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Will Fire Chief John Wayne be fired at the upcoming board meeting Tuesday night or will the Fire Commissioners whitewashed it under the table just like most issues with personnel they do.<\/p>\n
A formal complaint was filled by Richard Anglickis, President of the Lehigh Acres Jaycee Foundation, Inc. against Chief John Wayne and Chairman Larry Becker.<\/p>\n
In Anglickis\u2019 complaint filed with the Fire Department and the commissioners it stated: \u201cAs the chief of the department, he acted inappropriately by demeaning, berating, and embarrassing the speakers including myself at the recent \u201cPUBLIC\u201d hearing regarding the fire assessment held on May 26, 2015.\u201d<\/p>\n
The complaint also states pointed to the Chairman of the board: \u201cAs chairman, you and your attorneys seemingly have forgotten the purpose of holding a \u201cPUBLIC\u201d hearing.\u00a0 Simply defined, the purpose provides an opportunity for the PUBLIC to express their comments and opinions directly to the commissioners.\u00a0 It is not the place for you or your employees to express anything about each speaker\u2019s comments.\u201d<\/p>\n
Also to the chairman, Anglickis writes: \u201cYour inability to control a room filled with hooting, jeering, discourteous employees, and your total disregard for the opinions and comments from the public along with their comfort is also inexcusable. Suffice to say that by holding the hearing in an un-air conditioned truck parking garage, during the hottest time of the day, while subjecting the elderly residents to sit on metal folding chairs, after being made to walk as far as four blocks from the building without provisions for handicapped parking, all while trying to hear what was being said over the unruly fireman and using a sound system that was totally inadequate, may have accomplished what you intended.\u00a0 But you should know it sent a very clear different message to those who did attend.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Lehigh Acres Gazette has learned from the Lee County Property Appraisers office that Chief John Wayne or his designee interfered with the classification codes to the Jaycees Foundation building which could mean more possible legal issues for the district.<\/p>\n
The Lehigh Acres Gazette editorial staff believes that the Fire Chief should be suspended until a formal investigation by an outside third party firm can be done and that Chairman Larry Becker should resign as the Chairman and be replaced immediately.<\/p>\n
Meeting on Tuesday 6\/30\/2015 is at 5 pm at Station 104 on Sunshine Blvd.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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