HomeMy WebLinkAbout11 17 1989 Only one group in town opposes McCarthy.-Only.-one-group.-In..town opposes McCarthy }
Dear Editor, the tune,of $106,000.00 to us taxpayers),:Plus the Loss of $20,000.00 grant
I am` incimed to believe that 'Vice Mayor Robert McCarthy, city of monies to iepave Airport Drive, Plus $8,000.00 for another attorney to also
Sebastian; is. slightly confused in his responses to say„ the referendum is illegal,. and probably more ' Iegal fees (when the
L.The. recall petition "`_ _: referendum goes to Court) -all to come from us Taxpayers.
2. The people involved ` ` Now Mr.. McCarthy (your statement), I know what we get from our taxes,
Mr Mkothy's response to the recall petition against him -the- people besides "street lights and police protection" -Legal Fees!!.
involved want,to expand (enlarge) the Sebastian Airports! How? The airport ` Mr. McCarthy wanted to know why he. was being singled out -the other two
is as large as itcan,pt. The people involvedonly.wanttohave the airport safe. _ councilmen had not been in'office long enough to put them.,on the recall
-Runways resurf ed'and lighting. on the runwaya. r - ped oqI (�'
Thc'people involved are the citizens. of Sebastian-- : ' = Mr. McCarthy, there are Not two groups of people,..we are all One group -
Mr. McCarthy is grasping at any names he can -almost 700 citizens signed for better City Government,.
the petition to recall him -that should. say something Joy Snell, Sebastian
The airport referendum, written by Mr. Eliot Cutler, Washington, D. C., 4
which is illegal -should never have been placed on the ballot to be voted 'on. 7 Editor's note:For the record, at present the fees of Eliot Cutler and the fees
Mr. McCarthy, Mr. Rondeau and Mr, McCollum all stood behind that illegal . to defend the city against the lawsuit brought by Burt Snell are being paid out
referendum : of the _airport enterprise fund. Whether that will continue to be the case
Then Mr. McCarthy along with two other councilmen,instigated hiring Mr. depends, in large part, ork the ruling expected in the near future from Judge
EliotCutler for the City of Sebastian to defend his own illegal referendum (to Paul Kanarek of the 19th Circuit Court.