He intends to let the American people know what’s going on. Well we can’t have that!!!

By Ken Kaye
South Florida Sun-Sentinel

DEERFIELD BEACH Bill Proenza is hunting for a new home in South Broward County. That’s because he intends to remain the director of the National Hurricane Center in Miami-Dade County for at least five years, he said Wednesday.

Yet during a news conference, he was besieged by questions as to whether he might be fired after receiving a stern letter last week from a top National Weather Service official, saying he had violated a number of federal protocols.

Among those, was publicly criticizing his superiors in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for failing to plan a replacement for the QuikSCAT satellite, which has helped provide accurate storm forecasts but is doomed to die soon.

On Wednesday, Proenza said he has no fear of losing his job.

He said he has the support of several members of Congress - including U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., - as well as the general public.

“I’m encouraged,” he said, adding that he plans to continue his public campaign to get a next-generation weather satellite launched as soon as possible. “I intend to be very upfront and make sure the American people know what’s going on.”

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