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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!


Monday, August 20, 2012

Jeff Nelson breakin' the law...


Now that the primary is over, our elections are in FULL SWING! 

Setting a good example and abiding by the rules isn't something you would expect from Beavis and Butthead, however we should expect that from the Mayor of our Town, right?  Well, we aren't getting that from Mayor Nelson.  Not that we're trying to be picky, we feel obligated to point out how Mayor Nelson isn't abiding by the law of our Town.  According to the Town's sign ordinance (law) passed in 2010, campaign signs are NOT ALLOWED to be displayed until 60 day's prior to the election.   Don't take our word for it, download Ordinance 2011-01 for yourself HERE.  (Page 31, Section M-1-e)

It was passed unanimously by the Town Council on October 20, 2010.  Jeff Nelson voted on it, so you would think he had read it, right?  We understand how some people might not remember something they VOTED on, PASSED, and then SIGNED.   So, how could he have missed it in the Candidate Handbook that all candidates were given?  Surely he reviewed the requirements to refresh the old noggin'?

Our best guess is that Jeff Nelson didn't read the candidate rules either since the sign below has been up for the past several weeks.  It makes you wonder what other "rules" he skirts around for his convenience?  Also, if he didn't READ the Ordinance he passed, what other laws or documents has he NOT READ yet voted for?  Moreover, whose counsel is he depending on for the ordinance's contents?  This is worse than using "cliff notes" in high school.  This shows a complete disconnect for an assistant principal and the Mayor of our town to be taking the "easy route" and not doing what he was elected to do.

Maybe you should ask Mayor Nelson why he's "breakin' the law" next time you see him or you can feel free to email him... 


 
(Picture taken on 8/15/2012) - See Green and White sign to the right of Korn's sign

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