City of Daytona Beach buys 20-foot strip of land from campaign financer for $320,955
The City Commission's unanimous approval of the purchase was not done at a public meeting; it was adopted quickly through the consent agenda on 5/7/08 without public discussion after Commissioner Dwayne Taylor made the Motion to Approve which Commissioner Rob Gilliland seconded.
Items on the consent agenda are not discussed nor open for public comment and are regularly adopted in group. This method of effecting substantial expenditures by the City Commission has been widely criticized in the past as showing a lack of transparency and circumventing Florida sunshine laws.
The city routinely delays the publication of the minutes of these meetings until after the lapse of the 30-day legal limit for citizens to file official appeals or judicial complaints. So, in effect, unless people are present at these often lengthy meetings and know where to look, millions of dollars of their tax moneys get spent without their knowledge.
The City's documentation indicates that the parcel was appraised at $137,000 in December 2005 and that it ordered a new single appraisal in January 2008. The new appraisal showed the property's value increased to $266,400, an appreciation of almost 100% during that period.
The end of 2005 is widely recognized as the peak of the recent real estate bubble. During the subsequent period of 2006-2008, Daytona Beach real estate properties, both commercial and residential, have seen substantial decreases in values due to the real estate crisis and the mortgage meltdown. For the first six months of the current year 2008 alone, the decrease has been 13% according to data tracker Zillow.
According to the city-ordered appraisal, the value of the Permanent Utility Easement portion of the strip of land "increased" from $2,500 in Dec 2005 to $75,600 in January 2008. This represents a 3,000% increase in valuation. None of the Commissioners made any inquiries nor expressed any reservations at this inordinate amount.
In his letter requesting the purchase, the Deputy City Manager indicated that "The City is not required per the interlocal agreement to proceed with this project" but he recommended its approval nevertheless.
According to the Volusia County Property Appraiser's office, Doan's parcels, which include the small 20-foot strip of land sold to the city, have a Just Value of $31,000 (Parcel 5305-08-13-0063) $28,000 (Parcel 5305-08-13-0062), $20,000 (Parcel 5305-08-13-0061), and $20,000 (Parcel 5305-08-13-0060), for a total market just value of $99,000.
The city is only purchasing a 20-foot strip, a 5,425 square feet fraction out of the approximately 22,000 square feet of Ms. Doan's parcels. Ms. Doan uses the unimproved property as a temporary parking lot during special events for the use of employees in the Main Street area. The temporary parking lot site plan was approved in 2007. The map below shows the strip of land lying inside Ms. Doan's parcels.
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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.
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.
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
brokered by shallow,Before the sale was made. there were also 3 historic 100 year old trees that was taken down.
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.
The pier was also one of the structures that were used to get the state historic grant in 1984. In order to be considered a historic structure you must go to 3 steps. First, you must prove that your structure is historic and meets all criteria. The Department of Interior must give you a letter stating that it is within these histortic rules and you must fill out a form telling them what you are going to do to restore it and how much you are going to spend to restore the structure. Second, you do all the things that you said you were going to do to restore it and send pictures to the Department of Interior of what you accomplished. If during the part 2 phase of restoration you make any changes you have to fill out an addendum to your original plans and the Department of Interior must approve. Step 2 you send pictures of all the improvements to be added to the original historic claim and the Department of Interior must OK the changes. You must pay a fee to the Department of Interior and they in turn send investigators to check all of your work and see if it is truly a historic structure. If everything is the way you said and you pass the inspection THEN and only THEN they send you a copper printed plaque printed on it when and why it is historic and dates included. You then can claim a tax incentive break of 20% plus other grants and tax breaks.
The MAIN STREET PIER, not the DAYTONA PIER never got past step 1 which means it still in the infant stage of being rebuilt. This is being done with TAXPAYER DOLLARS.
