Dear Southwest Ranches Friends and Neighbors:
Good Morning, Good Afternoon, Good Evening and if I don’t see you later…well then…Good Night!
I attended the Town of Southwest Ranches Town meeting on Thursday evening (April 16th 2009) and now I truly wish I hadn’t. The first 90 minutes was a slugfest with regard to which council members wanted to support a certain candidate for the Town Administrator position. The way I understand it, it will take at the very least a 4 to 1 vote amongst our 5 member Town Council to approve or confirm one of the candidates for the vacant position.
That’s not the part that bothers me though.
The part that bothers me most is it appears that every candidate that I, Wanch Waggler, took the time to support in one way or another in November won their seat and I was a very happy camper… batting a thousand is always a rush…but I think I made a mistake.
During the November election I supported a candidate who last night had no compunction about saying he ran for the council seat for only one term and he really couldn’t care less what the public thinks because he won the election, he has no intention of running again and if the public doesn’t like it then they voted for the wrong person. He said “you can yell at me all you want, I don’t care, it’s not gonna bother me.”
What the…a politician I voted for and I supported just told me that he couldn’t care less what I think because he doesn’t ever need my vote again? In a huge understatement with the word Wow…I am not amused.
Politicians who make statements like that always bring to mind scenarios that could be far worse and on a much larger scale if others in positions of power or even those who may be in positions of hopelessness thought along those lines.
I’ve been around for a long time and In 1974 the President of the United States was knowingly in his final days of public office and was experiencing depression and hopelessness and even then I thought to myself, what happens if he gets into the mindset of “what difference does it make, I’ll never run for office again…why don’t I just push that little red button that everyone is always talking about and be done with it?”
I admired that President all of his days because he remained strong in the face of controversy and adversity and never used his “short term” reality as a weapon.
I am so disappointed in Councilman Fisikelli. I expected much more of a statement of reason than “I’m not running again so I don’t care what you all think.” Councilman Fisikelli also said, “you all can impeach me”. Now Mr. Fisikelli I think that’s the smartest thing you said all night. It is my personal opinion that if you have announced to everyone that you really couldn’t care less what they think and you don’t have the decency to step down, then the residents of Southwest Ranches should definitely take you up on your challenge of impeachment.
I’m guessing many folks may have already said this, as a matter of fact I’m sure of it…I’m sorry Holly…I made a mistake. If Mr. Fisikelli takes his marbles and goes home, make another run for it…third time’s a charm.
That’s All Folks!!!
Wanch Waggler
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P.S. Don’t miss the next few editions of Wanch Waggler / SWRGnomeNews. Check your SPAM files to make sure it doesn’t wind up there, because from what I hear there will be a few people who will be very unhappy when the next few editions of the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth are published; and they may try anything and everything to prevent this public record from becoming a public “Wanch Waggler” publication.
I heard a rumour that the Town Clerk has submitted her resignation. I think after you read the next few editions of Wanch Waggler, “We the People” will be asking for at least one more resignation!
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Human Error? No such thing... according to SWR Code Enforcement.
Dear Southwest Ranches Friends and Neighbors:
Good Morning, Good Afternoon, Good Evening and if I don’t see you later…well then…Good Night!
On May 23, 2008, The Town of Southwest Ranches acquired a new non-resident landowner who took possession of a 5-acre parcel of land in the Sunshine Ranches section of our town. From that date until September 3 2008, the new landowner filled and cleared the land and demolished portions of the existing structure without permits.
On September 3 the neighbor across the street, Vincent Falletta, who has been a property owner and resident since 1967 inquired about a permit. In words that cannot be reprinted here the new non-resident land owner and his wife told the old guard resident land owner what they thought he should do to himself; which by the way, is anatomically impossible.
In a public records email that was forwarded to me I will reprint what transpired and just how our code department officials have taken our town’s reactive approach to code enforcement to new levels.
On Wednesday, September 3rd at 2:47PM, a town engineer Richard Bolt wrote an email to Elizabeth Tsouroukdissian of the Mellgren Planning Group and to the town code inspector Stan Morris to inquire about “any permits” for this Luray Road address in question.
On Wednesday, September 3rd at 3:25PM, the SWR code enforcement official Julio Davila reply emailed the following advisory…verbatim. “After an inspection of the property it seams that in addition to bringing in fill they have also done some demolition work as well as clearing.”
