000 to $12,000. These fees can double or triple if you need to replace your drainfield or remove the old system and replace it with a performance-based system.
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My septic system works fine; why should I hook up to a central sewer?
A septic tank works by letting solids sink to the bottom of a large tank and it lets foam and detergents float to the top. Water is released from somewhere in the middle. It goes from there into a series of pipes with holes in them to allow the water through. Water gets further treated by the sand in the drainfield.
Current requirements for septic systems are for two feet of unsaturated soil between the bottom of the drainfield and the groundwater. However, in systems installed prior to 1983, the requirements ranged from only six to 12 inches of separation from the groundwater. Therefore, there is concern septic systems are polluting the groundwater, which eventually discharges into the canals.
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Should we be concerned the Marco sewer system will fail during hurricanes or heavy rains?
No. Sewer systems like Marco’s separate stormwater and wastewater and are much less likely to have bad spill events even in heavy weather than systems with combined flows. Problems can be quickly addressed and cleaned up.
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If the septic tanks are polluting the canals, where is the evidence?
Unfortunately, septic tanks are not the only source of bacteria polluting the canals. Fecal coliform bacteria are generated by a number of animals, as well as humans. In addition, nitrogen comes from not only septic tanks, but also from stormwater runoff. Elevated levels of both of these have been documented in Marco canals.
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JOAN COLFER, M.D. is the director of the Collier County Health Department. JON IGLEHART is the district director of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. CLARENCE TEARS is the director of Big Cypress Basin.

We have 6,500 septic systems on Marco Island. We have two failures a year. I think that everyone that has a failed or failing septic system should vote for the Trotter team. Everybody else should vote for Batte, Hall, Guidry and Neylon.

Petepan, do you think those agency heads are being influenced by the governor's office to write these things? Why? Are there heavy political contributors in the mix? Who knows. After all the beach closures they've had to endure, I'm sure the people of Sanibel would like to know why they had to convert to sewers. Now the people of Marco are wondering why they had to pay millions for wells to store water, yet we are on drought restrictions and can't use what we stored. Do you think someone made some money from the taxpayer for something useless? I do. Time for a change in leadership. Vote for responsible government, vote for Batte, Hall, Guidry and Neylon.

I can find no reports indicating that sewers are responsible for the beach closures in Sanibel. In fact I only find references to heavy rains and inadequate septic tank maintenance as the culprits.

Regarding Bill McMullan, the individual lodging a complaint against Celebrate Marco…
Orlando Sentinel - September 27, 1989
Tom Schroder and Lawrence J. Lebowitz of the Sentinel staff contributed to this report.
Bill McMullan stunned an overflow audience as well as his fellow city commissioners Tuesday night when he tearfully resigned from office.
Holding up the same family Bible that he twice used to take his oath for city office, McMullan swore that he was innocent of any wrongdoing in failing for eight months to pay city sewer impact fees for a construction project he was involved in.
The city commission voted last week to investigate why it took McMullan that long to replace a missing $14,686 check he had given to the city to pay the fees.
Link to the rest of the article:

http://supportmarco.com/2008/01/17/ki...

sunalsorises:

Straight from WINK news:

"Sanibel- A new report points fingers at the Sanibel Bayou Sewage Treatment Facility for the high bacteria levels at Bowman's Beach and Blind Pass.

The City of Sanibel is asking the Lee County Health Department to "leave no stone unturned" in pinpointing the source of high bacteria levels at Bowman's Beach and Blind Pass

On Tuesday, the health department issued swim advisories at Bowman's and Blind Pass for the third week in a row, citing an unsafe level of a bacteria commonly found in human and animal waste.

The bacteria, called enterococcus, can cause gastrointestinal illness in some people leading to symptoms of diarrhea and abdominal pain.

The city is conducting an independent investigation to identify the source of pollution.

The health department tells WINK News some possible sources include storm water run-off, sewage, even waste from local wildlife. The department says it is expanding its testing area to find out where the bacteria is coming from.

Sanibel Mayor Mick Denham says he has his own assumptions as to the source. He said, "We call on the agencies charged with regulating sewage treatment facilities and septic systems, the Florida DEP and the Lee County Health Department, to immediately and thoroughly inspect all facilities, septic systems and privately operated sewage package plants that may be discharging into our waters."

The city also released results of independent tests which found high levels of the enterococcal bacteria in South Clam Bayou. That's near Bowman's Beach and next to Sanibel Bayou's Sewage Treatment Facility.

The city of Sanibel says that treatment facility was found out of compliance in November 2006 in effluent quality and disposal.

"It is inconceivable that in this day and age beaches are closed due to what appears to be sewage," stated the Mayor, "It is particularly aggrieving after the citizens of Sanibel have invested $64 million dollars into a central sewer collection and treatment system."

