If Marty Donovan truly wanted to stop the Community Maritime Park, then he should have had a petition drive in April or May. At the April 23 regular meeting of the Pensacola City Council, the Council unanimously approved the Development Agreement and Sub-Lease Agreement between CMPA and Maritime Park Development Partners ( here ). No one from the public spoke against the recommendation.—not even Marty.
Or he could have started a petition drive after the May 28 meeting in which the council approved the conditions precedent that completed the April 23 vote. Neither Donovan nor anyone from the public spoke out.
Or he could have started a petition drive after the April 8 meeting in which the council approved the financing plan. No one from the public objected then either.
Instead Marty chose to fight the bonds, the last step in the process after all agreements are signed and legally executed. Why? If it’s because he doesn’t like the financing plan, then he should have spoke up on April 8. If it’s only because he thinks the total amount $45,335,000 is too much, then he should be telling the voters that’s his objection. He should be honest with his group and tell them the park is going to be built, but we can vote to make the council change the bonds.
But that’s not what we’re getting from Marty Donovan – he wants to bring back the ballpark argument, blah, blah, blah —-all things that he could have petitioned against on April 23 or May 8.
Marty can not stop this park. He can delay it. He can cost the City millions, but the park has been approved and agreements executed. He can only make the city council approve another bond issue.
Marty has a dishonest petition. It’s not about the bonds, it’s about him and his manipulation of that element of the community that never wanted the park. It’s a small group – can’t win a referendum or get him elected – but it’s enough for him to resurrect his political career while costing the city millions and hurting his enemies.
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I have a life tyvm! There is no need for you to be rude. I assume that you are the Dottie on the PNJ forums that is rude to everyone and spreads lies. So I have to take this as another one of your lies and I do have a right to defend my life and my kids life should an anti pensacola loser come to my door and threatens me which was done. They are trespassing first of all so they are already doing ilegal activity so God knows what else they could be doing. People who do crimes do not have any morals and no respect for other people. Which is what this petition is, ilegal! They have no rights to do this petition. The voters voted, it passed, and now the same group is still trying to pedal their conspiracy theory and keep this city in schambles. The constituion protects the people fro them and the laws should be enforced and these petition people be thrown in jail.
You leave your door partially open and unlocked and you want to know if you have a right under Florida Law to blow their brains out. NO you don’t, has the knocker does not know you didn’t close you door all the way and a slight knock pushed it open a little more. As the police and law authorities tell people “Keep you doors closed and locked at all times”, apparently you are to relaxed to do it. If you feel so threatened then call the police so they can have a good laugh also. Do the police check out everyone knocking on doors? Get real!! and get a life!!!
If these people come to your door, you do have a right under Florida law to blow their brains out if you feel threatened? I had one come knock on my door and the door opened slightly because i had not closed it all the way. I was very scared for my life and ran to get my husbands gun but when I got to the door the person had left. They left a postcard instead. I yhink if i had a face to face talk with them i think they would have threatened to do harm unless I signed it. and fom the looks of rick they would do that since they are liars.
How do we know these people are not child *** predators? The Law should step in and do something about them and check them out if they are knocking on our doors