Former Fort Myers Beach Town Councilman Bill Veach has been saying all along that he doesn’t need proof that current council members John King and Karen Woodson violated Florida’s Sunshine law or accepted gifts from developers. And that’s the basis for his motion to dismiss the lawsuit against him and former Mayor Ray Murphy.
In a motion filed with the court last night Veach and Murphy state the lawsuits against them should be dismissed because “it misstates black letter Florida Law and is an effort to improperly use the courts to take away the absolute right of the voters to decide if they wish to retain or recall the elected officials.”
King and Woodson have filed a lawsuit against Veach and Murphy in their capacity as co-chairs of the committee to recall them. They are asking the courts to step in and end the recall, claiming it’s based on lies about them. Everyone on Fort Myers Beach signing the recall petitions, and watching this story play out, knows the recall is revenge against King and Woodson for approving Seagate’s plan to redevelop the Red Coconut property which could include buildings up to 17 stories. Recall committee members are telling voters that’s what it’s about and there are a lot of residents upset that the project was approved. Fort Myers Beach incorporated to stop high rise buildings…