Not long after Fort Myers Beach town councilman John King filed a lawsuit against former council member Bill Veach, Karen Woodson filed a lawsuit against former Mayor Ray Murphy, who is chairing the recall committee with Veach.
The recall committee has been collecting signatures to recall Woodson and King telling voters the recall is about Seagate and other redevelopment on Fort Myers Beach. There’s no doubt there is anger on the island about the Seagate vote. However, a vote on a specific resolution before the council is not grounds for a recall which is why it’s not on the petition to recall.
On the petition, Murphy and Veach allege Woodson violated Florida’s Sunshine Law and accepted meals from developers who had business coming before the council. Those allegations, according to Murphy and Veach, were the “malfeasance” and “misfeasance” Woodson committed. Malfeasance and misfeasance are on the list of acceptable reasons for a recall in the state statute…