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Madeira Beach to use city money for attorney fees in ethics complaints

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For the past few months, the Madeira Beach government has been bombarded with lawsuits and ethics complaints arising out of a controversy surrounding two proposed developments. Now, the Madeira Beach commission has voted to cover officials’ attorneys’ fees and costs they may incur because of seven complaints filed with the state Ethics Commission. The vote came during a commission meeting Tuesday in response to advice from city attorney Tom Trask. “Up to seven complaints, filed by various citizens, have been…

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Three apply for seat on Madeira Beach commission

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Three residents seek the open seat on the Madeira Beach commission that was vacated last month when Pat Shontz abruptly resigned in the middle of a meeting. John E. Douthirt, Joseph Fala and Housh Ghovaee got their applications in by the end of business Friday. The applications were sent to commissioners today. The commissioners will rank the candidates and the one with the lowest number will be appointed at Tuesday’s commission meeting. The winner will fill out the remainder of…

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Former Madeira Beach commissioner files ethics complaint against Elaine Poe

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A former Madeira Beach commissioner says sitting Commissioner Elaine Poe has overstepped her authority and he’s filed a state ethics complaint against her. “I’m disappointed that she’s not following the rules,” Len Piatta said. “Her behavior … causes things to be more out of control.” Poe said she has not seen a copy of the complaint, but is familiar with the allegations. “It’s a pretty bogus complaint,” Poe said. “I feel like it was filed in collusion between the city…

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5 lies in the latest Madeira Beach United mailer

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Madeira Beach residents will soon be facing another storm, and not your garden-variety hurricane. This particular nasty storm comes from Madeira Beach United, the ad-hoc neighborhood group opposing the Madeira Beach Town Center and Holiday Isles projects, the mixed-use development projects proposed for the dilapidated and underdeveloped patches of land at the city’s entrance. After several dubious attempts to accuse city leaders of political corruption, Madeira Beach United has now produced a glossy flyer, which raises the specter of “runaway development.” Despite the group’s…

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Stormy controversy over development engulfs Madeira Beach

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A proposal to build a multi-story complex with a hotel, condominiums, restaurant and parking garage has blown into a full-scale storm between some residents and Madeira Beach officials. It’s a dispute that has grown increasingly nasty with the filing of ethics complaints and accusations of political corruption. The argument seems to have no middle ground for compromise because the two sides appear to agree on only two items – some type of development is needed, and the other side is…

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