The Lee County Health Department tells WINK News investigations have not pinpointed the problem, however it will continue to search for the source.

Additional screenings of the water will take place again early next week to see if the bacteria levels have changed."

Ed Foster

If there are no longer any "members" of Celebrate Marco as Arceri claims, then who the hell is sending out the letters, writing and paying for the propaganda this paper prints? Sounds like a con job to me. If he can't tell the truth about Celebrate Marco, why would anybody believe anything they put out? I know I don't.

Ed, Thank you for the information. I followed up on it. While the investigation continues and as the article points out, septic systems are also still under review as potential causes, it is instructive to note that the Sanibel Bayou Sewage Treatment facility is privately owned and was found to be not in compliance with requirements set by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

The publicly owned facilities of Marco Island are in our control and a responsible local government such as we have had will insure compliance with State requirements. This is in contrast to privately owned septic tanks which are not monitored. Raising the Sanibel Beach closures as a reason to not support finishing the STRP is weak at best.

Link to Sanibel facility EPA report here:
http://www.mysanibel.com/News/2007/Be...

Lolala, you really should get your facts straight. The Sanibel beach closures you speak of were due to lack of maintenance by privately owned wastewater treatment system, much like the poorly maintained privately owned septic systems on Marco Island, which is why Sanibel is now buying this privately owned system and further Sanibel has been on sewers for quite some time with little opposition from its citizens.

As to why we are being restricted from using stored water all I can say is drag yourself away from your computer and attend a council meeting like the last one where Clarence Tears from SWFWMD answered that very question.

PetePan is the next gift to the good ol boys going to be the purchase of the old Marco utility from one of the good ol boys? You know that leaky sewer plant in Old Marco that recently was caught dumping sewage from the manufactured home park right into the soil. Who else but the taxpayer can afford it. Is he not wealthy enough already from the money he made on the Veteran's park deal? That's what it's all about isn't it. Control of all that tax money and how the good ol boys are going get richer splitting it between themselves. Vote to throw the bums out and accountability. Vote for Batte, Hall, Neylon and Guidry.

Hawke1, do you have a problem with wealth? Or wealthy people? Are you promoting class warfare?

Get ready...a sewer line is coming to your house real soon.

phlentyn_gordderch

Chi'n diall dim byd. Fe fydd byth sut peth o blaen yng nharterf ar Marco!!

sunalsorises and petepan:

I was simply responding to sunalsorises's statement that he, she or it could "find no reports indicating that sewers are responsible for the beach closures in Sanibel." Didn't take me long to find one. Whether the sewer responsible was privately owned or publicly owned is besides the point. What makes you think that our publicly owned sewer is safer than a privately owned one? Because Rony Joel tells you so? Our public utility has violated FDEP regulations, continued to dewater without a permit (bringing the EPA down on them as well) and operated the WWTP for 2 years without a proper permit. They were allowed to run it only because there was nothing the FDEP could do to close them down without closing down the entire sewer plant and every hotel and condo on the island. Public utilities are no better in following the law than private ones ... arguably worse. That's the only point I wished to make.

When is the last time you read of a beach being closed because of pollution caused by septic systems? Why is it that the Federal EPA ranks central sewers as the second worst polluter of the environment (next to agricultural runoff) in the United States? Look beyond Rony Joel, Bill Moss, Clarence Tears (who is cognizant of water supplies not wastewater treatment) and Joan Colfer who wouldn't know a sewer from a septic system and is responsible for general health (not wastewater treatment) in Collier county. If you want to know the real facts behind wastewater treatment, go to those who know: Bob Freeman of the federal EPA Region IV, Mark Hooks of the Florida Department of Health in Talahassee, and the Director of the Small Flows Research Center, the federally funded central agency for information concerning onsite wastewater treatment. You people only speak to those who are ignorant of modern onsite treatment and, through their ignorance, will tell you what you want to hear.

Ed Foster

Sorry Ed, your day in the sun has passed. Not only have you moved away from our piece of paradise, the STRP is a done deal. You are beating a dead horse. We have decided that sewers are better than septic systems for Marco Island. Your opinion is not valued. You have less standing than those you criticize. By the way, the island looks beautiful and much better now with the Collier renovations. We can see the evidence of the good management of Bill Moss and the city government.

I value Ed's opinion. The STRP still requries a referendum and will get it on 1/29/08. Who is we? The 140 folks who belong to Celebrate Marco? The island looks nice until the construction starts again. Good managemnt? How about ripping the taxpayer off?

Hawk-it is a fantasy that you and others who are facing having sewers but refuse to accept responsibility for paying for them actually think the rest of island is going to subsidize you. The slate of anti-sewer candidates are one issue candidates and the vast majority of the island is already on sewers. People on sewers already are supportive of the STRP and see the desparate measures you and the angry few are still trying to foist upon the rest of us. You are the one who will lose yet again in your already long string of loses.

