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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!


Sunday, October 21, 2012

Follow the Money in Southwest Ranches with Mayor Jeff Nelson

Now that almost all of the Mayoral Campaign Treasurer Reports are in, we wanted to give you a break down on WHO is giving money to the Pro-Prison Mayor's reelection bid. 


We have taken the liberty of COLOR CODING the contributions because we understand that you may not know who some of the contributors are.  This will help the voters of Southwest Ranches know who they are voting for before they go to the polls. A financially backed pro prison Mayor?  Or are you going to elect someone who has the Resident's and the Town's best interests in mind?

RED - $1300.00 of Mayor Nelson's campaign contributions came directly or indirectly from the Town Attorney, Keith Poliakoff of Becker & Poliakoff, P.A. to the Jeff Nelson for Mayor campaign that we know of.  The same person who enforces code and had attacked Holly Hugdahl for not having permits for her small election signs.  Just like they had attacked residents for placing Anti-Prison signs on their property's.  MORE HERE.

BLACK - A Minimum of 53% or $11,750 of Mayor Nelson's campaign contributors require or have required a Town Council vote or Town Council vote approval or have had their Company invoice approved with the Town of Southwest Ranches with a check signed by "Mayor Jeff Nelson."  Is this right?  Should a majority of our Mayor's contributions come from people making money from our Town?

BLUE - 76% or 79 of Mayor Nelsons 104 total campaign contributions come from sources that are NOT RESIDENTS of the Town of Southwest Ranches.  Is it right that the candidate doesn't get a bulk of their support from the community they wish to represent??

Total Contributions: $22,295

Source: Florida Department of State Division of Elections Campaign Treasurers Report Summary, 07/21/12 to 08/09/12 & 08/10/12 to 09/14/12 & 09/15/12 to 09/28/12.  All public information was obtained from and is available on http://www.southwestranches.org.
Mayor Jeff Nelson Campaign Tresurer Reports ALL
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