Flagler Estates Concerned Citizens, Inc.
- To sit back hoping that someday, someway, someone will make things right is to go on feeding the crocodile, hoping he will eat you last--but eat you he will.
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Flagler Estates Concerned Citizens, Inc.
Hastings, FL 32145
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2010 FECC Platform
The FECC is all about finding solutions. To that end, we respectfully submit the following recommendations to turn the Flagler Estates Road and Water Control District into an efficient, effective and fiscally responsible agency.
With the support of our fellow landowners through their proxies, it is the intent of the FECC take actions to support the implementation of the following:
FECC Platform
OVERSIGHT! AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME!
1.Continue to roll back the 63% tax increase.
2. Put in an assessment cap, curbing the Board’s ability to commit major tax tyranny. Cap should match Cost of Living increases. Flagler Estates Road and Water Control District (FERWCD)is a maintenance organization.
3. End practice of equipment leasing. While, on paper, this procedure may appear to have merit, it has not turned out as originally described as evidenced at the January 7th 2010 meeting.
4. Review entire budget to see where cuts can be made. Every government entity is undergoing such reviews and implementing cuts in an effort to provide taxpayers with some relief.
Areas of consideration:
* Staffing needs will be evaluated. Flagler Estates is experiencing the same economic conditions as the rest of the nation.
* Professional Staff is in need of review. The Attorney, Accountant and Engineer should perform their duties within the scope of their contract or retainer. No supplemental billing for “special projects” should occur.
* Evaluate the amount of taxpayer money held in reserve and the justification thereof.
5.Consider increasing the Board from 3 members to 5. This increases the odds of at least one member doing independent investigation of the issues instead of relying so heavily on Staff. It also increases the odds of at least some Board members being responsive to their constituency.
6. Stop scalping the banks. Adopt environmentally sound maintenance practices.
7. Replace the culverts at Ashley with box culverts as recommended by SJRWMD, who stated this action WILL help flooding in Flagler Estates without the exorbitant price tag of the legendary Water Treatment Facility. Investigate the cost-benefit of sluice gates prior to proceeding.
8. Keep the CRA and the FERWCD separate.
9. Limit speaking time of ALL meeting participants. These are meetings - not marathons.
10. Implement NO plans that are financed beyond their useful life.
11. Review the Capital Improvement Plan. Especially in fiscally uncertain times, spending money on projects that are ineffective and unnecessary is wrong.
12. Institute mechanisms to track project progress and completion.
13. Future paving shall be at county-acceptable standards.
14. An Oversight Committee will be formed consisting of landowners and outside experts with relevant backgrounds to advise and approve any Capital Improvement Plan or investment that will cost the taxpayers more than $250,000.A few words on capital improvements...
- BOX CULVERTS -Where Are They??? Incomplete Permit Applications might be part of the explanation
- DECADE OF EXCELLENCE - We are paying for it! Where is it?
- While 16 more miles of pavement might be nice, it should be done when the TIF funds replenish, which eliminates the need to increase tax assessments..
- Thus far, intersection reinforcement has done little to control erosion, particularly since most erosion occurs BETWEEN the intersections. Adding to the sedimentation problem is the truckloads of dirt routinely poured into the canals.
- Millions of dollars are targeted for the Ashley Outfall Project that is indefintely on hold because there are no partners. This project DOES NOT ADDRESS FLOODING. It is to remove sedimentation and, perhaps, address dissolved oxygen levels. (See Above)
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Flagler Estates Concerned Citizens, Inc.
Hastings, FL 32145
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