People are asking ... what is the KCB March Townhall Meeting about?
The City Commission will host its monthly "Townhall Meeting" in Marble Hall and as a Zoom webinar on Monday, March 18, 2024 at 9:30 a.m.
Townhall Meetings are planned for the Monday before each monthly city commission meeting.
Come in person! Attend on Zoom!
Have your questions and comments ready!
The city commission really wants to hear from all KCBers!
Be persuasive. Be focused. Be present.
Please join us in cheering the return of meetings to Marble Hall!
Commissioners have 3 minutes each to present their topic followed by 17 minutes of public comment and commissioner input - for a total of 20 minutes per commissioner
Mayor Raspe will discuss the Post Office.
Questions to ask:
Isn't it great that Heather kept all the PO Boxes that wouldn't fit in the trailer and won't fit in the LIVS-designed complex?
Is there any reason we can't "floodproof" that space?
How soon can we move back to City Hall?
Commissioner Harding will review the Special Magistrate Process.
The prior commission disbanded the (free) citizen-led Code Board in favor of hiring the Florida Department of Administrative Hearings to hold code proceedings.
Questions to ask:
Is it true that the work formerly done by citizens didn't bring in enough revenue?
Is it true the DOAH magistrate has rubber stamped whatever the city lawyers or the code enforcer told him to do?
How many times have DOAH magistrates been reversed?
How much does DOAH charge KCB?
Vice-Mayor Foster will present information about Solar Panels at the Retention Pond
Questions to ask:
Why does KCB charge a $500 permit fee for Solar Panel Installation?
Will this be a grid-connected solar array?
How many panels will be required to power the KCB sewage treatment plant?
Will we get solar net metering?
Who will maintain the panels?
Will KCB allow residents to buy additional panels in the array in exchange for "free" electricity? (This may require creating a "public utility.")
Why did Commissioners Harding and Vickery intend to disenfranchise KCBers by eliminating our right to petition for referendum?
Can we join a citizens' committee to review the Charter and help decide what is obsolete, what is just wrong, and what is good, and to suggest revisions?
Please attend the meeting to hear the news and to tell your story or make your requests. The commission invites all KCBers to air their interests and concerns on these topics. Really. They do want to hear from you. Town hall meetings educate the commissioners who have pledged to include your issues at the commission meetings.
KCB is our little city. Be there. Be ready. Be focused. Be persuasive. And please volunteer to help our gem and to stand against the remaining false claims.
