Thursday, May 21, 2015

Letter re: DOW MUSEUM OF HISTORIC HOMES -- STATE OF FLORIDA GRANTS OF SOME $2 MILLION, COMPLEX NOW SOUGHT TO BE CONVERTED INTO FANCY HOTEL IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD

NOTICE OF FILING IN Re: FORMER DOW MUSEUM OF HISTORIC HOMES PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT -- STATE INVESTMENT IN OUR HISTORIC RESOURCES -- IT'S OUR MONEY!
Dear Mayor Shaver, et al.:
1. Enclosed please find a state spreadsheet evidencing most of the $2 million our State of Florida has invested in the Dow Museum of Historic Homes. Please note that this was received today and would have been entered into evidence at the PZB hearing had it been received timely -- it corroborates my sworn testimony before PZB. My request was made to the Florida Secretary of State on April 2, 2015, seven (7) weeks ago today. This delay is extraordinary, in my experience.
2. The PUD proposal is contrary to public policy and an improper conversion of Kenneth Worcester Dow's legacy for private profit of DAVID BARTON CORNEAL, et al.
3. One building has already been wrongfully destroyed before the appeal deadline ended. I have appealed the HARB order to the City Commission.
4. Our HARB is a disgrace, with members repeatedly taking money from developers.
5. HARB members' conflicts of interest may violate both state and federal laws, including 18 U.S.C. 666.
6. Please reject the DOW MUSEUM PUD, ten year tax holiday and any other applications sought by DAVID BARTON CORNEAL.
7. This historic museum must not be privatized.
Thank you.
With kindest regards, I am,
Sincerely yours,
Ed Slavin
www.staugustgreen.com
www.cleanupcityofstaugustine.blogspot.com
904-377-4998

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

HARB needs a complete review of members.

Matthew Armstrong cannot stay after 5 p.m. SORRY. You agreed to serve, if you cannot do a COMPLETE job, then have the decency to resign.

PAUL WEAVER excuses and recuses himself whenever he is paid by interests who apply to HARB.

So does JEREMY MARQUIS. Regularly!

Neither is committed to HARB or to HP, but to making money. FINE.

But DON'T SERVE ON HARB, taking up meaningful room on this board when your livelihoods rely on making your living off the discipline.

ARMSTRONG, WEAVER, and MARQUIS MUST RESIGN IMMEDIATELY.

No more cronyism on city volunteer boards!