Ms. Patton, let your legacy be a positive one.
Ms. Patton, let your legacy be a positive one.
To the Editor,
As a long-term resident of our amazing small piece of Paradise here on Fort Myers Beach, I am deeply distressed by what I see as the desire of one of our residents to undermine three-plus years of very hard work, hours of discussion, pages of input, dialogue, dialogue, and more dialogue, compromise on all sides, and finally, at long last, a plan to move our Island into sunlight after a long drought. As one of the many who sat through the two days of council deliberation, who watched people wrestle with legalities and conflicting emotions, and arrive at an amazing plan to benefit our residents, our businesses, and our visitors, I have felt the renewed enthusiasm and positive energy flowing from so many of us as we look to the future.
Now we are presented by Chris Patton with a suit which moves us back to square one. She proposes that we continue with the status quo. Our breathtaking view from the top of our bridge, which now descends into a dilapidated downtown area, boarded up buildings, trash, and an un- welcoming atmosphere, will continue. I cannot believe that someone who must love our town, having been here for a long time, wants this for us. In addition, she wants us to pay her expenses for this suit. My tax money being spent this way is abhorrent to me.
In addition, this will postpone any positive steps for who knows how long as it works its way through the courts. TPI is eager to begin, most of us in the Town are equally eager to have them begin, and I believe it is critical for this suit to be withdrawn. Please, Ms. Patton, let your legacy be a positive one. Join with us In seeing our Island become what it can be – a friendly, welcoming, caring, beautiful spot for those of us who live here, those who visit here, and those who work here.
Miffie Greer
Fort Myers Beach