How do I know this? MY historic structure that I've owned for over 30 years just passed Step 2 of the Department of Interiors standards for historic properties. I sent in the pictues of my accomplishments and they sent me a letter that I passed. All I have to do now is send them the required fee for the inspectors to come and inspect it for the final step 3. The city knows this but does not have me listed as historic even though I'm one of the only 4 structures in the whole city that went this far. They have me classsified as within the main street redevelopement area even though I'm beyond the area. They did this so I couldn't get any CITY historic monies to accomplish what I did. All the taxpayer dollars that the city gives, not the Department of Interior, to restore phoney properties is just one part of The Langston and company SCAMS including ASHER, DOANES, MIKETRICK,the former leader Ms(BUIlD IT AND THE WILL COME) KUEHNS, BIG JOHN, TIPTEN and a few other low life CLOWNS. The street address switching has everything and more that was created by these 'ORGANIZED CLOWNS" to pull off this PERFECT scam dreamed up by LANGSTON and ASHER and others including MASTER SHALLOW BATER. Like I've said before I WILL NOT post anthing on this site that isn't true and have original documents to back every I post.
31 sex offenders whithin a 1 mile radius of historic pinwood cemetery or 251 sex offenders from the cemetery.
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http://volusia.org/sheriff/Sex%20Offenders/Predators/default.htm
To find out how many sex offenders and predators live in your area.
1. On the Sheriffs office web site click on the 5th one down from the directory which will say -- Sexual offender
Predator search
2. Click on OFFENDER SEARCH
Click to search for Sexual
Predators and offenders
3. Click on NEIGHBORHOOD
SEARCH---------Then click on standard
4. Click zip code (all that is required is zip code) to display results is click on LIST
5. Click on CITY-put in your address ( required )do not use your house number just the name of your street
6. State should say Florida
7. Click on what radius=1 mile to 5 miles
8. Display results in either list or map.
9. IF you click on map it will show you exactly where they live within 1 or 5 miles RADIUS
Why is it that every bar on main street has to have dumpsters for its garbage yet froggies saloon has 15 residential ones. most days the city street cleaner can't come down fern alley because of it. I asked dennis Hunnycut the leasee of froggies this and he said that's just the way it is. The stench and the rats can be smelled all the way down Fern Alley. Could this be because Hunnycut leases from Attorney NICK GEORGE,the same person that bought and leveled the main street Fernwood hotel and uses the vacant land for commercial use during special events yet pays taxes for vacant residential. This empty lot even has a name for an invisible business called MAIN STREET MOTORCYCLE WORLD.
This program is a farce. You can only hire NEW officers with this money who will be assigned to COP programs. So if you are a department that has to lay off officers, you can't keep them with this money. You can't keep your veteran officer and just assigned them to COP. You have to lay off your veteran officers, and hire new officers.
Also in 3 years after the money runs out the department MUST keep that officer for a fourth year. So if cities are still broke in 3 years. Guess what? Bye bye veteran officers. They will have to keep the rookie, and lay off a senior officer.
The money could of been better spent in so many ways. But Biden wanted to stand at the press conference and say "We are going to hire new police officers". Yeah, at the cost of senior officers.
it appears that city with money to spend got the grant and agency smaller who's town budget dose not have the money to hire help did not. unfair to smaller towns needing extra protection regardless to crime rate, this was listed as a way to fund agencies in hiring more manpower to keep crime rates down
(The money)"... was sent to places with the highest crime rates and the biggest budgetary problems...Under the COPS program, the federal government pays the officers' salary and benefits for three years, after which the local government is responsible for the costs."
Sounds like a real efficient program. Let's give our tax dollars to cities who aren't responsible enough to balance their own budget, then expect them to pick up the tab for their full salary in three years. Not gonna happen.
Three years from now, Obama will be campaigning for re-election when crime goes up as "4,699 officers" get laid off from their temporary jobs. My advice to these newly hired officers, rent, don't buy.
democrats, creating unemployment now and in the future, guaranteed.
Hence in 3 short years you end up with a police force void of knowledge of true American history and a force overrun with "global citizen" cops who are trained
to view anyone who mentions the US Constitution as a terrorist.
The older cops may still have a conscience but the younger brainwashed ones? Highly unlikely. Ignorance is the name of the game for the New World Order globalists. "We don't want thinkers, only worker bees," says John Rockefeller.
Freemasonry is also used by the globalists to control and brainwash it's member toward their no-sovereign nations/one world society and with 75% of the DB Police Force being Freemasons, what chance is there to salvage DB?
So when are the casino's coming?
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