{"id":51386,"date":"2021-11-22T18:41:08","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T23:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=51386"},"modified":"2021-11-22T18:41:13","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T23:41:13","slug":"why-is-benjamin-siegel-the-executive-director-at-lee-county-port-authority-ignoring-major-issues-at-rsw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2021\/11\/why-is-benjamin-siegel-the-executive-director-at-lee-county-port-authority-ignoring-major-issues-at-rsw\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is Benjamin Siegel the Executive Director at Lee County Port Authority ignoring major issues at RSW?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1635367391067.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"51387\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1635367391067.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?attachment_id=51387\" class=\"wp-image-51387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1635367391067.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1635367391067-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/1635367391067-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Benjamin Siegel the Executive Director at Lee County Port Authority<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"276\" height=\"482\" src=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/moreland.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"51388\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/moreland.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?attachment_id=51388\" class=\"wp-image-51388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/moreland.png 276w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/moreland-172x300.png 172w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 276px) 100vw, 276px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> Victoria B. Moreland Chief Communications &amp; Marketing Officer Lee County Port Authority <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Marco Island Shuttle and AOT Global pick up clients at RSW on regular biases but both companies have <strong>NO<\/strong> Lee County Port Authority permit, why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AOT Global Cars and SUVs are not even registered or tagged in the State of Florida which is required by law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#4008f7;font-size:23px\"><strong>Is the Lee County Port Authority purposely not following their own rules or is the Lee County Port Authority just ignoring them?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Victoria B. Moreland Chief Communications &amp; Marketing Officer Lee County Port Authority commented, \u201cWe will see if we can determine that the new company you mention in your email is picking up clients at RSW and, if so, explain the permitting process.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RSW is a port of entry and major hub for tourists to Southwest Florida then why \u2026\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color\"><strong>1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0RSW porters inside airport at bottom of escalators reclining on their Carts. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreland said, &#8220;We have reached out to the companies that provide luggage and wheelchair service for the airlines at RSW to remind them that employee should be more mindful of taking rest breaks in public areas.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/porters.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51389\" width=\"353\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/porters.png 305w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/porters-293x300.png 293w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/porters-50x50.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color\"><strong>2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Uber and Lyft drivers in the Cell Phone Lot yelling at each other and sitting in lawn chairs.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Moreland said, &#8220;There is nothing in the picture of the TNC area that indicates any problem. As stated earlier, there is no ordinance or rule that prohibits lawn chairs.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/cell-phone-lot-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/cell-phone-lot-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/cell-phone-lot-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/cell-phone-lot-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/cell-phone-lot.jpg 1110w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>3)  This is what people see when they go to RSW, Why?\u00a0Moreland refused to answer this question, why?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marco Island Shuttle and AOT Global pick up clients at RSW on regular biases but both companies have NO Lee County Port Authority permit, why? 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