Greetings and welcome neighbors to The Biscayne Parker- Villagers Viewpoints blog. This community forum has been created to provide a site for the distribution and discussion of important Village topics. This is your blog. This is my blog. This is our blog.
I have always thought that it is vital for a small community such
as ours to have a platform where residents can both disseminate information and
educate ourselves on Village matters that potentially affect us all. For the past several years I have reached out
to many of you using various channels to relay carefully researched analysis. Subjects
have included:
·
Our last
election with video provided from our “Meet the Candidates” night
·
The studies
of outsourcing sanitation and annexation to include updates and progress
reports
·
The proposed
tax assessment
·
And most
recently on the concept of the storm water master plan with time-verified photographic
evidence of our actual standing water exposure
My belief based on the feedback I have received, is that this
analysis has been beneficial to many residents by providing information to
properly frame each topic. My position (or at least to the best of my ability) has
not been to editorialize, but rather to distribute factual information gathered
directly from the source. We all have
our personal opinions and often they may differ from each other. But through
the acts of discussion and deliberation it is hoped that we may encourage a way
to bridge the divide. Or at the very least, educate ourselves.
The Biscayne Parkers Mission
Statement:
The mission statement of this forum is quite simple. It is to
provide a platform for our residents to examine targeted information that
pertains to our Village. A safe place to share news, ideas and opinions. As
such we will adopt a set of guidelines to provide and insure a hospitable
environment for all readers and members.
These Blog Guidelines are in place for the obvious reason of
keeping things running smoothly and keeping things civil among our members.
The Guidelines-
- If you disagree with a point of view please address the point made and not the person. Remember everyone has a right to their own opinion. Remember that not every post is going to be for everyone. If the content is not for you, change the channel, move on
- No use of pseudonyms please
- No trolling- No exceptions
- Make all members welcome! It does not matter if you have been here since inception or just joined this morning. No one's opinion is more valid then the next person's. We’re neighbors after all.
If you do
something on the site that results in a warning do not take it personally.
Often times it's simply a way for me to send you a message and ask you to reconsider
your wording before I have to take more severe actions. Likewise if you have an
issue with a warning and feel that you must say something, please email me
directly. I am always more than happy to discuss this with you. We do not want
to lose readers or members, but merely keep the site a safe place where everyone
feels comfortable.
So there we have it. As the site Administrator and moderator, I
look forward to your future participation. That is what will make this forum
thrive!
Best,
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