Hello List,
Yes, please trust Wizard on this. I was a part of the three member team chosen to
attend the federal trainings in regard to Weed & Seed. Butch Miller and Alan Robinson
were the other two. We would go to trainings every other month, which were paid for
by your tax dollars, in top hotels in cities around the country. Butch would pretend
to care what happened to Green Central while we were in the trainings, but would
return home and go back to "business as usual" which was doing no real business at
all.
I would try to tell our site members what the consequnces would be if we did not plan
and handle the money properly. However, Butch managed to convince everyone that I was
just talking nonsense. So I got to the point where I simply attended meetings and
said nothing. I simply reported the real goings on to the folks in DC, as they were
the only ones interested in hearing it. In fact, they had spoken numerous times to
Butch about the non-performance of our site, and Butch made just as many numerous
promises to shape up. All of his promises were simply hot air. So instead of letting
me quit, as I felt very ineffective and grew tired of being W&S monthy punching bag,
they asked to stay and keep track of what the site was, and in our case, was not
doing.
This is why the federal mandate came down later and threatened to take the funds away
if something was not done. I had predicted that once the initial money was gone, and
the free trips/training were complete, that Butch would resign as coordinator. Sure
enough, his resignation came almost to the day his personal joyride ended.
At that time Butch had no diagnosed kidney problem. And when I found out later, and
from Sandra herself, she told me at that same time of her intent to seek the council
seat. So do not let that "stepping down" from the MSB due to her husband's illness
fool you. Doug is right, she simply did not seek re-election. And Wizard is right,
they caused a lot of dissent among the neighborhood. IMHO, I was not convinced of
Sandra's effectiveness on the board at the time, and am not at all convinced that her
return to the board would make any difference.
Pamela Taylor
(From Fort Walton Beach, who is moving to Miami the day after the election. I am
staying in one place to make sure that my vote in Florida - land of the miscount and
hanging chads - counts.)
Dorie Rae Gallagher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Wizard wrote:
> Sandra and Butch Miller were the leadership of Green Central Weed & Seed
> prior to the last city council election. During their leadership Weed &
> Seed was constantly embroiled in controversy and meetings were long
> fights with name calling, shouting, outrageous insults, crying, and
> general misery. This became so divisive that Weed & Seed partners and
> community people refused to attend meetings and foundations which stood
. Since people hired to perform tasks for the organization had not
> been paid for work done, a check was sent to Sandra Miller with
> instructions to pay off workers left hanging. The check was cashed, but
> the workers were not paid.
I guess I am going to trust you on this. Thanks for the information...you
don't find that in the opinion page of the stribe.
dorie rae gallagher/nokomis
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