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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!


Saturday, February 18, 2012

Avon Calling

Hello...  We are from Residents Against Inappropriate Development (RAID).  Do you know about the prison that Mayor Nelson and all the members on our Town Council including Freddy Fisikelli, Steve Breitkreuz, Doug McKay and Gary Jablonski want to put in our rural enclave?



This week, the Empire began a series of robocalls and mailing of slick marketing literature trying to convince us all that resistance is futile, our taxes will go up by $3MM if we don't get a prison, that a prison is a really really good thing for the area residents, and is one positive step in our economic salvation.

In reality, it's simply typical crony capitalism, where you have a group of banks and rich CEOs and other white collar guys who are making a fortune off borrowed federal tax dollars providing a service that the free market simply doesn't want.  In the process, they donate heavily to politicians and potentially corrupt everything around us.

We have our own well researched marketing literature.  You can download it here:
Download the Rebuttal Here and Distribute!

For more information, or to be added to our email list, contact us at notprisontown@gmail.com.  Also, we now have lawn signs produced with love and concern by our residents group.  If you would like a handful, please write us.  Donate NOW to support our cause!
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 20, 2012 at 1:23 PM

    The Empire may be striking back, but let's not forget who won in the end! Good vs. Evil....my money is on Good! "May the Force Be With You!"

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  2. No CCA Immigrant Prison in Southwest RanchesFebruary 21, 2012 at 4:01 PM

    We know who their father is...

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