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No respect
Dear Editor:
[I have] been living in Deerfield Beach for over a year now and I have noticed that the city has no respect for its residents. Let’s start with List Industries that operates most of the time 24/7 and pollutes the air with paint fumes and the noise that comes from this company, which should be in a industrial district. Then you have the train. I don’t know why they have to keep blowing their horn and keep everybody awake, maybe if the freights would be on Dixie [Highway], which is a nonresidential area, the residents of Deerfield Beach might be able to have peace and quiet. But you have garbage pickup on Saturday at 6 a.m. and I mean those huge dumpsters, again no rest for the residents that work hard all week and maybe would be able to rest on Saturday morning. Deerfield Beach is a beautiful city but has no respect for its residents. I hope this letter falls in the hands of someone who cares for people and makes sure the appropriate office is advised. Thank you
Pierre Poirier
Deerfield Beach
Upcoming commission election
Dear Editor:
I am writing you in reference to the upcoming commission elections in March.
Marty Popelsky has been a commissioner for quite some years. In addition to all he has done for the seniors in Century Village [East] (CVE), I truly feel he has done a lot for the people in Deerfield Beach and is a dedicated person.
Donna Capobianco is currently the president of Master Management here in Century Village. She has made a lot of changes and improvements in the village –- all for the betterment of CVE. We have experienced a lot of change, which has been sorely needed.
The only thing I’ve read about Caryl Berner is the time she has wasted at commission meetings arguing over the use of prayer, even threatening to file a lawsuit. I really wonder if she will take the time to really represent our needs, or argue about the use of prayer, Christmas or the menorah?
With all the corruption, mismanagement and outright stealing by so many of our elected officials as noted on TV and in the newspapers, God forbid we have a prayer of any kind, whether it be Jewish, Catholic, Baptist, etc., asking for help from a higher power. The way things have been going, we need all the help we can get from wherever…We as humans can’t seem to get it done.
Bob Zukas
Deerfield Beach
Irresponsible spending?
Dear Editor:
With a New Year beginning and with all that is going on in the economy and with public officials right now, I was hoping you would do a story on “Irresponsible Spending by our city.”
Do the citizens of Deerfield Beach really know where their hard-earned money is going? Do they know how much wasteful spending the city does?
City departments spend tax dollars paying for:
• Floral arrangements to commissioners, organizations, private acquaintances, even to employees.
• Donations to churches, private organizations, personal advertisements.
• Petty Cash - What exactly is this money to be spent on and how much is allotted to each department?
• Education - Why is the city paying for employees to attend courses/classes that are not job-related or beneficial to the city?
• Contract Employees - Who, why and how much? Does the city really have a need to hire temporary employees or are we doing favors?
• Office/Equipment Supplies - Why do departments over-order or purchase unnecessary supplies/equipment at the end of the fiscal year? Does the city not provide in the next budget year for office supplies/equipment?
Don’t the City Commission and the City Manager have a responsibility to the citizens to make sure the money entrusted is being spent wisely and efficiently? I am very curious as to what has been spent in the past 5 to 10 years in the areas mentioned above.
There is still time in this budget and the upcoming ‘09-‘10 budget to make the city accountable for wasteful spending. I would like to see a tighter rein on what is being spent. Maybe the City Manager should take more of an interest in what staff is purchasing.
Thank you for taking the time to read my letter. Hopefully, this information will pique your interest enough to become a future article.
