There are two relevant items that your readers may not understand about our crime prevention program: once we ask for money, we will officially form new”partnerships” and our leaders have not advised us as to the areas where the “Feed the Weeds” program has been successful.

As it stands now – if the incorporated state or federal governments want to mandate the establishment of more social give-away programs in unincorporated Lee County technically they would be obligated to pay for them.

Constitutionally a public agency corporation has no lawful jurisdiction over anything except other corporations or legal fictions.

Once unincorporated Lee County officially asks for, and receives, funds an “agreement” will be established whereas our new “partners” can then start mandating programs that we will be responsible to fund.

So, the $1 million grant is going to turn into a fiscal nightmare for us.

Also, have any of our leaders given us any documented evidence identifying any area where “Feed the Weeds” has been successful?

Or course, they haven’t because no such area exists and no research was conducted ahead of time verifying the integrity of this purported crime fighting process.

Make no mistake about it. Lehigh Acres is the designated dumping grounds for Lee County.

Lehigh is going to furnish all the elements (low income housing, welfare, food stamps, etc.) that breed crime.

The only thing left to be decided is just who is going to have to pay for it all.

Lehigh should not allow our leaders to create conditions that will officially assign the costs of these crime-breeding elements on Lehigh’s taxpayers. If the state and the feds want more dumping grounds, let them pay for it.

The “Feed the Weeds” program has not been successful anywhere else and we do not officially need any new “partners.”

You folks have access to these so-called leaders. Ask them if I am lying or misleading you with this article.

Ask them if they would care to openly debate with me on this subject? Want to bet that none of the pusillanimous little buggers will officially respond (in writing) to my statements?

Keith Kaye is a resident of Lehigh Acres. He is referring to a “Weed and Seed” program. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office and local leaders are working to get a million dollar grant from the federal government. They claim it will help to combat crime in Lehigh. The Citizen welcomes an opposing view. – Ed.