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Follow the New Leader wrote:

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John Boutin is the future of town. He has the energy and intelligence to get things done. He came, he saw and he will conquer.
Some of us are leaders,but most of us are followers. I'm proud to say I'm a follower of Mr. Boutin. John now runs the Windjammer resort. A first class establishment that makes the rest of town better. He has idea's we should all stand behind. You might not understand or be able to comprehend what he sees, but he knows what is best. You will be happiest by following his lead.

John, I enjoyed reading your auto- biography.

Follow the New Leader wrote:

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John Boutin is the future of town. He has the energy and intelligence to get things done. He came, he saw and he will conquer.
Some of us are leaders,but most of us are followers. I'm proud to say I'm a follower of Mr. Boutin. John now runs the Windjammer resort. A first class establishment that makes the rest of town better. He has idea's we should all stand behind. You might not understand or be able to comprehend what he sees, but he knows what is best. You will be happiest by following his lead.

Lots of people have good ideas but Boutin had the advantage of having his late sister prepping him about the town. I hope he continues to share his ideas. His sister did succeed in getting water fees to timeshares charged as MF. Odd since many unites are rented like hotel units by management. Why are timeshares given this terrific break. In some communities, timeshares owners /users pay special fee and/or hospitality taxes . They get a huge break here in LBTs. WONDER WHY

to Dark wrote:

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Lots of people have good ideas but Boutin had the advantage of having his late sister prepping him about the town. I hope he continues to share his ideas. His sister did succeed in getting water fees to timeshares charged as MF. Odd since many unites are rented like hotel units by management. Why are timeshares given this terrific break. In some communities, timeshares owners /users pay special fee and/or hospitality taxes . They get a huge break here in LBTs. WONDER WHY

Since you are so concerned, why don't you call Boutin or the Town to satisfy your curiosity ..... call to learn the facts about what you want to know re what you call 'timeshares given
terrific break'.

IS THAT SO wrote:

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Since you are so concerned, why don't you call Boutin or the Town to satisfy your curiosity ..... call to learn the facts about what you want to know re what you call 'timeshares given
terrific break'.

No need for me to call since I all ready know the facts. I was just sharing the facts with you.

yes it is wrote:

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No need for me to call since I all ready know the facts. I was just sharing the facts with you.

You gave nor shared any facts with anyone, possibly because you have none to share. You suggested to get the facts, to call every other Tom, Dick and Harry in town.

factless wrote:

<quoted text> You gave nor shared any facts with anyone, possibly because you have none to share. You suggested to get the facts, to call every other Tom, Dick and Harry in town.

Its a fact timeshares are coded as Multifamily. So that is correct. Because of that, timeshares pay less then hotels for most public services. Another fact.

Thank you Mr. Boutin! Guess whats going to happen next!!!
You idiot!! I own timeshares in town!!!

factless wrote:

<quoted text> You gave nor shared any facts with anyone, possibly because you have none to share. You suggested to get the facts, to call every other Tom, Dick and Harry in town.

I did not suggest you call every Tom, etc. All you have to do is fill out a public information request form or call the Town Clerk. Shouldn't be very difficult to do if you know where town hall is.

JOHN SAYS wrote:

<quoted text> John, I enjoyed reading your auto- biography.

No disresepect to John, but he coundn't hold his sister's underwear when it comes to Politics, Speaking, and Respect. the famous quote, I knew Diane she was a friend of mine and he's no Diane

to much wrote:

<quoted text>No disresepect to John, but he coundn't hold his sister's underwear when it comes to Politics, Speaking, and Respect. the famous quote, I knew Diane she was a friend of mine and he's no Diane

John B is a great guy concerned about hotel industry in our town
if he broadens his concerns to include all the citizens and the Entire Town
then, hopefully, we'll see him running for office

Motivated To Do wrote:

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John B is a great guy concerned about hotel industry in our town
if he broadens his concerns to include all the citizens and the Entire Town
then, hopefully, we'll see him running for office

If you are talking about running for office in Coconut Creek he would be the choice of many residents that live there. According to public records he lives in a homesteaded home with his wife in Coconut Creek. If the hose is homesteaded, his drivers licence is not one for a LBS address. However he could run for other state wide and national public offices, but not any town wide office in my hometown of LBS, unless he has made or about to make some big changes, with the tax assessors office.

John is a very nice guy and has taken over a small family owned timeshare management company whose only client is a small local timeshare. He is doing a good job but I think he needs to build up his resume a little more before running for state or national office.

