Fort Myers strives for safest cities list- (Bullshit)

(Originally from January 3rd Ft Myers News-Press after the original posts were deleted)

Yup, all our posts were erased. That's total crap!
Again, per capita, our city ranks in crime with that of Miami. As reported by the News-Press several months ago.
The police in their cars on their laptops rely on www.leepa.org to see who owns the house (which is far from accurate)
I've called for help several times and the police have never even shown up.
When and if I do get them to respond, they tell me it's another departments responsability. The other dept. tells me it's the police's and in fact it IS (and I have called many departments).
One policeman (who responded) told me "that most cops in the dept. would rather be doing the macho and heroic things like swat team things, rather than deal with the issues I was having"
Unbelievable!
Fort Myers is soooo crime ridden. And the issues I have spoken of have escalated (The problems with my neighbors next door.... and there are children involved) WTF
If I could, I would leave the city immediately for fear of my life.

It's a Sad day for f\Fort Myers

I hope everyone is happy. The man who brought us all a failing downtown Publix, will now be the mayor of the city. More of the same. Sad. At least it wasn't the cocky wife beater who wants to save the environment, and go green all while he drives a Hummer and shamefully lies about his military service.

Stupid Clock Tower (revised)

Upon viewing the property appraiser's website at Leepa.org, the clocks appear to be part of the jail complex.
What I want to know is: why did we need 2 clocks on top of a city building that you can't even read what time it is (or even see it from 90% of the vantage points). Just 2 buildings away, there is a beautiful, older clock on one of the lower rise buildings (and you can easily read the time). That makes 3 clocks within 1/2 block of each other! I mean WTF? Why was this passed? Someone please find out how much they cost, because I want to know.

Stupid Clock Tower- Another Fleecing of Fort Myers

Did you know that there are 2 clocks at the top of the new building in downtown Fort Myers (Just to the west of the new jail that's being built)? I am almost certain that it's a city building.

You can't even see the clocks because:

1) They're way too small and poorly designed (and way too high up), and
2) You can really only see them from 1 or 2 vantage points. One, when you're coming over the bridge into downtown, and the other when your approaching MacGregor from Cleveland Ave (if you blink, you'll miss it [from both ways] because there's a tiny window of opportunity to see them). This is a fleecing of $.

I will look into this a little deeper, because I surely hope that this wasn't paid for by you and me the taxpayer.

Does anyone know what I'm talking about?

I just received this, and here is my retort...

This was a comment from LegalType1:

"You should move away - you are deranged and hatefilled"

Hello,

I am much more concerned than I am hate filled (though perhaps a little derranged:)

Hate doesn't do anyone any good and it is counter productive. I know that my blog comes off as abrasive, but it is nothing but truth. I don't try to fill people's heads with lies; but rather share my experience I have had living in downtown ft. myers. The city council has all but diminished the hopes of many of it's River District residents, and has been stringing people along for some time. You cannot tell me that elected leaders have helped more than they have hurt, or have put the interests of it's residents first. Ask any of the shop owners downtown; especially the ones who have been here for a long time (and there aren't many). Read the comments left in my blog and you won't find one person who believes our city leaders have steered the city right.

I will continue to tell the truth; even if it hurts. But it needs to be told. I'm sorry if the truth is offensive.

I hope that things will improve. It's just sad that things have gone the way they have, given the potential this city has.

Don Paight and the big joke

The big joke is that Poisonous Paight knows exactly where all the bodies are buried.

Rats in Downtown- Lots of Rats

A couple years ago, I went to look at the building for sale that is located between (the building is one entity) French Connection and Subway (after Ellington's closed and before Envie Lounge opened-- it's out of business now- suprise). The building, I was told, was partly owned by a Lee County commissioner.
To my surprise, on the floor, I could have filled a few garbage cans with nothing but rat droppings that were (mostly) in the kitchen (I'm not exaggerating). The floor was almost completely covered with rat shit. The stainless steel counters were covered. All of the food service equipment was covered. Everything was covered in rat shit! (and all of that equipment was included in the sale, and would eventually be wiped down and used by the latter business). It was the most disgusting thing I have ever witnessed. There must have been 1000's of rats living inside there!
But how did they get in and where do they go? The food in there was long gone. But I suppose there was plenty more food elsewhere because the space is sandwiched (no pun intended) between 2 other restaurants.
Hmmm, makes you wonder.
It's not news that we have a rat problem in Downtown Fort Myers. It is infested.
Upstairs in the same building was an endless supply of exposed asbestos that was sloppily handled (and probably filled the air). Another part of the upstairs had a hole in the roof from a past fire. Needlesstosay it was a code nightmare. It was falling apart (and that's an understatement).
Note: If you are foolish enough to move to downtown Fort Myers, and you are looking at properties...
Bring a Code Enforcement Officer to the property with you!
The owner will not like this, but you will know what you are in for. I have saved 100s of 1000s of 100000s of dollars and a lot of nightmares by doing this. Unfortunately, Not many others have and they have eventually lost everything and there wasn't a Goddamn thing they could do about it!
Another Note: Even though you have brought a code enforcement officer with you, you still must do your homework! This is because there are too many people's hands in the pot, and a lot of time their notes do not match up; hence you can really screw yourself (and I mean BAD, and I cannot stress that enough). You are helpless and at the mercy of a bunch of beareucrats who don't know what in the hell they're doing.
Anyway, rats. Lots of rats. You even see them in the daytime around The New River District. There are more rats than residents in those beautiful and empty high rises along the river.