The Reality of This "Nightmare": 30 year Tax Increase Bond to Buy 6.15 Miles of Polluted Railroad Segment for $28.6 million—a property the Lee County Property Appraiser currently values at only $378,005. https://t.co/0Lilhonsw8
San Francisco group + railroad partner are spending big to push a $28.6M tax increase on Bonita Springs voters for 6.15 miles of polluted tracks the county says are worth just $306K.
They’ve already put over $44K into the pro-tax campaign.
This is a corporate bailout, not conservation.
Full details + Tax Calculator:
https://t.co/IwKI7ja0rP
San Francisco group + railroad partner are spending big to push a $28.6M tax increase on Bonita Springs voters for 6.15 miles of polluted tracks the county says are worth just $306K.
They’ve already put over $44K into the pro-tax campaign.
This is a corporate bailout, not conservation.
Full details + Tax Calculator:
https://t.co/IwKI7ja0rP
#BonitaSprings
UNCOVERED: Estero’s Secret $19.7M Rail Road Deal!
https://t.co/K83Bl9fssd
The Estero Village Council completely omitted the final contract from public packets before voting to spend $19.79 Million of over-taxed cash reserves on an old industrial strip valued at just $330,362. That is a shocking 60x valuation premium hidden behind closed doors!
�� The Hidden Details Exposed by Watchdog Audit:
The "As-Is" Environmental Trap: Taxpayers absorb full liability for over 100 years of hazardous waste, creosote, and arsenic pollution.
Draining Cash Reserves: Raiding half of the Village's $42M reserves sets a dangerous fiscal trap.
Future Property Tax Hike: Draining these reserves forces an unavoidable 45.7% property tax hike to pay for downstream liabilities (over $56M) including track removal, hazmat clean-up, and 6 mandatory overpass bridges.
730-Day Salvage Delay: Taxpayers pay in full at closing but are legally barred from taking control for 2 years while the railroad methodically strips the corridor.
�� DEMAND TRANSPARENCY! Don't let politicians sign away your hard-earned tax dollars without a public vote.
�� Read the full signed contract and line-item audit here:
�� https://t.co/K83Bl9fssd
#EsteroFL #EsteroTaxpayers #FiscalResponsibility #GovernmentTransparency #LeeCounty WatchdogAudit
THE $170M "SECRET" RAILROAD DEAL 🚨
Bonita Springs wants a $35M property tax hike on the Aug 18 ballot. But the HIDDEN contract reveals a $170M disaster.
🥩 RAILROAD GETS THE MEAT:• $28.6M Cash Payout • Retains ALL Billboard & Utility Revenue • ZERO Liability for Pollution
🦴 TAXPAYERS GET THE BONE:• $70M Total Debt (30 yrs interest) • $20.5M Environmental Cleanup • $45M for 3 Bridges • $35M Paving & Rail Removal
STOP THE BLANK CHECK. Read the hidden 21-page agreement they didn't want you to see:
👇 FULL ANALYSIS & CONTRACT: https://t.co/1SGb9vargl
#BonitaSprings #TaxpayerWatchdog #FLpol #LeeCounty #StopTheTax
@BillyCorben See the full list of over 25,000 Bureaucrats and Politicians Public Pension bonuses at https://t.co/UIVQDHMWEQ Anyone interested in helping me establish a Miami Dade Site exposing these greedy "Public Servants"?
