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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!


Wednesday, March 7, 2012

If You Could See the Future, Would You Change Your Mind Today?

Please check out the latest attempt to shed some light on the possible impact of the proposed prison on our community.


View video on YouTube by clicking on link: if_you_could_change_the_future

Like it?  Want more?



Please attend the workshop today at 2:00.  Most importantly, please attend the Commssion meeting at 630.

Pembroke Pines Commission Meeting
March 7, 2012, Wednesday, 6:30 pm
Pembroke Pines City Hall,
10100 Pines Blvd
First Floor Commission Chambers

Also note that at 2:00 PM workshop on
legal issues regarding termination will
be held at same venue.
CANCEL THE FIRE/EMS AGREEMENT
ANOTHER VOTE TO DEFER, IS A VOTE FOR THE PRISON AGAIN
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11 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 7, 2012 at 9:41 AM

    Blech... Are we that sort of place? Why would we want such a thing here?

    We are NOT PRISON TOWN.

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  2. No CCA Immigrant Prison in Southwest RanchesMarch 7, 2012 at 9:59 AM

    Corrupt Nye County Land Deals:

    http://nyecountyrobbery.com/hui2.htm

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  3. No CCA Immigrant Prison in Southwest RanchesMarch 7, 2012 at 10:03 AM

    Breaking Sewage Main in Pahrump:

    http://pvtimes.com/news/blagg-road-sewer-line-contractors-license-pulled/

    http://pvtimes.com/news/water-line-extension-turned-into-detour-on-blagg-road/

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  4. No CCA Immigrant Prison in Southwest RanchesMarch 7, 2012 at 10:05 AM

    Local jobs?

    Yeah, they always have an excuse:

    “It is a goal of ours to use local vendors when feasible. The contract between Corrections Corporation of America and UICN even specified the use of local vendors,” Barnett said. But she added, “some services are not available in Pahrump, or even Las Vegas.”

    http://pvtimes.com/news/uicn-blames-odor-problem-on-sewer-lift-station-not-plant/

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  5. concerned citizenMarch 7, 2012 at 10:10 AM

    its hard to get over the fact that SWR thinks this is what's best for our town and its residents. the residents of this town deserve MUCH better. Those who think this is the best for us do not have high standards or aspirations for this town. not only does CCA have their issues but now ICE is under the microscope too. ICE has a policy to let detainees out in the community with tracking devices to cut down on incarceration costs. They've used this in other counties, and this is the perfect area to use this kind of remote detention system because of the surrounding communities. SWR is putting Pines, Weston, Davie and other surrounding towns in danger by allowing CCA and ICE into this area and opening us up to all kinds of public safety issues. Remember the 700 convicts released into Miami last year? One went on to kill 3 people, including a teen age girl. This is what kind of danger we are going to be in witg an ICE facility in our backyard. So all you people worried about losing A FEW million $$ over 20 years should be worried about our local police and sheriffs having the resources to protect us

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  6. AnonymousMarch 7, 2012 at 11:11 AM

    What alarmed me most watching this video were the similarities between the two stories.

    1-Prison was supposed to be far from town and people, but actually in the middle of the town limits. Just like SWR.

    2-Deal negotiated in a not-so-public manner. Just like SWR.

    3-Nefarious land owners involved. Just like SWR.

    4-Promises of jobs. Just like SWR.

    5-Prison's presence chased away other business. As has been the fear for SWR.

    The video makes no direct mention of jobs or housing, but you get the impression that neither benefited.

    It gives the impression whoever works at the prion facility commutes to work from outside the area.
    Possibly because those workers themselves do not want to live in a town with a prison facility such as this. A harsh irony.

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  7. AnonymousMarch 7, 2012 at 12:53 PM

    Wow!!! I am deeply disturbed about this.....how can the SWR officials, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Shultz, Senator Bill Nelson and the Federal Government do this to neighborhoods and communities....How can they sleep at night? Maybe because they don't care about the people, children, working families, etc....their greed is beyond words!!!!

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    1. AnonymousMarch 7, 2012 at 8:19 PM

      Is good to go the bank! Ask for kickbacks! that is how they made their income!TO bad.. now property value will plumet...who will want to live in SWR....NOBODY!!!

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  8. AnonymousMarch 7, 2012 at 3:00 PM

    Its obvious CCA has to paint a glossy picture to sell this prison because the facts refute everything they put forth. This video contradicts the article gay chapels and crew presented. This video contradicts alot CCA is telling us, from the promise of jobs and business to the lie that it won't decrease home values.

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  9. CharlesMarch 7, 2012 at 4:56 PM

    THIS is the place that SWR's Pro-Prison supporters have been pointing to as a shining example of SUCCESS with the private prisons in small towns?
    Are they joking or sickly perverted?
    This is what they want to bring into west Broward?
    And they are proud of this?
    I have to assume none of them care because maybe they have plans to move away soon.
    Maybe "take the money and run"?

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