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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!


Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Vice Mayor McKay says, "Do Your Homework."

Thank you Vice Mayor McKay.  Your warning to "do your homework" has been headed by Coldwell Banker.  They are now doing what they are obligated to do and informing their perspective clients to the fact that you all on the Council wish to DECIMATE property values for a mere pittance that you can squander on putting your names on parks or your $600K a year Town Attorney Keith Poliakoff's earnings.

Thanks a bunch for nothing Congresswoman and DNC party Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Senator Bill Nelson, Mayor Jeff Nelson, Vice Mayor Doug McKay, Councilman Gary Jablonski, Councilman Steve Breitkreuz, and Councilman Freddie Fisikelli.  Thank you Commissioner Angelo Castillo, Mayor Frank Ortis, Commissioner Carl Shechter, and Commissioner Jack McKluskey. 

Your magic is starting to work.  You all have worked tirelessly to ensure we get a nice immigrant prison in our back yard.  It's starting to pay off and it hasn't even been built yet!

ADDENDUM

At the Fire workshop at Pembroke Pines tonight, Mrs. Frank Ortis researched this document and found that the scope is applied to ALL houses west of I75, south of Griffin and north of pines.  Further, she indicated that she expected all major real estate companies would be protecting themselves with similar documents.

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  1. AnonymousDecember 13, 2011 at 5:08 PM

    wow!!! now if words gets around is almost going to be impossible to sell a property in SWR which is pretty sad.

    SWR council just #@$#@@ themselves!!!

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