Taste, Taylor & Takeover
TASTE
The Taste of IRB was even better this year than last year! What a great community event…thanks to the IRB Homeowners Association and all the sponsors involved!
TAYLOR
Danny Taylor has decided NOT to put his name in the hat for the City Manager job. This guy has done a good job as the Acting City Manager for less money than he should have under very difficult circumstances. So sure…why not throw away consistency to see if we can “attract” another “power-hungry hotshot.” It’s worked out so well in the past.
TAKEOVER
The Gulf Beaches Public Library director was fired last week as a result of Treasure Island’s decision not to continue supporting the consortium. Hmmm. Library services are being cut in other communities, yet IRB decides to bring our library operation in-house, retain a full-time librarian AND add a Library Board to the City’s roster…necessitating more administrative support--$$$. Of course, the Library Board is hand-picked by the commission. Is the commission filling the city boards with clones of themselves? Does this give the commission too much control? Is their plan to eliminate some charter officer positions also a move in the same direction? While admittedly taken out of context and not quite remembering the subject matter…a comment made by Commissioner Wollin about a year ago continues to hang in the air. Those attending the meeting literally gasped as Wollin said “We can do pretty much whatever we want to do.” Turns out she might be right!
Nancy Obarski
Beach Trail/IRB
TASTE
The Taste of IRB was even better this year than last year! What a great community event…thanks to the IRB Homeowners Association and all the sponsors involved!
TAYLOR
Danny Taylor has decided NOT to put his name in the hat for the City Manager job. This guy has done a good job as the Acting City Manager for less money than he should have under very difficult circumstances. So sure…why not throw away consistency to see if we can “attract” another “power-hungry hotshot.” It’s worked out so well in the past.
TAKEOVER
The Gulf Beaches Public Library director was fired last week as a result of Treasure Island’s decision not to continue supporting the consortium. Hmmm. Library services are being cut in other communities, yet IRB decides to bring our library operation in-house, retain a full-time librarian AND add a Library Board to the City’s roster…necessitating more administrative support--$$$. Of course, the Library Board is hand-picked by the commission. Is the commission filling the city boards with clones of themselves? Does this give the commission too much control? Is their plan to eliminate some charter officer positions also a move in the same direction? While admittedly taken out of context and not quite remembering the subject matter…a comment made by Commissioner Wollin about a year ago continues to hang in the air. Those attending the meeting literally gasped as Wollin said “We can do pretty much whatever we want to do.” Turns out she might be right!
Nancy Obarski
Beach Trail/IRB
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