Sunday, June 05, 2005

Mr. Barrett's true identity and motives ????????

It is Mr. Barrett's true identity and motives that most people in Lehigh Acres question these days. Is he for incorporation, or against it? Is he for union members, or against them? By quitting the Citizens Against Increased Taxes inc., is he now for increased taxation? By quitting the LACPC, is he for community planning, or against it? Will the real Desmond Barrett please stand up for something? Anything Please?

If Mr. Barrett, who founded the anti-incorporation group Citizens Against Increased Taxes, agreed to pay a $200 fine to the Florida Elections Commission. Then if the Lehigh Acres Watchdog was wrong about the charges then why did he pay the $200 fine?

Although we (Jim Fleming, Frank LaRosa, Rick Anglickis, Frank Lohlein & Robert Anderson) have often been at odds on our views and our policies, but we all love Lehigh Acres and we respect each other's dedication to this community. Desmond Barrett's characterization of us as "the gang of five," is laughable. Unlike Mr. Barrett, each of us marches to the beat of our own drum, and nobody could ever consider us an "alliance," except in the defense of the people of Lehigh Acres. I categorically refute Mr. Barrett's childish and immature remarks, his baseless accusations, and his incessant flip flopping and troublemaking, and I trust that the people will reject it too.

The Lehigh Acres Watchdog will continue to fight Desmond Barrett's fluff projects and spending programs. i.e. Such is the Desmond Barrett Adopt a Canal project - this project will spend at minimum $34,000 of taxpayers money just on signage, this doesn't take in account of the millions of dollars of liability insurance and staff man hours needed for the project. It was reported that Mr. Barrett is a leading voice for smaller government and less taxes than why is he wanting to spend taxpayer money on signage?? Could this money be use to the lower ECWCD debt?

Mr. Barrett, the young, ambitious and opportunistic politician tries to be all things to all people, and he will be whoever you want him to be depending on your views and money, not his. Desmond's emotional flip flops, and his practiced phony rhetoric must be ignored, and his political aspirations must be cut short by the people of this great community.

The Citizens of Lehigh Acres simply cannot afford Mr. Flip-flop at the School Board, the Courthouse, the State House or wherever his tax and spend mind wanders.

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