Ahhh, ummm charmnaine, Sorry we are ruining your view, We will now kindly remove this monstrosity of a dwelling so you can park, no no, drop anchor in our view.
Pretty sorry when one purchases a water view and never likes what is upon it. Then again, look at whom is in that thar mansion... Noel Charmaine wrote: > There is no clarification at all in Wayne Marshall's letter to Southwinds as > to why certain groups are backing HB 1423. But there's plenty to show why no > one should be backing it: NOTHING HAS CHANGED. > > First he states that cruisers' will not be > defined as liveboards. That's not news > or progress. That has been that way since July 2006 when Jeb Bush made the > differentiation between a non-liveaboard and a liveaboard. Nothing has > changed, the definitions are the same as in 2006...but the confusion still > piles up. > > When something reads "other than liveaboards" it is referring to we > cruisers! We're all that is left. Therefore, the section of the proposed > legislation that begins "Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 327.60..." > (that's the section that protects cruisers' rights to anchor and says we are > not subject to local ordinances against that right)... that's not a good > thing as it means it is EXEMPT from the very law that protects us. > > Bottom line: the problem is the Pilot Program. It is still the ONLY avenue > by which cruising boats can be told to leave a mooring area and not anchor > there. > > Didn't Mr. Marshall see this fact? > > AGAIN: "Notwithstanding" means disregarding. It means that the powers that > be DO NOT have to abide by it. It means the very statute that protects our > rights to anchor will be null and void when it comes to the Pilot Program > areas. > > I cannot be more BLUNT. Forgive me, but > this is probably the most important issue > of your boater lifetime. You have a voice and you will only use it if you > understand what exactly is happening here. We MUST get this understood for > exactly what it is and act accordingly. > > It is this simple: If the Pilot Programs are not in place, then our rights > as boaters to navigation, anchorage, and safe harbor are NOT in jeopardy. > > WHY anyone would back House Bill 1423 the way it is is beyond me. We do not > have to go along with this. Will one person tell me just why they think the > Pilot Program is in the best interest of cruisers. Forget all else...just > answer that one question. > > I can't think of one good reason for the > Pilot Program except for doing the bidding > of those so greedy they not only want to control the land but also the > waters across from their condos and million dollar homes. They are the ones > the FWC > referred to when they stated on their website the reason the Pilot Program > was added at the 13th hour (after all public forums) was "due to pressure > from homeowners and some others." > > The FWC isn't trying to hide the motivation here. It is just that simple. > > Mr. Marshall, you are not being of help to clarify the situation. In my > opinion you've clouded the issue even moreso. I do not see your reasoning > for backing House Bill 1423. In fact, you say you are clarifying due to > positive developments" and then you never state one positive development or > any reasoning at all as to why HB 1423 is in anyone's best interest other > than the multi-million dollar home owner who wants the unobstructed view. > > Charmaine Smith Ladd > Marathon, FL > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:54:55 -0300 > From: Philip & Marilyn <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Anchoring Laws Proposed in Florida > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > The other link works, Have not the foggiest Idea of how that happened. I > hope this one will appears less intimidating. > > Some clarification of the Florida Anchoring Bill currently in committee in > the Florida Legislature. > > http://www.cruisersnet.net/western_florida/anchoring_rights/ > > Worth a read. > Philip > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature > database 4008 (20090414) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > -- N.Y. 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