And you wonder why the city of Daytona is in a terrible financial mess. Gee, go figure?

In the words of Forest Gump.... Stupid is as Stupid does.

Stay off Ms. Doan. She has been financing Daytona's most corrupt politicians for years. She is entitled to get a little return for her investment. This is how it works.

She was one of the top five campaign contributors for Mayor Glenn Ritchey and also funded many of the City Commissioners.

These people have brought so much shame to our city with their malfeasance, it is just amazing to me how no one has yet been prosecuted.

Whew I wanna say something just don't know where to start. Who owns all these vacant beachfront lots? I heard they get a tax break until they build on them? What kind of incentive is that? Why a city that main source of revenue is tourism has continued to shoot itself in the foot?

In the 50's, 60's, 70's Daytona had real entrepreneurs. Like Tom Stead the Cohenn Family and France's and Harry Doan. They made Daytona Beach a destination. What remains are mostly the heirs to these empires.. These heirs are just plain lazy people, and they don't deserve what they have got. They are unwilling to take risk. They would rather spend money to corrupt city government than to create an atmosphere inviting to business entrepreneurs and Central Florida tourism.

If it wasn't for the Bike weeks the business that Harry Doan left Therese would have failed a long time ago Maybe somebody that would run them in a responsible manner would have them now. She hasn't done anything to promote or improve any of them outside of maintenance since Harry flipped his airplane.

There is nothing to do in Daytona. No reason to come here outside the events. When 4 or 5 people run a town like a Parker Brother's Monopoly game eventually all the creative types just move on. Daytona is a waste of time a ghost town. these opportunist have sucked the life out of it.

She also gave money to State Attorney Tanner, so she's untouchable as well. Another above-the-law tycoon in the land of corruption.

Wow, I am amazed at how low this City has gone! Seems the corruption has gotten worse and worse, it's in the open, in-your-face and no one cares!

It is so sad to seestolen money (taxes) given away. Non-producers spending producers money. Does any city commissioner run a business and make a profit and give it away?
What happens when the tax revenue runs dry? It looks like the city and it's commission are draining revenues and getting ready to exit town.
It is time for a full independent audit. Paid for out of the saleries of city workers. 10% of of every city employee's yearly salary to pay for full financial and contract audit.
EXPOSE THE SHYSTERS

If the e-zone is changed from the historic surfside village which the historic main street redevelopement area was originally created has a surplus of 2 million dollars left, where does the surplus go? Does the city have the right to use it to buy the pier or any other lame idea like changing the rdb areas that created the money to t-4 which is what it wants to do or or does this move delete the historic districts? The e-zone has all the historic properties that was used to create it,the pinwood cemetery,7 peninsula that was mistakingly torn down(said by Suzanne Kuehns) for the benifit of boot hill parking,the horse stable used for the fire dept. that was torn down for the benifit of hot leathers, There are many other original properties taht will also be gone or are gone. If this does happen does daytona think that the money could be better spent if used for a new waste water plant that WOULD be needed for the extra lift stations that would be needed for the new developements? What about all the epa proteted sand dunes and 100 year old trees. Does the city plan on giving all the money it illegally created back to the people that supported it? What about all the state historic grants? Do they plan on giving it back? When the city tears down all the remaining propertis where does the money for the taxes they would create come from? As soon as the e-zone does happen do we lose our historic standing? Are they in such a hurry to buy something before the t 4 zone is created? As far as the property that doanes sold the city it was originally owned by rice and rose,which was brokered by shallow. It also had 2 historic houses on it on top of a huge sand dune that was leveled before doanes bought it. The sand was taken from there to fill in the low areas of 11 and 17 north peneinsula that was also sold to doanes
brokered by shallow,Before the sale was made. there were also 3 historic 100 year old trees that was taken down.

another property that was used to get the state historic grant was peabody playground that was located behind peabody auditorium. This children's playground was donated by simon peabody one of the founding fathers of daytona beach. But another "mistake" on the original map put it at 9 SOUTH wild olive which is owned by ms. doanes. The original playgrounds address was on NORTH wild olive. This was the property that the city owned donated by peabody and sold to ms. doane for parking that was needed behind the now bank and blues club. This is another case of address switching that was masterminded by Gerald Langston and company.

