A VERY reliable and well-informed person -and upset- called me late this afternoon to tell me that, completely contrary to Florida's Sunshine Laws, Hollywood city officials, including the city's soon-to-be-resigning Planning Director, Leslie Del Monte, allowed several representatives of The Related Group to speak this afternoon for 25 minutes at the city's PACO meeting re their very unpopular 1301 S. Ocean Dr. project.
A project that continues going forward despite a lack of support among the community AND The Related Group NOT having the REQUIRED community meeting with the public as the city's own rules mandate.
It's the city's own requirement, NOT a suggestion.
And again, what happened today took place despite 1301 NOT being listed by the city as an agenda item on the city's website or any printed agenda.
I'm also told that it was a VERY, VERY chummy 25 minutes, too, like a bunch of old friends just talking about things amongst themselves like they always do when nobody outside their small inner circle knowing anything about it.
I'm further informed by this same trusted source that several City of Hollywood Commissioners were/are blindsided by this news, and had no idea that The Related Group was going to be allowed -encouraged?- to participate at the meeting by city officials
WITHOUT any public awareness or ability by the public to engage or protest what was taking place.
Yes, more than ever, as I've said before, "Special rules for special people" should be the City of Hollywood's official slogan.
By the way, WHERE exactly are the links to any 2022 PACO meetings on the city's own
website? http://fl-hollywood.
Zip. Nada. Nothing. Goose Egg.
No PACO meetings have been posted on the city's website since February of 2021.
Don't kid yourself, things like this do NOT all happen by accident!
FYI, I tweeted about this around 5:15 pm on my way back to Hollywood.
If you aren't currently Following me on my Twitter feed or regularly visiting my blog on your own every few days, you might want to strongly consider doing both going forward so you have a better context for understanding just what is taking place right in front of all of us at Hollywood City Hall.
Not by accident, but, rather as part of someone's plan.
Dave
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