Sept. 3, 2010
"I want to thank the two thousand , nine hundred wonderful residents that voted for me, and the thousands more that could not because it was a closed primary. Without the financial support and volunteers the words of truth would not have been heard and the implementation of a comprehensive Ethics Ordinance would not be a reality. Thank you Patriots one and all!" Bev Kennedy
Beverly Kennedy has been called a dynamic public platform speaker,an energetic advocate for Diversity; and she is fearless to articulate" Fact From Fiction" about three subjects no one dares to pretend to know ;Financial planning strategies, Political realities, and Health improving facts seldom heard on radio and TV Shows!
Bev started life normally,after graduating Penn State as a public school Art teacher.Then she changed careers to become an Administrator, Financial Adviser, an Energystar certified Architectural Design and Materials Consultant , Talk Show Host/ producer and Strategic Planning Adviser. She's been solving problems to make our South Florida, Broward County community better since 1978.
On the National Level the front page of the New York Times, April 16, 1994 gives her credit for bringing out the facts of a unknown charade going on in the US Congress for almost 40 years. Through her strong Communication network planning she was able to reform this travesty of Justice without even getting elected.
Beverly Kennedy's strong voice on ethics, uncompromised integrity, and bold actions to improve our quality of life is nationally and Internationally known. She is known in her own County, which includes Fort Laudedale, Deerfield Beach and Hollywood, Plantation for her leadership in the development of improved public education programs like " Character Education"in all public schools, and teaching Red Cross CPR in High Schools Ph. Ed. classes; and improved regional public transportation by helping to get the Federal funding for the Tri-Rail Commuter trains.
Kennedy is the founder and serves as Chairman of Diversity Planning Institute, (dpiinc.org) a member group of ARTSERVE, on Sunrise Blvd, Fort Lauderdale. Now retired as a small business owner of an award winning financial services & planning firm,started by Beverly 1982. Beverly Kennedy as the founder and Chairman of Diversity Planning Institute has donated her time and talents to help protect the rights,environment and health of all Broward County's very diverse community since 2001 .
BEVERLY KENNEDY COMES VERY EXPERIENCED with her 32 years of Public Service In Broward County and the State of Florida. Her plan to improve our local economy produce more jobs by promoting the Marine Services Industry , and the Tourist / Hotel/Motel Industry is an example how she is known for sensible solutions. Bev Kennedy wants to initiate new Marketing Themes and Industry Markets to fill our Convention Centers off season schedule with Water conservation landscape design/ Exotic Plant Nursery Center exhibitions and starting a completely new industry for Broward County :"Green"/ EnergyStar endorsed Architectural Design Exhibition and Training Centers of Broward .
"This is a plan in direct contrast to the Broward County Commissioners Ken Keechl's, Stacy Ritter,(Mrs. Russ Klenet )Ilene Leiberman(Mrs.Michelson) neglect for our Communities' economic priorities , safety, and quality of life services by their desire to only to push building a new courthouse on top of old infrastructure that would not be finished until 2014 ! Now they has added another expensive spending project to Keechls' agenda.... an expansion of our Airport. I guess to appease his lobbyist / contributors to use up more of our tax dollars! We need more tourists and good paying jobs!
This is why Nov. 2, 2010, we must vote the incumbent Keechl out of office !"
" Our priority financial plan should be to have Broward County provide the support to promote more jobs in a diversification of several industries so the private sector can hire builders , engineers, architectural firms, lawyers, accounting , insurance, construction, and support services of small businesses. More jobs as a result ! A true economic Stimulus Plan!"
Safety of our neighborhoods and public places should be a great concern and a number one priority in budgetary spending for the County Commission
Beverly's career as an Financial Adviser / Planner for 28 years put her in the perfect position to help us with common sense solutions on the airwaves to get us through these tough economic times. Her entire platform from 2008 that Beverly Kennedy planned when SHE CAMPAIGNED FOR CLERK OF COURTS was 100% PASSED BY THE SUPREME COURT of FLORIDA AND WILL BE IMPLEMENTED NEXT YEAR !*Which is a glorious piece of news that none in the press is talking about. Not even The Pelican, which apparently has sold its soul to highest bidder.Next time ,Beverly will give the exclusive to The Deerfield Observer,which at least listed the www.beverly4broward.com web page.
