Statement from the Estero Island Taxpayers Association (EITA)

October 26, 2018

Fort My
e
rs Beach, Fla.
–
Beverl
e
y Milligan, president of the Estero Island Taxpayers Association
released the following statement today:
“
The Estero Island Taxpayers Association (EITA)
respects
the State Attorney’s decision not to
press criminal charges against Fort Myers Beach Town Council Mayor Tracey Gore and
councilman Dennis Boback
based on our respect for the Sunshine Law.
EITA has co
nsulted with our attorneys and the EITA Board. We are prepared to file an ethics
complaint based on the deeply concerning conversation of our high
-
ranking representatives
secretly
committing to strategize with
a
plaintiff of two
lawsuits
that were filed against the
ir
Town to halt a
significant
resort construction project
. The same one the two
unanimously
approved
5
-
0
months before.
If betraying the trust of the community isn’t disgraceful and shameful enough, the tapes also
include:
•
The plaintiff’s husband alluding the
fact that the
owner of a maj
or
area
hotel
is funding
the plaintiff’s lawsuit as a
cover
-
up
for fear of undermining his reputation and not
wanting hotel competition
.
•
The Mayor proclaiming dislike toward specific council members, community members
and the town attorneys.
•
The Mayor dec
laring, she may “quit” and join the lawsuit and acknowledging that by
what she is doing may land her in jail.
•
The Mayor promising to vote for or against initiatives she wants, rather than those
supported by the community.
•
The Mayor proudly and purposefully
undermining nearby Sanibel Island.
•
Councilman speaking about council business publicly, placing the town in grave danger.
Mayor Gore and Councilman Boback
,
two of the town’s most powerful
city officials,
can spin
th
e conversation
any way they want but the ta
pes speak for themselves
,
and so does their clear
dis
regard for process, decency
and
standards.
When it comes to F
ort
Myers
Beach, EITA
will do
whatever is necessary to protect our community
from corruption. It is what the peopl
e of Fort
Myers
Beach
richly deserve.
We step up every day and it’s time
for
Mayor Gore and Councilman
Boback
to step down for better representation of our community
, to restore our democracy
and to improve our economic stability.”
About the
Estero Is
land Taxpayers Association (EITA):

Estero Island Taxpayers Association (EITA)

is
a group in F
ort
Myers
Beach
dedicated to
representing the rights of all Estero Island Taxpayers and their role in local economic and
political decision making.
To learn more,
visit:
https://www.esteroislandta.org
or Facebook at
https://www.facebook.com/EsteroIslandTA
.
For
more information:
Laure
n Russ
Connect Communications on behalf of EITA
lauren@connectcomsinc.com
773/972
-
7060