@BillyCorben The full list of over 25,000 Florida Politicians and Bureaucrats collecting a pension and a paycheck at the same time to do the same job and not paying the standard 3% of thier salary into the Pension system is at https://t.co/UIVQDHMWEQ
@BillyCorben You made an amazing speech and well deserved thrashing of Bureaucrats and Politicians abusing taxpayers. We focus on Public Pension cash bonus abuses of taxpayers. See https://t.co/MIrhKFzDKy Give me a call Dave Jaye 586 488 5177 Bonita Springs, FL [email protected]
MAYOR MIKE GIBSON CONFLICT OF INTEREST — Ethics Ruling Requested The Lee County Taxpayers Association has formally asked the Bonita Springs City Attorney: Can Mayor Gibson vote on the $70 million, 30-year property tax increase for a bike trail when his own bike shop (Engel’s Bicycles) sits just 500 feet away? Florida Statute 112.3143(3)(a) prohibits local officers from voting on measures that create “special private gain.”We demand the City Attorney’s official opinion be made PUBLIC by April 14, 2026 — before the Mayor’s vote on April 15.This massive tax hike is being rushed to the low-turnout August 18 election (~24% turnout) instead of the high-turnout November 3 general election.This is about basic ethics and accountability. RT if you believe elected officials should NOT vote to spend taxpayer dollars in ways that directly enrich themselves.#BonitaSprings #ConflictOfInterest #TaxpayersFirst #EthicsMatter
MAYOR MIKE GIBSON CONFLICT OF INTEREST — Ethics Ruling RequestedThe Lee County Taxpayers Association has formally asked the Bonita Springs City Attorney: Can Mayor Gibson vote on the $70 million, 30-year property tax increase for a bike trail when his own bike shop (Engel’s Bicycles) sits just 500 feet away?Florida Statute 112.3143(3)(a) prohibits local officers from voting on measures that create “special private gain.”We demand the City Attorney’s official opinion be made PUBLIC by April 14, 2026 — before the Mayor’s vote on April 15.This massive tax hike is being rushed to the low-turnout August 18 election (~24% turnout) instead of the high-turnout November 3 general election.This is about basic ethics and accountability.RT if you believe elected officials should NOT vote to spend taxpayer dollars in ways that directly enrich themselves.#BonitaSprings #ConflictOfInterest #TaxpayersFirst #EthicsMatter
@1Nicdar Why are your property taxes rising? To fund the "Royal Feast" of FL public pension bonuses!
85% of us have NO pension, but we’re paying for 795 bureaucrats to snag $1M+ bonuses created a $43B debt increasing property taxes.
List: https://t.co/mbFshdsIyR #PropertyTaxes #FloridaState
Why are your property taxes rising? To fund the "Royal Feast" of FL public pension bonuses!
85% of us have NO pension, but we’re paying for 795 bureaucrats to snag $1M+ bonuses created a $43B debt increasing property taxes.
List: https://t.co/mbFshdsIyR #PropertyTaxes #FloridaState
Yes and reduce the 52 Mexican consulates plus the consular section of the Embassy in Washington, D.C.). This is the largest network of its kind in the world, spread across 25 states to assist over 30 million Mexican-Americans and help organize protests against Deportation and help Democrat politicians. Mexico has Elected officials representing illegals in the USA and the Mexican Politicans life in the USA.
Fat Tuesday Rip-off: 795 FL bureaucrats snag $1M+ pension bonuses, totaling 33K payouts & $43B unfunded liability driving up property taxes! While 85% of us have no pension. End DROP gluttony now! List: https://t.co/UIVQDHNuuo #TaxpayerAlert#PensionAbuse
Hillsborough taxpayers: Property Appraiser Robert Henriquez pocketed a $1.25M taxpayer-funded pension bonus by reneging on his resignation—bumping his monthly payout from ~$6,750 to $12,330! Politicians keep serving post-bonus while fueling FRS's ~$43B unfunded liability. Public Pension bonuses drives property taxes up. New Political Editor Michael Van Sickler wants tips: "Send any tips, suggestions or gripes... to [email protected] "Forward this story—time for coverage & reform! Details: https://t.co/G02KJmLEck
#FloridaTaxes #PensionAbuse #DROPBonuses #Hillsborough #PropertyTaxRelief #TripleDipping #TampaBayTimes
URGENT: LAST DAY to voice your opinion on Lee County's proposed $156.6 Million, 1% sales tax hike! Deadline TODAY at 5 PM to send comments to [email protected] Tomorrow, Friday Jan 23 at 9 AM, Lee County Admin East Facility, Room 118 2201 Second Street, Fort Myers, FL the Lee County MPO Board (County Commissioners + city reps,) votes on advancing a $156.6 MILLION transportation sales tax increase.
https://t.co/GzeF5OR8gF
This isn't just "1 cent more"—it's a 15.3% jump on our current 6.5% sales tax rate, pushing it to 7.5% for 30 years! Sales tax hits hardest on fixed-income seniors, lower-income families, home repairs, clothes, groceries, and everyday essentials.
https://t.co/ASFr8wXn5H #NoSalesTaxHike #LeeCounty #StopTheTax @Fiscal_Resp@governmentwaste
Christmas Comes Early at Taxpayer Expense! 436 Florida bureaucrats pocket up to OVER $1 MILLION EACH in pension bonuses this December – totaling $56.5M!Many return to the same job in just 6 months. Politicians? No wait required."Triple dip" skips contributions & fuels $40B unfunded liability → higher property taxes for YOU.Will any pledge in writing to donate to charity?https://t.co/D3l3JkFUxa #FloridaTaxes #PensionCrisis #GovtWaste #TaxpayerAbuse