Resident Asks Public to Support Sail Honeymoon
William Rosebrook is urging a public show of support for Causeway concessionaire Glen Steinke at tonight's city commission meeting via a Facebook campaign.
William Rosebrook is urging a public show of support for Causeway concessionaire Glen Steinke at tonight's city commission meeting.
Rosebrook's hope is that a large group will sway the commission's vote in favor of breaking terms set in Steinke's soon-to-expire three-year contract for kayak rental concession services at Sail Honeymoon to go to a competitive bidding process and create a loophole that would allow him to stay with a longterm agreement.
Rosebrook spread his message through an informal Facebook campaign, leaving a message on Dunedin Patch Facebook Wednesday asking people to attend the 6:30 p.m. public meeting along with his group. Here is an excerpt:
"There is city parking behind the shops across the street, we will have name badges supporting Sail Honeymoon out side city hall this thursday March 7th. starting at 6:15 the meeting starts at 6:30 this is the first item on old business and should be coming up around 7:00 p.m. The more people that show up the better this will go. We know this is a lot to ask, but if there is any way you can make an appearance please, please show up. Beers and cheers or tears afterwards, at Eddies.
Glen Steinke and the city have an agreement in place until July 31, but the competitive bidding process was supposed to begin in January. The heart of the issue is whether the city should put out a request for proposal for that location or let Steinke continue to operate Sail Honeymoon without opening up that location to outside bidders, a requirement at the end of every other concessionaire's contract in the city.
The intent of the competitive bidding process is to protect the taxpayer dollar and ensure fairness and transparency in government services.
What's your take? Should city leaders allow Sail Honeymoon to stay in its current location? Should city leaders make an allowance for one concessionaire contract, and not for others?
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glen steinke
9:26 am on Thursday, March 7, 2013
A friend asking friends to help a friend, what makes that news?
I hope everyone that knows [the whole story ] will come and support me tonight.
Six articles and at least 2 dozen mentions of sail honeymoon in other articles, why has the patch never asked to hear my side?
Charlie Martin
1:45 pm on Thursday, March 7, 2013
I support Sail Honeymoon n hope to show
tonight. His effort and success should be
respected and applauded by the city fathers
or they should be held to account. For the record
I am a several year resident and I would never
patronize a replacement establishment.
Mary E Bowles
3:45 pm on Thursday, March 7, 2013
Mary Bowles I have visited the Cause way many times and have always been treated with respect as have my grand daughters I have read The Patch and never once have you had Mr. Steinkes side of it or a comment don't you think you should.I am a 3to 4 month visitor a year . I think he should be given a chance at meetings to speak after all he has had Sail Honeymoon for 20 plus year He made it work when no one else could
and Sail honey many times have always been treated with respect as have my grand daughters I have read the Patch and never once read what M
William Rosebrook
5:46 pm on Thursday, March 7, 2013
Why doesn't this post have an author? I noticed how very one sided this post is... perhaps she is hiding her identity? Here's what I really wrote;
The city commission will be discussing this policy and whether or not they can have a long term contract.
This will be debated tomorrow Thursday March 7th.
How can you help?
1st' E-mail city commission, encourage them to allow Sail Honeymoon a long term contract, please be positive, be clear. Here are their email addresses;
deggers@dunedinfl.net; rbarnette@dunedinfl.net; jscales@dunedinfl.net; jbujalski@dunedinfl.net; hgracy@dunedinfl.net;
2nd. We could use a lot of support the night of the meeting, come out and show the city you support Sail Honeymoon.
3rd. Tell your friends and other residents of Dunedin to do one of the above.
There is city parking behind the shops across the street, we will have name badges supporting Sail Honeymoon out side city hall this thursday March 7th. starting at 6:15 the meeting starts at 6:30 this is the first item on old business and should be coming up around 7:00 p.m.
Katie Dolac
6:57 pm on Thursday, March 7, 2013
We linked to your entire Facebook post in the article. We welcome readers to share their opinions, ideas and more in Dunedin Patch's Local Voices section.
Here's a link: http://dunedin.patch.com/blog_posts/new
William Rosebrook
5:46 pm on Thursday, March 7, 2013
Then I said;
The more people that show up the better this will go. We know this is a lot to ask, but if there is any way you can make an appearance please, please show up. Beers and cheers or tears afterwards, at Eddies.
We hope to see you Thursday!
igor pivovar
10:06 pm on Thursday, March 7, 2013
Did you guys really hoped the local Pravda would go against the local apparatchiks?
Seriously, the Patch? Poor katie does what she's told to.
Someone with big bucks wants glen out of the way and bought the people in charge.
Same old, same old.