Does anybody care?

Sick Building Syndrome continues even though the commercial hygienist was unable to find anything significant.  The threat is real; there is something definitely in the Village Hall environment at the Lexi that makes people sick! More specific and sophisticated tests are needed to support the real and human physical evidence reported. To this point it appears that returning to the village hall at the Lexi is extremely doubtful. Let’s see how much this will cost. Is it worth the additional investigative costs? I think so, because it is obvious something is not right. As it stands we get stuck with the bill. However, finding the cause may make the landlord responsible or at the very least it may be covered by the insurance.  

This commission refuses to meet twice monthly. Mayor Connie Leon-Kreps, Vice Mayor Eddie Lim, Commissioner At Large Jorge Gonzalez and Treasure Island Commissioner Wendy Duval voted it down. The only yes vote came from North Bay Island Commissioner Richard Chervony but it appears that the rest of the commission never listens to Commissioner Chervony. Here is an idea, why don’t we double their salaries to $ 12,000.00 per year and mandate they meet weekly; maybe we’ll get something done. It would be the best $ 60,000.00 we ever spent. There is a lot ahead of us hiring a Village manager, planning for the Village Hall Future Building , resolving the sick building syndrome, finding new interim quarters to continue village business, budget issues , police department issues just to name a few. It is time to get to work now!  Enough time has been wasted. This commission was sworn in November 2012 - five months ago, what have they accomplished of importance?

Honestly opinionating for North Bay Village,

Mario Garcia

PUTTING NORTH BAY VILLAGE FIRST

APRIL 28, 2013