We are looking to put the likes of you and the negative candidates in our past!

PS
I accept responibility for paying for the STRP in my neighborhood.

Which four Marco Island City Council candidates are you voting for?

Joe Batte 6% 93 votes

Jerry Gibson 18% 269 votes

Andrew Guidry 6% 101 votes

Roger Hall 5% 83 votes

Butch Neylon 5% 86 votes

Frank Recker 19% 287 votes

Bill Trotter 19% 284 votes

Wayne Waldack 18% 269 votes

1472 total votes

I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO JANUARY 29th.

Ach a 'n hunangar bully a cholli! Ar ôl Ionawr 29th ei ar gerdded?

conchsoup. Everyone is paying for the sewers even if they are not receiving service. The Bank of American is currently accepting payments from the City for the 20 million dollar loan. Where is that money coming from if not from utility rates? Maybe I should file a suit now because I'm not receiving any sewer service. You guys are capbable of spinning anything to promote your selfish point of view. As for earning wealth and accumulating it, I have no fight there. What I disagree with is what the good ol boys are doing on Marco Island, they are selling their assests to the City and making a hell of a lot of money off of the taxpayer. That has to stop.

phlentyn_gordderch

Am fod or Gogledd, mae'ch ysgriffenny Cymraeg mor wan a yfyne.

Dwyn gwibod pwy sydd gyda fi yma.

Oes gwelwch yn dda, tynwch eich pen allan or traeth.

Bore da.

Forensic Audit, how sweet the sound..

conchsoup,
You really must learn how to spell or use your spell-checker.

votemarco, funny thing, I understand you better than waldack, trotter, gibson & Recker.

I do not even know who said two failures a year for septic systems on Marco. What a joke. The person that wrote that probably doesn't even know if his septci is working, along with 6500 others. Based on longetivity alone, we probably have over 2,000 failed syetms on Marco. Nobody knows, that is the problem. Thank goodness FDEP has been doing testing in our waters recently and has found caffiene, human bacteria, etc and can now prove that we have septics leaching into our waters.
Ed Issler

Issler says “Thank goodness FDEP has been doing testing in our waters recently and has found caffienem(sic), human bacteria, etc and can now prove that we have septics leaching into our waters.” Thank goodness our waters are polluted??

Oh, wait—Issler is the source for this info. What a relief—Issler always makes stuff up to support his views. Actually, I would say that Issler is a pathological liar. So our waterways must be fine if Issler is happy that they’re polluted. Hey, read enough of Issler’s posts, and you’ll see what a sick puppy he is.

Mr. McMullan has no clue as to what is ethical or a violation. See below:
Life hasn't gotten any easier for Bill McMullan since he resigned Sept. 26 from the City Commission.
Sun Bank, which financed the first two phases of the Sun Plaza complex he is developing, is unlikely to finance the final phase, bank sources say.
And Mayor Bruce Van Meter says he wants the commission to sue McMullan for defrauding the city if the former commissioner is cleared of criminal wrongdoing by a state attorney's investigation. The investigation centers on questions about McMullan's failure to pay Sun Plaza impact fees.
McMullan has said that he cannot repay tens of thousands in investments from friends, business associates and political allies until Sun Plaza is finished. He said he has not approached other lenders to finance the last building.
Now, seven weeks into his abrupt political retirement, McMullan still has trouble escaping the public spotlight.
People who have lent McMullan money are sharply criticizing him, saying they were rebuffed when they sought repayment.
He faces a $9,000 lien by the IRS for failing to pay income and unemployment taxes. Contractors have filed construction liens against him. Real estate agents and investors have filed suits alleging a variety of fraud and breach of contract charges.
A self-employed developer, real estate broker, securities investor and property manager, McMullan won't say much about the accusations, only that they have been timed to cast him in the worst possible light.
"Politics and sour grapes, write that about people who would come out of the woodwork at a time when they think it's advantageous to," he said. "I think that's kind of ridiculous."
The complaints apparently are not new. But it is only since McMullan's resignation that many of his critics have come forward.
"There are a lot of people out there who apparently were complaining about problems with loans and investments with Bill," Van Meter said. "He was borrowing money in a lot of places. But that had nothing to do with city business.
"The first time it did, the city took action. As far as the city is concerned, he resigned and we're moving on."

