Some of you might remember the FEMA debacle regarding the reclassification of WL lake front property being reclassified as being in a floodplain...result being the increased cost of having flood insurance...which is not cheap.
FEMA had sent a notification, apparently, to the City. This happened towards the end of the Bos administration. Depending on which version you want to believe, a) the City was never notified, b)Bos handed it off to Mike O'Neal, city disaster preparedness coordinator, or c)Bos blew it off. Regardless of which version is correct, the reclassification went through without challenge from WL, and WL lake front property was deemed to be in a floodplain.
Don Coleman was the first to sound the alarm when his property insurance premium was adjusted for being in the floodplain. Despite discussions (and emails) with the City, Botbyl as the City leader took no action to try to overturn the decision. WLIC stepped into the breach along with Coleman and others to gain reconsideration of the floodplain decision and finally removal of the flood plain designation, a huge win for lake front residents. A leadership opportunity missed by Botbyl. Why, I don't know. If you are a FOB, Friend of Botbyl, like first tier residents Augie and Brian, you must be wondering as well.
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Botbyl is all talk and no do. For the life of me, I can't understand why the citizens of Weatherby would ever elect a New Jersey arrogant ***hole to look after our great City. Reminds me of the old saying, we deserve the representation we deserve (or that the majority wants).
On another note, did you happen to see the letter that Don Hoy sent in the mail recently? He said that he is not tied to another candidate. He is absolutely a FOB. If you go over the dam, you can see that the Cones, Pat White, and the Surmas all have Hoy signs in their yards. Coincidence?
Well, Mr Botbyl says signs don't vote, in the case of 5:18, Cones/Surmas/White won't either when it comes to Hoy...because they live on the East (ha)...but I do think it is an indication of the FOBs trying to help the Mayor gain a sympathetic ear on the BOA.
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