{"id":53733,"date":"2023-06-09T21:08:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-10T01:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=53733"},"modified":"2023-06-09T21:01:46","modified_gmt":"2023-06-10T01:01:46","slug":"meet-fire-commissioner-melissa-barry-has-lied-to-voters-in-lehigh-acres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2023\/06\/meet-fire-commissioner-melissa-barry-has-lied-to-voters-in-lehigh-acres\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Fire Commissioner Melissa Barry, has she lied to voters in Lehigh Acres?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Editorial <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"224\" src=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Fire-Commissioner-Melissa-Barry.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Fire-Commissioner-Melissa-Barry.jpg 225w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Fire-Commissioner-Melissa-Barry-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Fire-Commissioner-Melissa-Barry-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Melissa Barry<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Documents show she sold her house at 1450 23rd St E on 5\/4\/2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/barry-sales.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/barry-sales.png 660w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/barry-sales-300x73.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When Barry filled out the paperwork to run to the Lehigh Acres Fire Dist she used that address paperwork dated 6\/9\/2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2532\" height=\"3282\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/doc_1709_20200610092122_Qualifying_Documents-barry-0000a.png?fit=790%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/doc_1709_20200610092122_Qualifying_Documents-barry-0000a.png 2532w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/doc_1709_20200610092122_Qualifying_Documents-barry-0000a-231x300.png 231w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/doc_1709_20200610092122_Qualifying_Documents-barry-0000a-790x1024.png 790w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/doc_1709_20200610092122_Qualifying_Documents-barry-0000a-768x995.png 768w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/doc_1709_20200610092122_Qualifying_Documents-barry-0000a-1185x1536.png 1185w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/doc_1709_20200610092122_Qualifying_Documents-barry-0000a-1580x2048.png 1580w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2532px) 100vw, 2532px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/doc_1709_20200610092122_Qualifying_Documents-barry-0003a-790x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/doc_1709_20200610092122_Qualifying_Documents-barry-0003a-790x1024.png 790w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/doc_1709_20200610092122_Qualifying_Documents-barry-0003a-231x300.png 231w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/doc_1709_20200610092122_Qualifying_Documents-barry-0003a-768x996.png 768w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/doc_1709_20200610092122_Qualifying_Documents-barry-0003a-1184x1536.png 1184w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/doc_1709_20200610092122_Qualifying_Documents-barry-0003a-1579x2048.png 1579w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vivid-red-color has-text-color\"><strong>Where did she live when she took office in Nov 2020? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vivid-red-color has-text-color\"><strong>Where did she live between 5\/4\/2020 \u2013 3\/18\/2021?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barry rented 1237 Belair St E by Barry on March 18, 2021, for $1350 a month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barry did not change her voter&#8217;s registration from 1450 23rd St E to 1237 Belair St E until April 2021. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Was Barry a legal voter between <strong>5\/4\/2020 \u2013 4\/2021?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We complained to the local elections on these issues of her not living in the Fire Dist when she running for office and then she took office: following is the email the election office got from Barry that never answered the questions Email Dated April 16, 2021:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20210421123107-0001-791x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20210421123107-0001-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20210421123107-0001-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20210421123107-0001-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20210421123107-0001-1187x1536.png 1187w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color\"><strong>2020 Form 1 does not list her income at a Fire Commissioner $6,000 a year and it shows that she owns the house at 1450 23rd St E ( sold on 5\/4\/2020<\/strong>) <strong>and 2020 Form 1 was dated June 11, 2021<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/BARRY-MELISSA-HIGENS-2020.Form1a-791x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/BARRY-MELISSA-HIGENS-2020.Form1a-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/BARRY-MELISSA-HIGENS-2020.Form1a-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/BARRY-MELISSA-HIGENS-2020.Form1a-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/BARRY-MELISSA-HIGENS-2020.Form1a-1187x1536.png 1187w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/BARRY-MELISSA-HIGENS-2020.Form1a.png 1275w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/BARRY-MELISSA-HIGENS-2020.Form1-2a-791x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/BARRY-MELISSA-HIGENS-2020.Form1-2a-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/BARRY-MELISSA-HIGENS-2020.Form1-2a-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/BARRY-MELISSA-HIGENS-2020.Form1-2a-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/BARRY-MELISSA-HIGENS-2020.Form1-2a-1187x1536.png 1187w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/BARRY-MELISSA-HIGENS-2020.Form1-2a.png 1275w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-luminous-vivid-orange-color has-text-color\"><strong>Also, the warranty deeds the Barry\u2019s provided the new owners of 1450 23rd St E is questionable:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2550\" height=\"3300\" data-id=\"53739\" src=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Barry-1-0000a.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Barry-1-0000a.png 2550w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Barry-1-0000a-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Barry-1-0000a-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Barry-1-0000a-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Barry-1-0000a-1187x1536.png 1187w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2550px) 100vw, 2550px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2550\" height=\"3300\" data-id=\"53738\" src=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Barry-1-0001a.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Barry-1-0001a.png 2550w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Barry-1-0001a-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Barry-1-0001a-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Barry-1-0001a-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Barry-1-0001a-1187x1536.png 1187w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Barry-1-0001a-1583x2048.png 1583w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2550px) 100vw, 2550px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2550\" height=\"3300\" data-id=\"53741\" src=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/marc-barry-0000a.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/marc-barry-0000a.png 2550w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/marc-barry-0000a-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/marc-barry-0000a-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/marc-barry-0000a-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/marc-barry-0000a-1187x1536.png 1187w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2550px) 100vw, 2550px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2550\" height=\"3300\" data-id=\"53740\" src=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/marc-barry-0001a.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/marc-barry-0001a.png 2550w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/marc-barry-0001a-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/marc-barry-0001a-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/marc-barry-0001a-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/marc-barry-0001a-1187x1536.png 1187w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/marc-barry-0001a-1583x2048.png 1583w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2550px) 100vw, 2550px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The home was sold\/executed on 5\/4\/2020 for her but never recorded until 5\/13\/2021. Two separate warranty deeds on two different dates for barry and her ex. and his deed does not state if her single man<\/strong>, <strong>why? One of the witness&#8217; and the notary are the same person on the deeds, why?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editorial Documents show she sold her house at 1450 23rd St E on 5\/4\/2020 When Barry filled out the paperwork to run to the Lehigh Acres Fire Dist she used&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":53742,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[79],"tags":[1377],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53733"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53733"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53733\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58096,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53733\/revisions\/58096"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}