1. Recently in Lehigh Acres the same local 1826 Fire Fighters union leaders that sign the union contract with the Lehigh Acres fire district board sent out a flyer asking you to vote yes. TRUE!
2. This union leader (a VP of the Lehigh Acres Fire District union 1826 at the time of this article https://www.nbc-2.com/story/37398368/local-firefighter-union-vice-president-accused-of-misappropriating-funds ), shown in the article, reveals the local 1826 Fire Fighters union has a lack of public accountability in handling the members money. It is the same way the fire district has proven to handle ours. Recklessly spending, not sufficiently insured, poor FEMA preparations, no public accountability, threatening voters and last but not least a fire district board member who oversees finances and votes on union contracts is married to a benefitting employee. TRUE!
3. Fire Commissioner Lucia Gomez Sherman, received hundreds of dollars from the union to put on the most expensive fire district campaign ever in Lee County history. TRUE!
4. Fire Commissioner Lucia Gomez Sherman, husband is a firefighter working for the Lehigh acres Fire District. TRUE!
5. Fire Commissioner Cathy Kruse, son is a firefighter working for the Lehigh acres Fire District. TRUE!
6. Documents show that the Chief officers of the Lehigh
Acres Fire Department will be receiving a 5% pay raise on Oct 1, 2019, and an
additional 5% Pay raise on Oct 1, 2020. TRUE!
7. Also, documents show that the Firefighters of the Lehigh Acres Fire
Department will be receiving a 4% pay raise on Oct 1, 2019, and an additional
4% Pay raise on Oct 1, 2020. TRUE!
8. Union hires a local PAC to send out flyers to convince voters to vote for
the new fire fee assessment ….. the new fire fee assessment brings in
more 10 million dollars extra a year with no future notifications required. TRUE!
9. Union also hires Terry Miller of TM Strategic Consulting to send out
propaganda to the voters and media. TRUE!
10. DOUBLE TAXATION TRUE!!!!!!