http://www.ehow.com/how_2093099_recall-city-mayor.html

You don’t have to dig very deep, and you can pick any direction or location. If you dig into Tallahassee government, you’re going to hit treasure on corruption, with the tacit support of the Tallahassee Democrat through their silence or under-reporting.

Good work, Steve, on finding this treasure about Mayor Marks. Keep it up!

When you’re ready for another story, take a look at the noble cause of historic preservation in Tallahassee…an Architectural Review Board receiving grants from a committee which includes the director of Tallahassee Trust for Historic Preservation who prepares applications for their vote….a nearly blank neighborhood application unanimously voted with virtually no discussion over huge neighborhood opposition….rezoning for historic overlay originated by the planning department in violation of city codes….and all ignored by the local paper, with the exception of an article praising the crooked system as being effective. They are turning “Historic Preservation” into a epithet in Tallahassee, to the detriment of all.

So embarrassing. If you looked closely at the last Northeast Chronicle that the local paper puts out, there was an article by Jane Marks, the Mayors wife that was touting her husbands ‘shop local’ efforts.

Now most of us don’t have $100 or a whole Saturday to gallivant with highbrow friends because we are too busy trying to figure out how to pay our taxes and utility bills. What was most telling was that the picture of the ‘Saturday Shoppers’ on the front page included the Mayor, his wife, and their friends including Sally Karioth, who just happens to be the wife of Gerald Ensley. ko-inkadink?

Why in the world would anyone at the local paper print anything disparaging about this tight group? Two days after the Marks ethics complaint broke, it appeared on page 4b. 4B!

Marks lost over three million dollars of taxpayer money on this venture.

My suspicions don’t stop here..

I again wondered about his honesty and integrity when he pushed for the smart meter program then awarded the contract to Honeywell without a competitive bid. I knew that Marks was an attorney for Honeywell and was getting paid for the position he held. Thus he had an interest in Honeywell, the company that got the smart meter contract without bid process.

In addition the statistics cited by Marks during his justification of installing red light cameras I have found to be flawed as in some states, (Colorado for one) research shows an increase in traffic accidents at camera-equipped intersections. This leads me to wonder if Marks has a personal interest in the company providing and monitoring Tallahassee’s red light cameras.

Now we hear of continuing allegations of conflicts of interest concerning two groups Marks is affiliated with that got grant money again at the behest of Marks and without proper protocol being followed by both the city council and the recipients.

Our city is in dire need of revenue while our so-called mayor can think of only sources of additional income as opposed to proper use of the money we already have.

Mister Mayor, you have proven yourself worthy of shame on more occasions than are listed here. I welcome the ongoing investigation of your actions by the FBI. My sincere hopes are that if these allegations have merit that you be removed from office as fast as you award no bid contracts.