pinewood cemetery-the original names of the streets surrounding the cemetery were auditorium on the north side was called duke ave. 2.peninsula ave on the west side was called pine street. 3.hollywood on the east side was called cemetery street. 4. main street on the south side was called seabreeze ave. I also have an original county map sheet #5304. sec 45 scale: 1:2400. The map also shows where thr property bought by the city from doane was to be deleted. This was way before it actually hapened. There are also marked properties on the map that the city is going to level that hasn't been leveled yet. The Langstons adress swithching were that the west side of peninsula were all even numbers that were changed to odd number addresses once you crossed main st on peninsula going north and changed back to even after the redevelopement area. The same as halifax ave. The same as grandview and many others. This might not seem important but when the historic redevelopment funds and the redevelopement area funds were used they went to the wrong addresses. This is another one of Langston & companys ways of screwing the taxpayers who are just being used as pawns. I too have been in this town for over 35 years just like angela koliopulos who wrote the article in the ideas section of todays news journal only I have every move that was made since then on paper and original.

my great grandfather said the name of halifax st was valley street. This was changed at to halifax ave. at the incorporation of daytona beach in 1913. It also states that Halifax ave. should be changed to another name in the VERY NEAR future. This was 96 years ago. I also have the original copy of all the documents that were sealed and signed by the city clerk.

I did check the address switching that anonymous said july 3rd and it's true the addresses of peninsula and halIfax do change BACK to their original addresses past main st to furthur down near ormond. If the wrong addresses did get state and historic grants in 1984 when this historic scam was dreamed up then some of the wrong houses got a zoning change and some of the others got knocked down.

On the article posted by Daytona Post dated May 12th -YOU CAN STOP CORRUPTION IN DAYTONA BEACH-JOIN THE

FLOODLINES CAMPAIGN. I think that contacting Crist is good but the EXACT same article should be sent to all would be

opponents both Republicans and Democrats running in the next election, also sending copies to the inspector general and the

Federal and State Historic Divisions and whoever prosecutes the RICO Act would get more attention. Of course, a notorized

petition of names of residents would also help but wouldn't be necessary I don't know the names and addresses all the

politicians that would running but I do know the government agency addresses-The inspector General, the State and Federal

Historic Agencies and the EPA, including management and supervisors because I have dealt with them in the past. I did the

same thing when the city was backing a washed up losing mayor candidate and past commissioner who was going to put up a

private parking lot next to my property. I put in civil complaints and the EPA denied the parking garage on the fact that a sand

dune and 4- 100 year old trees would have to be leveled. The trees were cut down but had to be replaced by others in the

same location. I also put in a complaint with the city zoning board and won because the property is residential and this project

would have to be over 250 feet from a residential neighborhood. It took 3 years of going to all city board meetings and

bringing all my neighbors with me. They were first fined $1,000 a day for 750 days. Then the fine was appealed and the

city lowered it to $500.00 a day. Then it was appealed 2 more times and the city gave in to a $25,000 fine. I had to

look at 5 piles of dirt, 40 4x8 foot cement blocks stacked 2 and 3 feet high for 3 years but I won. This info is all

documented and listed with the complaint #'s in the minutes of the zoning board and city commission meetings. I did this by

myself with the help of the surrounding neighbors and CONCERENED CITIZENS. I had a 3 year runaround by the private

investors of the parking garage and the city. I also ran for mayor in 1999 but had to back out because I am disabled and

they told me that because I couldn't personally campaign to get the required amount (10) signatures in each one of the city's

zones I had to back out. I wanted to give my salary if elected to the league of women voters directly and not even have it

in my name, the city claimed that I had to receive my salary directly. For those who are disabled and want to run for mayor

all it would cost would be to open a campaign account for $25.00 and claim yourself as principle-mayor candidate, secretary

,treasurer and campaign manager.