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Letter To Governor Charlie Crist

April 2 2009

 
Dear Governor Charlie Crist
Commissioner Ray Judah
Mayor Larry Kiker
Al Rurrett
SOODA Members & Supporters
Attached is SOODA'S:
    OPEN LETTER TO: RESIDENTS OF/& VISITORS TO ~ LEE & COLLIER COUNTIES &
    GOVERNOR CRIST  COMMISSIONER JUDAH   MAYOR KIKER & AL DURRETT
    SUBJECT:                        COMMISSIONER JUDAH AGREEMENT TO PUT:
"SOODA'S ~ 'ON-LEASH-ONLY' ~DOG PROPOSAL For BUNCHE BEACH ...
On The CONSERVATION 20/20 AGENDA."
    That includes the Map of:
SOODA BUNCHE BEACH PROPOSAL   +     CONSERVATION 20/20 FLYER 'LEASHED DOG'IMAGE
MADE TO DIRECTOR YARBROUGH                 12-YR/23,000 ACRES --> '2-HORSE RIDING' PARKS
   ON JANUARY 25, 2007 ... AFTER  P&R               BUT NOT ONE --> 'LEASHED DOG' --< PARK
P&R CHAIR REFUSED TO LET ME SPEAK
SOODA is hopeful Lee County will Open Bunche Beach to:
                 'ON-LEASH-ONLY' DOG RECREATION - EAST OF JOHN MORRIS ROAD ...
On the 'Never Vacated' narrow strip of 'Old Beach Road' that Lee doesn't own.
So that SOODA can extend it's Signed Contract with Lee County to PICKUP/CLEANUP DAILY ...
THEN SOODA CAN CHANGE IT'S NAME TO:
SERVING OUR OFF/ON-LEASH DOG AREAS
S.O.O.D.A., INC.
Pat DeVincent
President
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SOODA

SAVE OUR OFF-LEASH DOG AREA

patmarydev@aol.com   239 463-2801   PO BOX # 1112   Bonita Springs, FL 34133   www.flsooda.org
OPEN LETTER TO: RESIDENTS OF/& VISITORS TO ~ LEE & COLLIER COUNTIES &
 

GOVERNOR CHARLIE CRIST COMMISSIONER RAY JUDAH MAYOR LARRY KIKER  AL DURRETT

SUBJECT:                        COMMISSIONER JUDAH AGREEMENT TO PUT:

“SOODA‘S ~ ‘ON-LEASH-ONLY’ ~ DOG PROPOSAL For BUNCHE BEACH …On The CONSERVATION 20/20 AGENDA .”
 

Significant progress toward eliminating the ‘Last-Continuing-Example-Of-Discrimination’ @ what used to be called ‘Nigger Beach’ ~ took place on Thursday March 17, 2009 ~ at the TOWN HALL MEETING Hosted by Mayor Kiker [& other Town of Fort Myers Beach Officials] & Fish Tale Marina’s Al Durrett – that included presentations by Fire Chief Michael Becker, Captain Matt Powell & Town Manager Jenke – as well as Officials of other Estero Island Organizations & Commissioner Ray Judah.

 

Ray Judah as Key Note Speaker – answered MANY questions – including these Two [that were

Previously submitted via Event Coordinator Lois Poff] SOODA 20/20 & Bunche Beach Land Questions:

1. Why is There Not Even One ~ ‘ON-LEASH-ONLY’ ~ Dog Park On Over 23,000 Acres of 20/20 Lands?

2. Why Has Lee Ignored the JY/PD 25JA07 ‘ON-LEASH-ONLY’ Bunche Beach Proposal for over 2-Years?
 

Ray Judah told me [& the audience] from the Podium to talk to Lynda Thompson [20/20 Program Coordinator] &:

“Tell Lynda to put SOODA’S ~‘ON-LEASH-ONLY’ ~ Proposal/East of JM Road on the 20/20 AGENDA.”

I personally spoke to Judah right after his presentation & he gave me a ‘bear hug’ stating: “I love you & Mary!”

 “Tell Lynda to put SOODA’S Bunche Beach ~ ‘ON-LEASH-ONLY’ ~ Proposal on the 20/20 Agenda!”

[Per Judah’s instructions ~ the SOODA Email Request ~ was sent to Lynda Thompson on March 24TH.]

 

This SOODA Letter is being written to Personally THANK:

Mayor Kiker [Council & Staff] – FOR OUR 1ST TOWN HALL MEETING

Commissioner Ray Judah – POSITIVE RESPONSE TO ‘ON-LEASH-ONLY’ B-B REQUEST

Governor Crist – RECENT $3,000,000 TRUST FUND ‘PURCHASE’ @ BUNCHE BEACH

Governor Crist – POSITIVE SUPPORT ~ REGARDING SOODA BUNCHE BEACH PROPOSAL

Al Durrett – POSITIVE SUPPORT ~ FOR ‘ISSAQUAH & MIA’ ~ @ FISH TALE PROPERTY

Al Durrett – POSITIVE SUPPORT ~ FOR TOWN HALL MEETING @ FISH TALE MARINA

 

A SOODA Member with Extensive Expertise ~ will Manage our Bunche Beach ~ PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN:

As our last SOODA Mailing to 2,000 Homes ~ ‘DISAPPEARED’ ~ from the ‘Postal Center’ without a Trace.

 

The Following are Conservation 20/20 FLYER excerpts ~ that has always depicted a ‘Leashed Dog’ ~  & the Bunche Beach Map of the ‘ON-LEASH-ONLY’ SOODA PROPOSAL ~ that was Created & Delivered to Director Yarbrough + Commissioners ~ on January 26, 2007 [a day after he stated: “No unleashed dogs @ Bunche Beach]:

On the ‘Never Vacated’ narrow strip of ~ ‘Old Beach Road’ [to FMB] ~ that Lee County doesn’t own.

Please call me ~ @ 239 463-2801 ~ if you have any questions.

S.O.O.D.A., INC.    Pat DeVincent   President        

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SOODA BUNCHE BEACH PROPOSAL MADE TO DIRECTOR YARBROUGH

ON JANUARY 25, 2007 … AFTER  P&R CHAIR REFUSED TO LET ME SPEAK

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CONSERVATION 20/20 FLYER ‘LEASHED DOG' IMAGE
12-YR/23,000 ACRES  2-HORSE RIDING' PARKS
BUT NOT ONE  ‘LEASHED DOG' PARK

SOODA Inc. * PO Box 1112* Bonita Springs* Fl * 34133-1112