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Date: 052404
The following was read into the Record on
OS/24/04 by Deputy Mayor Martinez
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Mayor
Commissioners
City Manager
, City Clerk
City Attorney
Residents, Friends, Supporters
Allow me to thank the Commission and Staff for their support during the past 6
and one half arduous years in this chair.
Most of alii wish to sincerely thank the residents of our great City who unselfishly
placed their trust in me by electing me to serve. I believe I did and do hope my
chosen replacement continues to support and uphold the will of the majority. We
are elected to serve not to rule.
Every individual regardless of position in our diversified strata has priorities to
deal with and as much as I would have enjoyed serving out my term and satisfy
the badly needed support to our residents, I have a greater priority and that is to
care for my wife of 36 years, Blanca.
I have toiled positively and in spite of my efforts the Hounds of Baskerville have
never let up in their ob,~ession to unseat me. The four doberman in question
make up the nuclei of an organization commonly known as "People for Good
Government. Never in the City history has a name or choice of words been so
poorly selected. Because this group has never, ever been interested in Good
government.
These hounds have consistently and viciously used their First amendment rights
to instill fear in people through their use of yellow journalism. They employ
character assassination through information unearthed by one of their hounds; 'a
cheap private investigator. Their publication of information takeh out of context
and the use of low level tactics are indicative of their stand in life, which is lower
than snakes.
Their relentless pursuit and attacks against me since 1997 is something that no
single commissioner 'in the history of this City had to endure.
I have had official complaints filed against me by the following:
Harold Scott
Gene Lein
With the State Elections Commission as well as the State Ethics Commission
Wayne Nelson
Tim Johnson
Involved me in a police investigation because Nelson received a taped
threatening message; which in my opinion was self produced.
Harold $cott:
Filed a criminal complaint alleging Felony Battery because I accidentally bumped
into him during a crowded session at City Hall.
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George Sealy had the gall to call the N Y State 'Attorney General Office in 1997
to confirm my employment as stated on my campaign literature. Little did he
know that he was not dealing with Florida agencies.
Now they are going all out and pulling telephone records, real estate documents,
and just about anything they can use to undermine my position.
First of all, if you good folks remember I made an announcement in March that I
would be resigning my seat after the last City Commission Public Hearing in May;
this month. I did that because I have always been of the opinion that no matter
what tbe circumstances, a person should leave a position in an orderly fashion, in
this case assuring that a smooth transition was in order for the good of
government and the residents of the City of Winter Springs.
They could not leave well enough alone and are going all out to prove that the
residence I chose to stay in Winter Springs through this evening is not legitimate.
For your information and for the record I was privileged to have been offered 5
different addresses within District One which I could have called my residence; to
include an empty home in which I could have stayed for the duration of my term.
I chose to carry out my commitment and leave, thus allowing my replacement to
become familiar with the seat and the intricacies of politics from the inside. I have
always acted in good faith.
I have been told that they are accusing the City of conspiracy, fraud, cover up,
etc.; because it failed to provide them with certain personal records. Please let
me clear the record. I refused to turn over my driver's license and voter
registration card to the vicious group for its use against me. They can get this
information without my help/assistance. They are public records and the same
methods employed to secure information about my telephone and real estate
records could have been employed to secure the information for ill purposes they
were seeking.
This insidious group are like vultures when they sniff out prey; like hyenas
attempting to take food away from. lions.
There is no Jet up in their efforts to destroy people's characters, to derail the
efforts of our City in its quest to have the vision become a reality. Their call to
arms is always negative. They produce nothing, they do not offer solutions to the
self propagandized problems they publicize, they are part of the past when their
policy was to turn East against West, and now continue their efforts to turn
people against people. You must stop this. You should treat them like the sewer
waste they are. You, my friends have to decide if you want the friction builders to
wreak havoc in our City or if you want our City to grow and develop peacefully
and for the betterment of our residents and their families. You have to decide if
you want your Commission and the Administrative arm to leave a legacy for our
children and grandchildren to enjoy. How about it? You decide.
In closing I ask you that you disregard every writing produced by the Hounds of
Baskerville and discard their every message, whether written or spoken as just
trash.
I leave without regrets or sorrows. I love the City and its residents and am
hopeful that one day in the very near future you too will be very proud to have
been a resident of the best City in Central Florida; Winter Springs.
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May God Bless you always and look over our City.
Thank you,
Edward Martinez Jr.
Commissioner
District 3
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Date: 052404
This Document was signed on OS/24/04 during
"Oath of Office"
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