I think Arthur would do a very good job and should run for office in LBTS.

Need More wrote:

John is a very nice guy and has taken over a small family owned timeshare management company whose only client is a small local timeshare. He is doing a good job but I think he needs to build up his resume a little more before running for state or national office.
I think Arthur would do a very good job and should run for office in LBTS.

Is being in office necessary to help people of our town? Or maybe being elected actually gets in a way because this job is viewed as a stepping stone to better and bigger political things? Maybe that explains why our town is such a good neighbor. Our electeds do not want to upset pompano over such things as sewer rates for example because they might need support from beyond the borders of tiny lbts on the way to better and bigger things,

Do people of our town even need help? We are all doing well. Our taxes just ensure that some can do better than others thanks to the spending of taxpayers money alone. Are voters of our town even interested in our town doing well or dong the right thing?

Or is it all about getting something for oneself or making a career at expense of others in town? If so as long as you make populist promises to 51 percent of voters, which translates to 10 percent of population, you get elected. And what a glorious ideology would be guiding you. As long as you rob couple medium businesses the majority will be better off. As long as the town robs one taxpayer everybody else not robbed will be better off. What a discovery.

I may run. We will see. But I will not be doing anybody any special favors at the expense of someone else, nor would I promise to rob a minority to help the majority. Can i win on these terms in our town? You need others to stay the current course. I will do my work fixing this current course my way whether elected or not.

neither of them could get elected

both have tunnel vision recognizing only how to
profit from
their own busineses

NoNoNo for Tunnel Vision wrote:

neither of them could get elected
both have tunnel vision recognizing only how to
profit from
their own busineses

How many people can you name in the entire world, including you, that doesn't have tunnel vision when it comes to profit, including time share and hotel owners and especially from other income sources by others such as union members, politicians, workers that punch a time clock, pensioneers, social security recepients, and including other wild animals in the human race and those that prey in the jungles, just to survive. If you don't have tunnel vision, please tell all how you have survived. Enquiring minds would like to know.

NoNoNo for Tunnel Vision wrote:

neither of them could get elected
both have tunnel vision recognizing only how to
profit from
their own busineses

People with Tunnel Vision get elected. Just look at LBTS Dias.

The question is - T there enough voters in your tunnel to win an election?

NoNoNo for Tunnel Vision wrote:

neither of them could get elected
both have tunnel vision recognizing only how to
profit from
their own busineses

The Question is - R there enough votes in your tunnel for you to win the election?

A MAN HAS NO TUNNEL wrote:

<quoted text>How many people can you name in the entire world, including you, that doesn't have tunnel vision when it comes to profit, including time share and hotel owners and especially from other income sources by others such as union members, politicians, workers that punch a time clock, pensioneers, social security recepients, and including other wild animals in the human race and those that prey in the jungles, just to survive. If you don't have tunnel vision, please tell all how you have survived. Enquiring minds would like to know.

.......plenty of people without tunnel vision survive because they
are not Selfish and care with concern about others and the world around them .......

No Man Is An Island wrote:

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.......plenty of people without tunnel vision survive because they
are not Selfish and care with concern about others and the world around them .......

OK. So if I do not defend my family's business will you defend it for me? Should I rely on you then? Will you succeed? Would I be smart to rely on you rather than on myself?

See the thing is this. You have businesses that come to the Town Hall, which supposedly is representing all taxpayers' interests, and these businesses say to Town Hall "help us," but what is untold is that this will cost you, the taxpayer, if you will help these businesses that ask for help.

My family's business never asked for help from the Town Hall nor from taxpayers and never will unless we will be attacked by the administration or the Commission.

So the question is this, if you are a taxpayer in LBTS, is it in your interest to attack/oppose a business that never asks for your money or is it in your interest to help businesses that ask for special favors at your expense?

I think that the answer to both question is "no."

No Man Is An Island wrote:

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.......plenty of people without tunnel vision survive because they
are not Selfish and care with concern about others and the world around them .......

I agree there were such people but they all have been sent the heavens above, a long, long time ago.

Just reviewed the sewage backup material for the upcoming meeting Tuesday. The Windjammer report seems to be in error. It is correctly listed as multi-family, but incorrctly listed and charged for 15 units, when actually they consist of 34 units. Multi-family pay by the unit. I hope there is an explanation that is believeable. Any one with info, I would appreciate the information.