Comments on: Putting My Money Where My Mouth Is http://www.financialiteracy.us/wordpress/2010/01/16/putting-my-money-where-my-mouth-is/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:01:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Lowell Herr http://www.financialiteracy.us/wordpress/2010/01/16/putting-my-money-where-my-mouth-is/comment-page-1/#comment-1240 Lowell Herr Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:39:52 +0000 http://www.financialiteracy.us/wordpress/?p=2090#comment-1240 Ellis, I see where your link to my web page is still pointing to the old site rather than to the new site at http://lherr.org/ita/ Thank you for making the change. Lowell Ellis,

I see where your link to my web page is still pointing to the old site rather than to the new site at

http://lherr.org/ita/

Thank you for making the change.

Lowell

]]> By: Bill Gowanloch http://www.financialiteracy.us/wordpress/2010/01/16/putting-my-money-where-my-mouth-is/comment-page-1/#comment-1150 Bill Gowanloch Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:25:26 +0000 http://www.financialiteracy.us/wordpress/?p=2090#comment-1150 See below for remarks sent to the Davie Town council and the Mayor about the purchase of Forman's property. Marlon left a number but has yet to return my call. I am trying to obtain all of the resident email addresses that the town has on file for its newsletters as this seems the only way to communicate with many residents. This should be public information under the Sunshine Laws. If you are not familiar with Bob Normans blog there are a number of interesting posts there about the Davie land purchase. Good Luck Bill G ----- Original Message ----- From: BGowanloch To: Mail@SchoolBusMart.com Sent: 02/11/2010 9:18 AM Subject: Re: 12.5 Million land purchase Thanks for the response, Been able to get very little from the Town Website. I watched the Video of both meetings of the Town Council and I personally thought that way too little time was spent on this item. From everything I have heard it was a terrible purchase even if we needed the property. I am trying to get current copies of the town residents email lists from the Town as they are public under the Sunshine Laws. The list I used was back from when they used to send out town hall meeting minutes in email format and is totally out of date. Looking at the video I had a sense that some of the council members were intimidated by others and not very forceful in their opinions'. I don't know but the whole thing just doesn't seem right. I have had to get my water through Sunrise since I bought my house and have always paid more than regular Davie customers. However, to spend money on a maybe if project at this time seems ridiculous. To take it out of the Town reserves is more insane. Then on top of that their is broad consensus that what was paid was way over the real market value. I would like to see the due diligence information as well as all environmental evaluations which should have been part of the process. Bill Gowanloch Davie, Fl I agree I think the Council members need to explain themselves. Subject: 12.5 Million land purchase How about a public response…. from you and the other town council members…. Randy Mazie poliakoff.com Sent: Wed, Feb 10, 2010 11:50 am Subject: RE: 12.5 Million land purchase If anyone would like to discuss this issue with me please call me on my cell(954)559-5098 Thanks Marlon Subject: Fw: 12.5 Million land purchase This land purchase deal stinks all over. We paid way too much for the property and it was pushed through with no notice to anyone. I wonder why. The three council members that voted for it won't be reelected. The other two should have done more to slow done the process and make the deal more transparent to the residents. I am appalled. We are again the laughing stock of Broward Bill Gowanloch Davie paid a premium price for the land based on today's depressed market, said Jonathan Kingsley, managing director for Grubb & Ellis Co. in Boca Raton and Miami. The town paid $12 per square foot, while today's going rate is closer to $4 per square foot for vacant land in Broward County with that zoning, Kingsley said. See Bob Normans Blog. http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/pulp/ See below for remarks sent to the Davie Town council and the Mayor about the purchase of Forman’s property. Marlon left a number but has yet to return my call. I am trying to obtain all of the resident email addresses that the town has on file for its newsletters as this seems the only way to communicate with many residents. This should be public information under the Sunshine Laws. If you are not familiar with Bob Normans blog there are a number of interesting posts there about the Davie land purchase.

Good Luck

Bill G

—– Original Message —–
From: BGowanloch
To: Mail@SchoolBusMart.com
Sent: 02/11/2010 9:18 AM
Subject: Re: 12.5 Million land purchase

Thanks for the response, Been able to get very little from the Town Website. I watched the Video of both meetings of the Town Council and I personally thought that way too little time was spent on this item. From everything I have heard it was a terrible purchase even if we needed the property.

I am trying to get current copies of the town residents email lists from the Town as they are public under the Sunshine Laws. The list I used was back from when they used to send out town hall meeting minutes in email format and is totally out of date.

Looking at the video I had a sense that some of the council members were intimidated by others and not very forceful in their opinions’. I don’t know but the whole thing just doesn’t seem right. I have had to get my water through Sunrise since I bought my house and have always paid more than regular Davie customers. However, to spend money on a maybe if project at this time seems ridiculous. To take it out of the Town reserves is more insane. Then on top of that their is broad consensus that what was paid was way over the real market value.

I would like to see the due diligence information as well as all environmental evaluations which should have been part of the process.

Bill Gowanloch
Davie, Fl

I agree I think the Council members need to explain themselves.

Subject: 12.5 Million land purchase

How about a public response….

from you and the other town council members….

Randy Mazie

poliakoff.com
Sent: Wed, Feb 10, 2010 11:50 am
Subject: RE: 12.5 Million land purchase

If anyone would like to discuss this issue with me please call me on my cell(954)559-5098

Thanks

Marlon

Subject: Fw: 12.5 Million land purchase

This land purchase deal stinks all over. We paid way too much for the property and it was pushed through with no notice to anyone. I wonder why. The three council members that voted for it won’t be reelected. The other two should have done more to slow done the process and make the deal more transparent to the residents. I am appalled. We are again the laughing stock of Broward

Bill Gowanloch

Davie paid a premium price for the land based on today’s depressed market, said Jonathan Kingsley, managing director for Grubb & Ellis Co. in Boca Raton and Miami. The town paid $12 per square foot, while today’s going rate is closer to $4 per square foot for vacant land in Broward County with that zoning, Kingsley said.
See Bob Normans Blog. http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/pulp/

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