According to e-mails & conversations with residents there seems to be some misunderstanding on the purpose of the $400,000 proposed budget item for security. The $400,000 is for Security Personnel Not For Building Anything - Not Infrastructure. The figure was not based on any quote presented to the board. It is based on a guesstimate. 3 guards(1 at each entrance-No Roving-"Welcome To Waterstone Sir/Mam") @ $15 per hour 24 hrs 365 days. $15x3guards=$45 x24hrs=$1,080 x365days=$394,200. We can Hire 1 Full Time, 24hrs, 365 days, Homestead POLICE Officer for less that that.
Note Again the $400,000 is for the Security Guards ONLY at:
3 Security Gates That DO NOT Exist...
3 Security Gates That We Do Not Know If Can Even Be Built...
3 Security Gates That We Do Not Know The Cost Of... (I believe it will cost over $1,000,000 Yes Million)
3 Security Gates That We Do Not Currently Have The Money To Build....
3 Security Gates That IF they can be built and IF we had the Money would not be done(in my opinion) within the Next Year anyways....
At the last meeting Alex(CDD Chairman) was already asking staff that if we don't use the money for the security guards for x-y reason within the year can it then be used for other things... Staff said Yes.... I can see where this is going.....
P.S. Bring your own popcorn to the Budget Show, I mean Budget Meeting.
I'm sure it will top the recent appointment spectacular.
BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING for Final Adoption
Thursday July 26 2007 @ 6:00pm Waterstone II Clubhouse
2 comments:
69.7% increase are you kidding me!! It's bad enough we all got a certified letter threatening to forclose on our homes because the CDD or the developers did not account for the money. So now you want to forclose on my home. I think you people need to stop trying to RIP US OFF!!! A boatyard in the easement!! CDD= Circus Developers DEEDEEDEE'S
I am a retired Police Officer and we are wasting our time with Security Guards... (Rent a Cops)....
Why don't we just get off duty Police Officer's 24 hours a day... IF we hire SECURITY GUARDS.... They have no authority to enforce State Law.... They HAVE TO CALL THE POLICE ANYWAY.... And by the time they arrive there will no longer be a problem.... We are wasting our money and time with Security Guards... There are many good Security companies out there... but there are also a LARGE MAJORITY of sub-standard companies out there as well. We are opening up a can of worms liability wise, if one of those security guards does something wrong.... IF we have off duty Police Officer's the we get QUALITY, PERFORMANCE AND PROFESSIONALISM. Oh and by the way... they can actually arrest persons that commit crimes... This is a no BRAINER.... SCRAP the GUARDS... GET THE POLICE OFFICERS...
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