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SOURCES: Fort Lauderdale Commissioner Warren Sturman Wants To Fire City Manager Over Polite E-Mails To Former Commissioner

Warren Sturman, left, and Judy Stern holding wee Stevie Bousquet

This cannot be real.

Multiple sources telling REDBROWARD that Fort Lauderdale Commissioner Warren Sturman (D-Whiny Baby) will make a motion to fire City Manager Greg Chavarria at tonight’s meeting.

Why does Sturman want to out Chavarria?

Sturman is mad Chavarria sent polite emails in response to an inquiry from a former city commissioner.

Sturman, a cardiologist, is so childish that he wants to fire a professional city manager for his courteous response to a former elected official?

Surely, Sturman’s petulant maneuvering has nothing to do with his close ties to lobbyist Judy Stern.

Last month, a Sun-Sentinel reporter revealed Stern arranged a meeting between Sturman and parties greatly interested in the building of a train bridge/tunnel over the Instracoastal Waterway. Sturman gave a laughable rationale for using a lobbyist to schedule his meetings.

As REDBROWARD previously reported, as chair of the Fort Lauderdale Charter Review Board, Stern urged new residency requirements for city managers. Fort Lauderdale insiders believe Stern is desperate to oust Chavarria from his post.

If Sturman makes the motion, will Stern allies John Herbst and Pamela Beasley Pittman go along with this costly and childish move?