Letter to the Editor / FIRE CITY ATTORNEY SHAWN SMITH

By Roger C. Kostmayer

If you hired a high priced attorney to protect and help you by following your instructions, who then did the opposite – what would you do?  Of course, you’d fire him, hire a better attorney who wouldn’t put his agenda ahead of yours.  Our Mayor and Commissioners clearly directed City Attorney Smith to draft a Cruise ship ordinance that reflected our election results, and Smith has refused to comply for over a month.  It’s past time to put an end to this insubordination and allow our elected officials to do THEIR job – not Smith’s.

Key West voters have fought too long and hard to protect their vote, their safety, their unique quality of life and their right to make local decisions locally, to allow one public servant with questionable motives to sabotage legal democratic efforts.  Allowing the tail to wag the dog on this critical issue for KW is unacceptable.

The Commissioners made the right decision and gave the right instructions and now the community expects them to live up to their commitment.

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