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The Town of Southwest Ranches, Corrections Corporation of American (CCA), and DHS / ICE want to build one of the largest immigration detention centers in the nation within walking distance of thousands of homes; thus, reducing the quality of our life and our community. We do not agree with the federal government privatizing our immigration detention centers throughout the nation when there is clear evidence that privatizing our prisons creates a clear public safety threat. For ICE to continue to privatize these institutions and bring this safety threat through their "secure communities Initiative" to our community is unacceptable. Depriving someone of their liberty is a non-delegable governmental function and privatizing of such a function is infecting our nation like a virus.

The Town of Southwest Ranches has now entered into it's THIRD Fire Contract within the last year now with the Town of Davie, costing taxpayers $120,000 in ramp up fees. They are now closing several roads in western Southwest Ranches charging the tax payers $80,000 for the gates. They have paid an unknown amount of money for lobbying with ICE regarding this prison. They have several lawsuits against the Town, 1- Involving Open Meeting Violations on a November 5th meeting concerning the ICE Detention Center, 2- Open Records Violations, and 3- The Town is putting together a lawsuit to sue Pembroke Pines for breach of contract because the City utilized their exit clause and cancelled for convenience their Fire/EMS contract which included water and sewer at the last minute for the CCA prison. In the contract it states that there should be no third party beneficiaries. CCA would be a third party in this instance.

CCA has also filed suit in Federal court against the City of Pembroke Pines saying they are denying them water however the City had never seen a water application. The City did file for a Declaratory Judgement in State Court but that has been put on hold until the Federal Court hears the suit from CCA.

Is ANYONE CONFUSED as to why the Pembroke Pines/Southwest Ranches Fire Agreement was cancelled? The Town Attorney Keith Poliakoff attempted to "slip" into the agreement a portion that guaranteed water for the prison at CCA's request. This is something that should have been brought up separately. CCA should have brought it forward on their own in a water application. This is sleight of hand that CCA and the Town attempted to do because they were so afraid of CCA being on the Pembroke Pines agenda.

As of June 2012, ICE put out a statement that the site selection was no longer needed due to the fact that the extra bedspace was no longer needed. READ UPDATE HERE!


Thursday, December 15, 2011

Castillo Calls For Independent Counsel To Review Prison



LATE BREAKING NEWS... DATELINE DECEMBER 15, 2012 PEMBROKE PINES, FL, BROWARD COUNTY
 
PEMBROKE PINES COMMISSIONER CASTILLO DEMANDS CITY OF PEMBROKE PINES HIRE INDEPENDENT LEGAL COUNSEL TO ADVISE ON ANY METHOD LEGALLY AVAILABLE TO OPPOSE THE PRISON AND DEMANDS MOTION TO TERMINATE 2005 ILA CONTAINING 'NON INTERFERENCE WITH CCA CLAUSE.'


LAST NIGHT AT A CONTENTIOUS SPECIAL WORKSHOP DISCUSSING THE FIRE AGREEMENT WITH THE TOWN OF SOUTHWEST RANCHES, THE ENTIRE COMMISSION CAME UNDER SCATHING FIRE FROM LOCAL RESIDENTS.  THERE WAS A NEAR UNANIMOUS BELIEF THAT COMMISSIONERS SHECHTER, MCCLUSKEY, CASTILLO AND MAYOR ORTIS ARE RUNNING INTERFERENCE FOR SWR AND CCA FOR THIS PRISON.

CASTILLO DEFENDED HIMSELF REPEATEDLY FOR HIS NEGOTIATION OF TERMS OF SURRENDER WITH CCA AND WORKING TO GIVE US THE BEST POSSIBLE PRISON WE CAN GET.

THE CITY GOVERNMENT WAS TOLD IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS TO DO WHAT THEY WERE ELECTED TO DO AND THAT IS PROTECT THE RESIDENTS OF PINES AGAINST THE ASSAULT BY SWR AND CCA ON WEST BROWARD.

EXACT TEXT FOLLOWS:

1.  Motion to direct and authorize the Commission Auditor to interview, select and independently retain under contract, on behalf of the City Commission, independent counsel capable of reviewing the Detention Center matter and provide City Commission with an independent legal opinion including review of all legal opinions issued and specifically to identify any unidentified legal rights the City might have with respect to said proposed facility located within the Town of SW Ranches, contract not to exceed $25,000 without prior approval of the City Commission, with waiver of City procurement code if necessary, and to have said report provided to City Commission no later than January 31, 2012.

2.  Motion to terminate ILA agreement with the Town of SW Ranches, pursuant to resolution from the Town requesting same and identification of a plan to provide road access and egress to Pines residents directly affected by any future road closing.

IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT WHILE CASTILLO'S ACTIONS ARE WELCOME, WE URGE HIM TO ADDRESS THE POINT OF THE SPECIAL WORKSHOP, I.E. THE EXERCISING OF THE 9 MONTH TERMINATION FOR CONVENIENCE CLAUSE OF THE FIRE AGREEMENT WITH SWR.

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