Letter From the Chair - Gratitude and Outrage
[av_textblock textblock_styling_align='' textblock_styling='' textblock_styling_gap='' textblock_styling_mobile='' size='' av-desktop-font-size='' av-medium-font-size='' av-small-font-size='' av-mini-font-size='' font_color='' color='' id='' custom_class='' template_class='' av_uid='av-le38fqt7' sc_version='1.0' admin_preview_bg='']I have to start by thanking Sue Woltanski, the Democratic Women’s Club of Florida, Trish McGrath and NOW for cranking up the publicity around the issue of female high school students health forms. You all helped force the FHSAA to back up! I know many of you sent emails to them to express your feelings on this issue. I was copied on a few and they were quite clear! Thank YOU! Can we relax? Hell No! There is plenty more to pay attention to!For instance, the continuing effort to defund Public Education. HB1 will take more money away from our public schools. (Florida is ranked 42nd in per student funding) IN Monroe County alone we could lose about $900 per student in state funds. But education is not their goal, indoctrinating, brainwashing and grooming is the goal. Heaven forbid we should arm them with the truth, or facts about our country!And even worse, the new GUN legislation is being sold as new "safety standards" and they still want armed teachers in schools. No wonder real, devoted teachers are leaving Florida. (Teacher pay in Florida is 47th out of 50 states.)WAKE UP PEOPLE!Here is a comment from Kareen Abdul-Jabbar regarding Ron DeSantis' disdain for the Florida Constitution. “Ron DeSantis knows he’s violating Florida’s constitution, but he does it anyway because he knows no one in the state has the guts or integrity to defy him. He knowingly breaks the law for his own political gain, ousting anyone who opposes him, whether prosecutors or school board members. Still, he has the nerve to have people arrested for voter fraud at gunpoint DeSantis’ crime is much worse, yet who will arrest him?This is the man who would be president. Drain the swamp? He IS the swamp.”Watchdogs, here are your options for this week!Monday February 13
- This County meeting is about a private individual who wants a zoning change on a parcel in Summerland Key Cove/Dobie’s Subdivision. If this is your neighborhood, you might want to zoom in because it is strictly Virtual. Check it out! https://www.monroecounty-fl.gov/Calendar.aspx?EID=9853
- Islamorada/Local Planning Agency Meeting starts at 9am in the Founders Park Community Center, Overseas Hwy, Plantation Key. There is NO AGENDA listed!? RED FLAG! https://www.islamorada.fl.us/calendar.php?view=day&month=02&day=13&year=2023&calendar
- The City of Key West is holding a meet and greet from 4-7pm on the upper deck of the Waterfront Brewery so the public can speak with the four remaining city manager candidates. Sounds interesting!
Tuesday February 14
- The Monroe County School Board will meet at 4pm in Key West City Hall Commission Chambers, 1300 White St. For details/agenda: https://monroe-k12.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=1
- The Marathon City Council will meet at 4:30pm at City Hall, 9805 Overseas Hwy, Marathon. Yes, there are some zooming variances on the Agenda: https://www.ci.marathon.fl.us/meetings
Wednesday February 15
- The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners will meet at 9am in the Harvey Government Center, 1200 Truman Ave. Key West. For details/agenda: http://monroecountyfl.iqm2.com/citizens/default.aspx
- The Key West City Commission will meet at 5pm in the Commission Chambers, 1300 White St. This is a special meeting for the purpose of hiring the new City manager. For details/agenda: http://keywest.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
Thursday February 16
- The Key Colony Beach City Commission will meet at 9:30 am in the City Hall Annex. They are starting with a code hearing for a requested variance. For more info: https://keycolonybeach.net/citydocs-1/
Keys Dems Meetings this week!
Monday February 13
- The Lower Keys Dems will meet at 5:30pm in the back room of VFW POST 3911, 2200 N Roosevelt Blvd. Guest Speaker will be City Commissioner Sam Kaufman!
Wednesday February 15
- The Upper Keys Dems will meet at 5:30pm in the Side Bar area of Denny’s, MM 97.6 in the median. Our Guest Speaker will be School board member Sue Woltanski!
Our Democracy is still under assault. But this time from within. These traitors want to burn everything down and do not care about anyone or anything but their own power and ability to make the news.President Biden was not intimidated by these bullies and called them on their lies. It was genius! We must continue to do just that. Call them out like we did with the FHSAA and their bogus “health” forms!Join us to in our efforts to save our country and state from this destruction. Volunteer your time or donate to this cause. https://keysdems.com/join/Right now our texting team is reminding voters to sign up for VOTE BY Mail. Voter’s ability to Vote by Mail expires after every election cycle (Thanks DeSatan)If you have time to spare and skills to share, join us!I hope to see you soon!Bert Sise/ChairKeysDems[/av_textblock]