Trela White
Speaking at City Hall on behalf of her clients,
the cities that have not paid their sewer bills
The City of Lake Worth is literally sleeping with the enemy. Sometimes we don't know who our "friends" are. I have spoken out against The League of Cities on more times than I can remember and at least once a year when the commission is voting to spend tax dollars. The League has a lot to offer Cities but to the residents who actually support their cities through taxes and assessments, perhaps not.
From their website: The mission of the Florida League of Cities is to utilize the economies of scale to provide local governments in Florida innovative and comprehensive financial solutions while remaining competitive for large governments. (Gosh, perhaps they were behind all of our tax increases too). The League is founded on the belief that local self-government is the keystone of American democracy, certainly a principle to which I concur.
My disgust with them started with Trela White who was also the attorney of the year in 2008 for The League of Cities and its General Counsel, when she joined in on the Appeal on the Sunset law suit to sue our citizens who were only trying to save their neighborhood from up-zoning.
The Sunset issue was when I got interested in Lake Worth politics and I have never looked back since 2005. My rationale was if there was one corrupt vote in this City, then there were hundreds more that affected all of our quality of life and wallets. Although this is not my neighborhood, it is nearby. It goes without saying that neighborhoods are important to all those who live in them, each with their unique set of circumstances but with a common thread. We have 16 neighborhood associations and a Council of Presidents who are all informed on Lake Worth and the importance of the general well being of those who live there.
Trela came waltzing into town to help sue the ROLOH neighborhood. Save Our Neighborhood, Political Action Committee won the suit in the Circuit Court to stop the up-zoning but the City prevailed when it hired outside counsel and took the case further and won in the Appellate Court on a State Statute of 5 acres or less with the help of The League of Cities.
Now she is the attorney for all the cities and Palm Beach State College that have stopped paying their sewer bills to our City. Because of this, sewer rates are going up by 30% regionally and 13% locally and all the residents of Lake Worth will have to pay for all those who are not. Thanks, Trela.
Our City continues to support The League of Cities. We continue to spend money on dues and conferences so that commissioners can learn how to screw the citizens. And now we can see how that has paid off. The City has found all sorts of ways to tax its citizens and raise money for capital reserves during the worst economy. Our citizens are experiencing foreclosures and declining incomes with its "friend" as one of the reasons for our pain.
Trela is a busy girl. When she is not joining law suits with cities to fight its citizens or advising them to withhold lots of money to the City of Lake Worth, she represents the following:
Town Attorney - Town of Lantana (since 1986)
City Attorney - City of Atlantis (since 1987)
Village Attorney - Village of Royal Palm Beach (since 1993)
Town Attorney - Town of Palm Beach Shores (since 1994)
Town Attorney - Town of Mangonia Park (since 1994)
Village Attorney - Village of Golf (since 1999)
Town Attorney - Town of Manalapan (since 2002)
City Attorney-City of Belle Glade (2003-2008)
Town Attorney - Town of South Palm Beach (since 2005)
Village Attorney - Village of Tequesta (since 2008)
City Attorney - City of Palm Beach Gardens (since 2008)
Palm Beach Co. League of Cities, Inc. - General Counsel (since 1992)
Representing all 37 Municipalities on matters of mutual interest
From their website: The mission of the Florida League of Cities is to utilize the economies of scale to provide local governments in Florida innovative and comprehensive financial solutions while remaining competitive for large governments. (Gosh, perhaps they were behind all of our tax increases too). The League is founded on the belief that local self-government is the keystone of American democracy, certainly a principle to which I concur.
My disgust with them started with Trela White who was also the attorney of the year in 2008 for The League of Cities and its General Counsel, when she joined in on the Appeal on the Sunset law suit to sue our citizens who were only trying to save their neighborhood from up-zoning.
The Sunset issue was when I got interested in Lake Worth politics and I have never looked back since 2005. My rationale was if there was one corrupt vote in this City, then there were hundreds more that affected all of our quality of life and wallets. Although this is not my neighborhood, it is nearby. It goes without saying that neighborhoods are important to all those who live in them, each with their unique set of circumstances but with a common thread. We have 16 neighborhood associations and a Council of Presidents who are all informed on Lake Worth and the importance of the general well being of those who live there.
Trela came waltzing into town to help sue the ROLOH neighborhood. Save Our Neighborhood, Political Action Committee won the suit in the Circuit Court to stop the up-zoning but the City prevailed when it hired outside counsel and took the case further and won in the Appellate Court on a State Statute of 5 acres or less with the help of The League of Cities.
Now she is the attorney for all the cities and Palm Beach State College that have stopped paying their sewer bills to our City. Because of this, sewer rates are going up by 30% regionally and 13% locally and all the residents of Lake Worth will have to pay for all those who are not. Thanks, Trela.
Our City continues to support The League of Cities. We continue to spend money on dues and conferences so that commissioners can learn how to screw the citizens. And now we can see how that has paid off. The City has found all sorts of ways to tax its citizens and raise money for capital reserves during the worst economy. Our citizens are experiencing foreclosures and declining incomes with its "friend" as one of the reasons for our pain.
Trela is a busy girl. When she is not joining law suits with cities to fight its citizens or advising them to withhold lots of money to the City of Lake Worth, she represents the following:
Town Attorney - Town of Lantana (since 1986)
City Attorney - City of Atlantis (since 1987)
Village Attorney - Village of Royal Palm Beach (since 1993)
Town Attorney - Town of Palm Beach Shores (since 1994)
Town Attorney - Town of Mangonia Park (since 1994)
Village Attorney - Village of Golf (since 1999)
Town Attorney - Town of Manalapan (since 2002)
City Attorney-City of Belle Glade (2003-2008)
Town Attorney - Town of South Palm Beach (since 2005)
Village Attorney - Village of Tequesta (since 2008)
City Attorney - City of Palm Beach Gardens (since 2008)
Palm Beach Co. League of Cities, Inc. - General Counsel (since 1992)
Representing all 37 Municipalities on matters of mutual interest
Trela White works for the City of Atlantis that was developed by Kintz. One of Kintz' sons is the owner of the sunset property. Do you see the possible corruption here?
ReplyDeletethis city is getting to be a dictatorship and all of us serfs must give them their pound of flesh in order to rob us more
ReplyDeletehere here let us all bow down to Queen Stanton..........
ReplyDeleteWhite,,,,Oh yea I remember her! The last time I saw her she forgot to tuck her red tail back under her skirt.....By the way I love the words tatoo'd on the that red tail in blue ink....."Screw the Residents at all costs" Followed by "Only Government and the Rich should win" (Don't post if this was just too mean but it is how many people feel)
ReplyDeleteFrankly when it comes what is due the city from these entities it breaks down like this...The city screwed up the billing but it does not mean the entities don't have to pay up! They need to work out a deal and move on and that deal could easily solve many of the financial woes of the budget however as soon as the CM stuck her nose in it....The negotiating stopped and the entities are sueing...
Is it worth our budget to keep Stanton? Ask yourself that question.....
Who sucks? Stanton or White?
ReplyDeleteHoly Crap! talk about double dipping! How many paychecks does this woman get?Do all of her cities go together for a group rate? I guess if that is true ,Trela would be the Walmart of the legal world! The citizens of Florida would be much better off if the League of Cities did not exist. Commissioners would not get their taxpayer funded junkets,but oh well!
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