Chris Chiari or Chip LaMarco on Nov.2, 2010 general election are each better to become our new County Commissioner to represent the people of Broward instead of a dozen lobbyists,who own Ken Keechl ! We need Public Servants instead of the present majority of self-centered incumbents led by Ken Keechl, Ileane Leiberman and Stacy Rritter that anoint themselves through their domestic partner or husbands with unchecked power and greed.They have been taking care of themselves and their partners instead of taking care of us. Arrogantly the three always mimicked by "the following others",do not care about our unanimous votes of the very recent past and move on agenda that add debt , higher taxes and cut services that we enjoy and need for our quality of life.
*Kennedy proposed a practical plan to improve the efficiency and integrity of legal filings in the Courthouses by instituting Electronic filing and improved technology so we can use all four Regional Courthouses, which after 20 years of Bond financing will be paid off starting next year. (This plan will reduce Broward County taxes by about $500. per $200,000 of appraised property value/year starting next year if we remove the incumbent Ken Keechl from office .
*Kennedy's plan and purpose of 2008, especially the Florida Supreme Court's Chief Justice mandate of the implementation of electronic filing and a technology Commission has been 100% approved by the Justices of the Supreme Court July 7, 2010.
Now by implementing the 2010 Kennedy Plan next by initiating new professional management and maintenance of the downtown Fort Lauderdale Courthouse, by Dec. 2010, Broward County Government will be able to clean up the mold and mildew, start new infrastructure projects and add new electronic filing technology for all four Courthouses. Then our budget to fund public safety services, libraries, and parks, whose schedules of hours of operations have been cut drastically by 'Keechl's Incumbent Majority",can be restored !
Kennedy, who professionally served three and half years on the State Board of Professional Engineers of Florida, emphasizes we do not need to tear down and build a "new"Courthouse ! Yes we need new basic infrastructure and renovation started now for the downtown Courthouse. The vote to tear down and build a new Courthouse, led by Ken " Keechl's Incumbent Majority" which would not be ready for occupancy until 2014, will only make the downtown Fort Lauderdale land barons /developers ,Lawyer/ lobbyists & clients richer and pay back his rich contributors that he amassed over $430,000.of bundled dollars. Fact: Ken Keechl spent $234,000. *of bundled Lobbyist's money the last year on mostly ordinary living expenses, including $26,000. for a huge picture of himself on our Broward County buses.
The Challengers unlike the incumbent Keechl, are not lawyer / lobbyists and we hope will not accept bundling practices from Lobbyists. Unlike the incumbent, we hope they will not raise your taxes , nor waste our valuable financial resources that should be used for necessary County Services,like paying for jails and Sheriff Deputies and rescue services that protect the public,and of course, Parks and Libraries.
The challengers, we hope would never take away our Constitutional right to vote on continuing a Bond issue that will add higher taxes and debt to every property owner of Broward County for another 20 years.
And the latest fiasco passed by the "Keechl's Incumbent Majority" of County Commissioners is to use part of our sales tax revenue of the general fund to pay for a new courthouse is the most destructive plan instituted and voted on by the incumbent Commissioner of Dist. 4, Ken Keechl. Our Libraries, Parks and our Airport protective services hours and staff have been seriously cut on as a result !
Ken Keechl, as County Commission Mayor this year ignored our vote of 72% in 2006 to defeat a tax increase (bond issue) to build a New Downtown Fort Lauderdale Courthouse, to do the very same ill-fated plan.
Do not be fooled by the incumbents bragging that he voted for the Ethics Ordinance 2010, Aug.10th. He now has the power to join the" Keechl Incumbent majority",( until he is removed from office two weeks after Nov. 2, 2010) to add amendments and water down the comprehensive purpose of the new Ethics laws for County Commissioners. We must watch carefully every Tuesday County Commission meeting. I spoke to the County Commissioners at the " Public Comments " session Aug.10th and I believe it made a difference in the resulting positive vote to implement a very comprehensive Ethics Ordinance immediately . We will now vote on the Ethics Ordinance to carry over to all Constitutional officers/ Property Appraiser, Clerk of Courts, Supervisor of Elections, and Sheriff, Nov. 2, 2010! But we must vote against The Stacy Ritter Amendment which would punish those that report corruption or improprieties.
Beverly Kennedy says:
"This is the time to lower taxes on property owners and clean up the corruption by limiting the lawyer- lobbyist's / consultant's fund-raising campaign influence, and cut Broward Government duplication by working with Cities, the School Board, and Hospital districts when it makes sense."
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