CRUISE TERMINAL MISSING INSPECTIONS

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Dear ,

You are so right. At the Shipyard I got sick at there was even an argument over who didnt sign what TGI or Work Rel;ease Paper. They closed my case at Workmens Comp but even AFTER cleaning that basement people STILL ned respirator quals to go down. Then the top dogs argue who signed what. Public Officials? Not worth the vote. Many many code violations are causing all this. Even Federally.

You have to look out for yourself very carefully and I hate to admit it, but I am bitter but play the game to get the info. I want the hole that someone missed to uncover thiss.

Sorry I went off there. Yes. We need to be carefull even of our public officials.After a whole year and picture the Senators of my state werent interested enough.

Janet

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Dear All:

This story gets right to the heart of the problems -- lack of proper

enforcement!! The contractor's name wasn't on the permit because the

company hadn't registered a qualifying agent with the State. So, they are

technically and legally an UNLICENSED contractor! How on earth can the

building official simply issued a new permit t an unlicensed contractor and

then let them " correct " their licensing problem. Under Florida law if you

are caught as an unlicensed contractor you then cannot get a license. When

a building official allows an unlicensed contractor to obtain a permit,

isn't he aiding and abetting in violating the law?? How does a city of over

a million people allow contractors who are not properly licensed to get on

their " pre-qualified " bidders list? I think you will agree this is not

unique to Florida and we all need protection from our own public officials.

Sincerely,

Armstrong - HOBB Florida

To read this story in full, please visit

> http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/071903/bus_13063462.shtml

" Hodges, a private detective who reported the problems to city

officials, asked for construction to stop and argued the project needed to

start over. But building officials simply issued a new permit to Acon, and

Goldsbury said the company was told to correct its licensing problem

immediately.

Also, city officials erred by including Acon on a list of firms qualified to

bid on government jobs despite the company's licensing problem. "

CRUISE TERMINAL MISSING INSPECTIONS

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> A terminal for ville's new cruise ship service has been under

construction since May without facing inspections required by state law.

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> The shell of the terminal is about three-quarters complete, and the city's

chief of building inspections said yesterday special testing will probably

be needed to decide whether the project meets construction codes.

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> To read this story in full, please visit

> http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/071903/bus_13063462.shtml

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