By George Niemann
PoHo contributor and R-LAND and UCAN activist
The circus continues as Hillsborough County muddles through the process of settling with the victim in the Kevin White Sex Trial. Hillsboroughs Board of County Commissioners held what could be truly called a sideshow on Sept 8, 2009. It even included a Barking Dog Act, as well as an approach from Rose Ferlita that sounded a little like Johnnie Cochran. (If he wont communicate, then we will l-i-t-i-g-a-t-e!!!)
Some of these commissioners may think theyre tough, but Ferlita shows them all how it is done, and she does it with poise and conviction. She is a fearless champion for the citizen, it is that simple more on that later.
In the deceptively wimpy style to which weve all become accustomed, the commissioners sandwiched the White Sex Trial follow-up within a land use meeting. When they do it that way, they dont have to list it on any agenda and average citizens aren’t going to catch it unless theyre a fan of watching land use cases. In addition, when an issue is buried within a different meeting the commissioners dont have to offer citizens the opportunity to comment. Theyre pretty adept at keeping things that are supposed to be in the sunshine at least partially in the shade.
County Attorney Renee Lee presented options to the commission with their respective costs:
This article appears in Dec 2-8, 2000.