On Wednesday, September 3rd at 4:43PM Elizabeth Tsouroukdissian of the Mellgren Planning Group emailed Julio Davila, Richard Bolt and Stan Morris and said…verbatim.
“Guess what? I just had a walk-in asking all kind of zoning question on what to do with his property; he wants to clear, build a bridge, have his current house as a guesthouse and build a new one. If that cannot be done then he will subdivide, but in the meantime, he does not want to get flooded so he needs a fill permit…blah, blah, blah. Oh yeah, how long does it take to have all that approved? When he was done, he asked me for my card and I asked his name: (NAME WITHHELD DUE TO THE FACT THAT THESE TOWN NEWCOMERS ARE SUE HAPPY).
I am glad I said he needs permits for pretty much everything before I even knew who he was. After he said his name, I did not want to ruin his idea that he fooled me by saying that I have already seen pictures of what he did! …. I hate when people think I’m stupid.”
Folks, in case you missed my last missive on this subject, Mr. and Mrs. (NAME WITHHELD DUE TO THE FACT THAT THESE TOWN NEWCOMERS ARE SUE HAPPY) are suing Vince Falletta and his son because they believe that they are the ones who turned them in to code enforcement.
Now the rest of the story… (Borrowed from Paul Harvey…RIP Mr. Harvey)
Picture it…NASA (National Aeronautics Space Administration) calling you up and inviting you to witness the launch of a rocket ship that will carry your name into space, not a name that happens to be the same as your name; your name, because you are the direct living descendent of the person whose spacecraft bears your name. The Cassini spacecraft was launched on October 15th, 1997 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station using an U.S. Air Force Titan IVB/Centaur launch vehicle. The launch vehicle was made up of a two-stage Titan IV booster rocket, two strap-on solid rocket motors, the Centaur upper stage, and a payload enclosure or fairing. The complete Cassini flight system was composed of the launch vehicle and the spacecraft. The spacecraft, in turn, is composed of the Cassini orbiter and the Huygens probe.
The namesake of the Cassini spacecraft lives in Sunshine Ranches fairly close to the (NAME WITHHELD DUE TO THE FACT THAT THESE TOWN NEWCOMERS ARE SUE HAPPY) property. On Monday March 30 2009, our resident namesake of the Cassini spacecraft mistakenly placed on his swale 13-areca palm fronds tied / bundled for what he thought was to be the bulk pick-up day. Many residents make this error when there are (3) three Mondays in a month. Thinking that since two weeks had passed since the last bulk pick-up he was abiding by the bulk pick-up schedule. The Cassini spacecraft namesake admitted that he had made the mistake and asked the code enforcement officer to excuse this human error.
Code Enforcement Officer Julio Davila told the Cassini spacecraft namesake that “there is no such thing as human error” and our longtime resident spacecraft namesake paid a $450.00 fine for his 13 areca palm frond bulk pick-up day blunder.
NO FINE FOR (NAME WITHHELD DUE TO THE FACT THAT THESE TOWN NEWCOMERS ARE SUE HAPPY) WHO WORKED WITHOUT A PERMIT CLEARING, FILLING AND DEMOLISHING FOR THREE MONTHS; AND TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY THE TOWN OF SOUTHWEST RANCHES IS ACCEPTING MR. (NAME WITHHELD DUE TO THE FACT THAT THESE TOWN NEWCOMERS ARE SUE HAPPY) “DONATION” OF HIS MULCHED ILLEGAL CLEARING BYPRODUCT FOR DISTRIBUTION THROUGHOUT OUR TOWN. THE TOWN OF SWR IN A DEAL CRAFTED BY A FORMER DISGRACED OUSTED TOWN COUNCILMAN AND A CURRENT TOWN PROGRAM MANAGER IS TAKING THIS GUYS GARBAGE OFF OF HIS PROPERTY, AND OUR LONGTIME RESIDENTS WHO FOLLOW THE LETTER OF THE LAW ARE BEING TOLD THAT THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS HUMAN ERROR!
SO IT IS SHUT UP AND PAY UP MR. SPACEMAN, BUT WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD MR. AND MRS. (NAME WITHHELD DUE TO THE FACT THAT THESE TOWN NEWCOMERS ARE SUE HAPPY)?
THIS TOWNS CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT NEEDS AN ENEMA!