Mr. McMulland has no clue as to ethics. See below:
Former City Commissioner Bill McMullan was charged Friday with two counts of grand theft and one count of issuing a worthless check in connection with allegations that he failed to pay impact fees on a building he developed.
An arrest warrant filed by Osceola Chief Assistant State Attorney Jon Morgan was given to the Osceola Sheriff's Office late Friday. Sheriff's officials could not be reached for comment late Friday on whether McMullan would be asked to surrender or if deputies would arrest him. Bail was set at $2,500.
The three felony counts are based on allegations that McMullan failed to pay impact fees on Sun Plaza II, a two-story office building between Bronson Highway and Columbia Street near Dyer Boulevard.
If he is convicted, McMullan, 47, faces up to 15 years on each of the theft charges and up to five years on the worthless check charge.
He resigned from the commission Sept. 26 in the middle of his second term, as an investigation by the Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation into payment of the fees was gathering momentum.
News of the charges caught many in Kissimmee, including McMullan, by surprise.
"I had no idea. I have no comment until I see something," McMullan said when questioned outside Sun Plaza II late Friday. "I haven't seen a thing."
The investigation centered on a $14,686 check McMullan issued to the city on Jan. 9 to obtain a building permit for Sun Plaza II.
The check - dated Jan. 3 and written on a Sun Plaza Limited operating account at Security National Bank - was reported missing Jan. 10 from an unlocked desk at City Hall. Another impact fee payment in the same drawer was not touched.
According to court papers, none of McMullan's 18 bank accounts MBI agents examined contained sufficient funds on Jan. 3 to cover the $14,686 check.
The Security National Bank account had a listed balance of $146.64 on Jan. 3. The balance on that account never exceeded $3,446.64 during January, bank records indicate.
Despite repeated written and verbal requests from City Manager Mark Durbin and water and sewer department director

IS BILL MCMULLIN RUNNING FOR CITY COUNCIL??

No McMullan is not running, thankfully. He tried that in Kissimmee remember.

"Bill McMullan stunned an overflow audience as well as his fellow city commissioners Tuesday night when he tearfully resigned from office."

"The city commission voted last week to investigate why it took McMullan that long to replace a missing $14,686 check he had given to the city to pay the fees."

This is to The Campaign to elect Gibson,Recker,Trotter and Waldack.Please stop sending me sewer material.Your just throwing your money away. After attending meetings for years we need a change. Thought we had it with Popoff but we all know how that worked out. So save your money, your lies and maybe your self respect, you all have sunk so low.
You don't see Neylon, Hall, Batte and Guidry stooping to your level with lies and mud slinging. That's why they will be the WINNERS Jan.29

THEN IF HE'S NOT RUNNING, WHY IN THE HELL ARE YOU ALL womanING ABOUT HIM??

HE MUST HAVE A LOT OF POWER TO RAISE THIS MUCH CONCERN.

Credibility and honesty my man, credibility and honesty. Something McMullan and your candidates have none of.

Kissimmee Man Sues Ex-Commissioner

A Kissimmee man is suing former city commissioner Bill McMullan, charging that McMullan failed to repay part of a $50,000 short-term loan for more than three years.

McMullan has paid a total of $36,250 in principal and interest to Gerard J. Cushing in the 37 months since he signed the original six- month promissory note.

But McMullan still owes Cushing more than $26,700 from the original loan, according to the suit filed in Osceola County circuit court by Cushing's attorney.

Cushing also claims in the lawsuit to have withstood three promissory note extensions, several late payments and one bounced check from McMullan during the 37 months.

McMullan did not return phone calls to his office Wednesday.

The suit also charges that McMullan failed to abide by a strict schedule set up in a contract he agreed to in November that would have repaid the $26,700 by the end of the year.

McMullan has made two payments, for $5,000 each, since the October agreement, Cushing said Wednesday. But the former commissioner defaulted on a third payment, for $10,000, that was due Dec. 5, and a fourth payment of $5,000 that was due Wednesday, Cushing said.

veridicus are you trying to divert attention away from the activities that Celebrate Marco has been involved in? Everyone including you must have seen the contrived letters that John Arceri wrote and the resent article in the paper by the three state employees. An article written by John Arceri and Mone Lazerus. Nothing in that article even relates to Marco Island. It is so full of generalities and political speak that it makes little sense as to why the paper even printed it. Celebrate Marco is a political organization developed to sell snow to eskimos or sewers to an island that is doing fine without them. Hopefully the State Attorney General will close these folks down so that we no longer have to read and hear lies.

Hawke1, you say that John Arceri and Monte Lazerus wrote that article. Do you know just how stupid that statement sounds. Sounds like something Roger Hall would say.

hawke-McMullan has no ethical standing based on his long and sordid history of ripping off his friends, neighbors and family members over the past 20 years. He was run off Marco for real estate fraud and then Kissimmee too for defrauding the local government while he was a city commissioner. How can he, with a straight face, accuse Celebrate Marco of anything? That he represents the anti-sewer forces says plenty about the scruples behind Neylon, Guidry, Batte and whoever else is on their slate.

McMullan may not be running for anything now but he is aligned with people who are running. He is also responsible for the hate-mongering websites of the anti STRPers.
The candidates have been associating with a man who has cheated local people out of their investments. I don’t trust him or anything he has to say. Nor do I trust the candidates affiliated with him.