I HAVE GOT A NEWS FLASH HERE FOR YOU FOLKS! OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT CONTRACTED COMPANY; CODE ENFORCEMENT INC. IS A HUMAN ERROR!
PLEASE TAKE NOTE MR. MAYOR. PLEASE TAKE NOTES NEW TOWN ADMINISTRATOR. PLEASE TAKE A HIKE JULIO.
That’s All Folks!!!
Wanch Waggler
Let your voices be heard! Sound off at www.wanchwaggler.blogspot.com
Good Morning, Good Afternoon, Good Evening and if I don’t see you later…well then…Good Night!
On May 23, 2008, The Town of Southwest Ranches acquired a new non-resident landowner who took possession of a 5-acre parcel of land in the Sunshine Ranches section of our town. From that date until September 3 2008, the new landowner filled and cleared the land and demolished portions of the existing structure without permits.
On September 3 the neighbor across the street, Vincent Falletta, who has been a property owner and resident since 1967 inquired about a permit. In words that cannot be reprinted here the new non-resident land owner and his wife told the old guard resident land owner what they thought he should do to himself; which by the way, is anatomically impossible.
In a public records email that was forwarded to me I will reprint what transpired and just how our code department officials have taken our town’s reactive approach to code enforcement to new levels.
On Wednesday, September 3rd at 2:47PM, a town engineer Richard Bolt wrote an email to Elizabeth Tsouroukdissian of the Mellgren Planning Group and to the town code inspector Stan Morris to inquire about “any permits” for this Luray Road address in question.
On Wednesday, September 3rd at 3:25PM, the SWR code enforcement official Julio Davila reply emailed the following advisory…verbatim. “After an inspection of the property it seams that in addition to bringing in fill they have also done some demolition work as well as clearing.”
On Wednesday, September 3rd at 4:43PM Elizabeth Tsouroukdissian of the Mellgren Planning Group emailed Julio Davila, Richard Bolt and Stan Morris and said…verbatim.
“Guess what? I just had a walk-in asking all kind of zoning question on what to do with his property; he wants to clear, build a bridge, have his current house as a guesthouse and build a new one. If that cannot be done then he will subdivide, but in the meantime, he does not want to get flooded so he needs a fill permit…blah, blah, blah. Oh yeah, how long does it take to have all that approved? When he was done, he asked me for my card and I asked his name: (NAME WITHHELD DUE TO THE FACT THAT THESE TOWN NEWCOMERS ARE SUE HAPPY).
I am glad I said he needs permits for pretty much everything before I even knew who he was. After he said his name, I did not want to ruin his idea that he fooled me by saying that I have already seen pictures of what he did! …. I hate when people think I’m stupid.”
Folks, in case you missed my last missive on this subject, Mr. and Mrs. (NAME WITHHELD DUE TO THE FACT THAT THESE TOWN NEWCOMERS ARE SUE HAPPY) are suing Vince Falletta and his son because they believe that they are the ones who turned them in to code enforcement.
Now the rest of the story… (Borrowed from Paul Harvey…RIP Mr. Harvey)
Picture it…NASA (National Aeronautics Space Administration) calling you up and inviting you to witness the launch of a rocket ship that will carry your name into space, not a name that happens to be the same as your name; your name, because you are the direct living descendent of the person whose spacecraft bears your name. The Cassini spacecraft was launched on October 15th, 1997 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station using an U.S. Air Force Titan IVB/Centaur launch vehicle. The launch vehicle was made up of a two-stage Titan IV booster rocket, two strap-on solid rocket motors, the Centaur upper stage, and a payload enclosure or fairing. The complete Cassini flight system was composed of the launch vehicle and the spacecraft. The spacecraft, in turn, is composed of the Cassini orbiter and the Huygens probe.
The namesake of the Cassini spacecraft lives in Sunshine Ranches fairly close to the (NAME WITHHELD DUE TO THE FACT THAT THESE TOWN NEWCOMERS ARE SUE HAPPY) property. On Monday March 30 2009, our resident namesake of the Cassini spacecraft mistakenly placed on his swale 13-areca palm fronds tied / bundled for what he thought was to be the bulk pick-up day. Many residents make this error when there are (3) three Mondays in a month. Thinking that since two weeks had passed since the last bulk pick-up he was abiding by the bulk pick-up schedule. The Cassini spacecraft namesake admitted that he had made the mistake and asked the code enforcement officer to excuse this human error.
Code Enforcement Officer Julio Davila told the Cassini spacecraft namesake that “there is no such thing as human error” and our longtime resident spacecraft namesake paid a $450.00 fine for his 13 areca palm frond bulk pick-up day blunder.
NO FINE FOR (NAME WITHHELD DUE TO THE FACT THAT THESE TOWN NEWCOMERS ARE SUE HAPPY) WHO WORKED WITHOUT A PERMIT CLEARING, FILLING AND DEMOLISHING FOR THREE MONTHS; AND TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY THE TOWN OF SOUTHWEST RANCHES IS ACCEPTING MR. (NAME WITHHELD DUE TO THE FACT THAT THESE TOWN NEWCOMERS ARE SUE HAPPY) “DONATION” OF HIS MULCHED ILLEGAL CLEARING BYPRODUCT FOR DISTRIBUTION THROUGHOUT OUR TOWN. THE TOWN OF SWR IN A DEAL CRAFTED BY A FORMER DISGRACED OUSTED TOWN COUNCILMAN AND A CURRENT TOWN PROGRAM MANAGER IS TAKING THIS GUYS GARBAGE OFF OF HIS PROPERTY, AND OUR LONGTIME RESIDENTS WHO FOLLOW THE LETTER OF THE LAW ARE BEING TOLD THAT THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS HUMAN ERROR!
SO IT IS SHUT UP AND PAY UP MR. SPACEMAN, BUT WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD MR. AND MRS. (NAME WITHHELD DUE TO THE FACT THAT THESE TOWN NEWCOMERS ARE SUE HAPPY)?
THIS TOWNS CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT NEEDS AN ENEMA!
I HAVE GOT A NEWS FLASH HERE FOR YOU FOLKS! OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT CONTRACTED COMPANY; CODE ENFORCEMENT INC. IS A HUMAN ERROR!
PLEASE TAKE NOTE MR. MAYOR. PLEASE TAKE NOTES NEW TOWN ADMINISTRATOR. PLEASE TAKE A HIKE JULIO.
That’s All Folks!!!
Wanch Waggler
Let your voices be heard! Sound off at www.wanchwaggler.blogspot.com
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Just Like a Cockroach? Nope, that would be a step up.
Dear Southwest Ranches Friends and Neighbors:
Good Morning, Good Afternoon, Good Evening and if I don’t see you later…well then…Good Night!
On November 4th 2008 around 11:00PM it was clear that “we the people” had rid ourselves of an unethical councilman. In just a few short months it is evident that the Town of Southwest Ranches is the clear winner in this “restructuring” of our town council. Even though the former disgraced town councilman persists in claiming his loss was due to an ugly campaign, everything that was written about the ousted councilman (by his non-supporters) was the truth.
I am going to insert a quote by Mahatma Gandhi in right here because in modern day lingo this quote “hits the nail right on the head.”
"When I despair, I remember that all through this the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it--always."
Folks, even cockroaches have the decency to “scurry away” when the lights have been shown on them, returning only, in the cover of darkness, if they escape the imminent squashing into a corner with the pointed toe of a boot.
The former councilman has not had the decency to even take a lesson from cockroaches. He is right back in the bright of day attacking residents of Southwest Ranches whom he feels are responsible for his loss of November 4th. The former councilman has teamed up with his largest “campaign contributor”, a non-resident land owner of Southwest Ranches, to deal out some of his brand of vindictive, retaliatory, harassing, warped payback.
I’ve had the chance to review the complaint (lawsuit) made against not one, but two of our longtime residents of Southwest Ranches, it’s no secret, it’s public record. In a rambling fabricated civil action summons filed against Vincent Falletta and his son Anthony Vincent in the Circuit Court of the 17th Judicial Circuit in and for Broward County; a man and his wife who purchased property in Southwest Ranches in May of 2008, but do not reside on that property, have decided to punish two of our longtime residents who chose to campaign for the ousted councilman’s opponent. And whose name appears on the second page of the summons? In bold print it’s none other than the former disgraced ousted town councilman. Looks like he’s hit pay dirt. Rich folk are what the former councilman likes best. If he doesn’t play the “let’s make a divorce deal where he gets all the property” he just teams up with someone to pay his wayward way.
As you may have recently read in the April edition of the Sunshine Ranches Waggler, page 9, Mr. Falletta will be one of seven longtime residents honored on April 19th 2009 at 6:30 PM at Romeu’s Restaurant (6800 SW 160th Avenue) for their volunteer efforts regarding their contributions to the Town of Southwest Ranches, and then again on page 13 of the Sunshine Ranches Waggler, Mr. Falletta is again acknowledged as one of the Pioneers of Sunshine Ranches and is now so honored as a Lifetime Member of the Sunshine Ranches Homeowners association.
To Mr. and Mrs. “Richie Rich” who have purchased property in Sunshine Ranches less than one year ago and who are residents of Pembroke Pines, you should be ashamed of yourselves. You really got some bad advice from the former disgraced ousted town councilman and you certainly have hitched your wagon to an abomination of a human being. You should have done your homework. You’ve decided to sue some genuinely good people and I will go out on a limb here and say that the residents of the Town will show up in force as character witnesses for these two longtime resident individuals whom you have chosen to sue.
Oh and PS Mr. and Mrs. Richie Rich, neither Vince Falletta nor Anthony Vincent is me. That’s another bunch of ill advise you swallowed because the former disgraced ousted town councilman told you they were.
That’s all Folks!!!
Wanch Waggler
Good Morning, Good Afternoon, Good Evening and if I don’t see you later…well then…Good Night!
On November 4th 2008 around 11:00PM it was clear that “we the people” had rid ourselves of an unethical councilman. In just a few short months it is evident that the Town of Southwest Ranches is the clear winner in this “restructuring” of our town council. Even though the former disgraced town councilman persists in claiming his loss was due to an ugly campaign, everything that was written about the ousted councilman (by his non-supporters) was the truth.
I am going to insert a quote by Mahatma Gandhi in right here because in modern day lingo this quote “hits the nail right on the head.”
"When I despair, I remember that all through this the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it--always."
Folks, even cockroaches have the decency to “scurry away” when the lights have been shown on them, returning only, in the cover of darkness, if they escape the imminent squashing into a corner with the pointed toe of a boot.
The former councilman has not had the decency to even take a lesson from cockroaches. He is right back in the bright of day attacking residents of Southwest Ranches whom he feels are responsible for his loss of November 4th. The former councilman has teamed up with his largest “campaign contributor”, a non-resident land owner of Southwest Ranches, to deal out some of his brand of vindictive, retaliatory, harassing, warped payback.
I’ve had the chance to review the complaint (lawsuit) made against not one, but two of our longtime residents of Southwest Ranches, it’s no secret, it’s public record. In a rambling fabricated civil action summons filed against Vincent Falletta and his son Anthony Vincent in the Circuit Court of the 17th Judicial Circuit in and for Broward County; a man and his wife who purchased property in Southwest Ranches in May of 2008, but do not reside on that property, have decided to punish two of our longtime residents who chose to campaign for the ousted councilman’s opponent. And whose name appears on the second page of the summons? In bold print it’s none other than the former disgraced ousted town councilman. Looks like he’s hit pay dirt. Rich folk are what the former councilman likes best. If he doesn’t play the “let’s make a divorce deal where he gets all the property” he just teams up with someone to pay his wayward way.
As you may have recently read in the April edition of the Sunshine Ranches Waggler, page 9, Mr. Falletta will be one of seven longtime residents honored on April 19th 2009 at 6:30 PM at Romeu’s Restaurant (6800 SW 160th Avenue) for their volunteer efforts regarding their contributions to the Town of Southwest Ranches, and then again on page 13 of the Sunshine Ranches Waggler, Mr. Falletta is again acknowledged as one of the Pioneers of Sunshine Ranches and is now so honored as a Lifetime Member of the Sunshine Ranches Homeowners association.
To Mr. and Mrs. “Richie Rich” who have purchased property in Sunshine Ranches less than one year ago and who are residents of Pembroke Pines, you should be ashamed of yourselves. You really got some bad advice from the former disgraced ousted town councilman and you certainly have hitched your wagon to an abomination of a human being. You should have done your homework. You’ve decided to sue some genuinely good people and I will go out on a limb here and say that the residents of the Town will show up in force as character witnesses for these two longtime resident individuals whom you have chosen to sue.
Oh and PS Mr. and Mrs. Richie Rich, neither Vince Falletta nor Anthony Vincent is me. That’s another bunch of ill advise you swallowed because the former disgraced ousted town councilman told you they were.
That’s all Folks!!!
Wanch Waggler
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