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FL-SAC@yahoogroups.com
Apr 1, 2004 12:59 pm
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This is a piece of mine published in Today's (April 3) Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Dave Miner ============ ...
DWMINERESQ@...
Apr 4, 2004 12:27 am
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In a message dated 4/3/2004 7:28:03 PM Eastern Standard Time, DWMINERESQ@... writes: However, some on the School Board seem to think priority should be...
Drivinmom@...
Apr 4, 2004 1:28 am
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FYI, it is common practice for large developers to give portions of their land to school districts for future growth/use. Can you imagine the area getting...
My point Theresa is that this developer is not giving a square inch for a school but is selling land to our board on credit and dictating where the school ...
DWMINERESQ@...
Apr 5, 2004 2:45 am
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Marion, Thanks. Your regular columns in the Orlando Sentinel provide me inspiration. Dave [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
DWMINERESQ@...
Apr 5, 2004 3:03 am
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Sandee, One thing you may want to do is make a public records request for a copy of the agreement concerning the transfer of the land to be (or being) used by...
DWMINERESQ@...
Apr 5, 2004 3:25 am
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RE: I think most boards suck up to developers instead of using school ... district. ... Here's a different play on the same scenario, but the Orlando City ...
RE article from Sentinel: "School boards cannot approve or deny proposed developments, but local governments in Orange County have agreed to consider school...
In a message dated 4/5/2004 10:49:38 AM Eastern Standard Time, ... OK Theresa, I know you did not intend to suggest that I don't spend many hours studying...
DWMINERESQ@...
Apr 5, 2004 3:35 pm
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Barb, The article points out the need for city/county, school boards, and developers to work together to merge goals for the common good. In Orlando, in this...
DWMINERESQ@...
Apr 5, 2004 3:53 pm
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Of course I did not mean you Dave ;-) Although, it (my email) could be interpreted as so; it was not intentional so please accept my apologies. And, I am...
That's exactly right. Our School Board is very upset with the City Council voting for the development without taking into consideration what impact it would...
You bet all school boards love developers. They donate generously to campaigns, don't they? And school board members use tax dollars to meet on state and...
Ggrandperson@...
Apr 5, 2004 8:43 pm
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In a message dated 4/5/2004 12:27:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... This is not what realtors are reporting in Manatee County. Just the opposite -- what...
DWMINERESQ@...
Apr 8, 2004 3:04 am
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Broward County buyers shop for schools first-then for houses. What buyers don't know is that we are changing boundaries constantly to accommodate growth, so...
In Pinellas we have 'choice schools' which means it doesn't give ANY guarantee of school to ANY new students... You apply for choice of 3 schools and then it...
Dave, you bring up a great point. Who's to say that should you buy a house that is currently zoned for School A, that your child will attend School A. It would...
You know, when I was working with the school district in Broward I was on the zoning committee. In Broward, every SAC is required to have a district ...
In a message dated 4/8/2004 11:12:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... Currently the School Board determines school zones and can adjust them as they want....
DWMINERESQ@...
Apr 10, 2004 12:20 am
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In a message dated 3/15/04 8:23:08 AM Eastern Daylight Time, theresa@... writes: << oy in Hillsborough is still having trouble. A parent SAC...
Lucyedu@...
Apr 10, 2004 1:18 pm
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Dave's correct. Companies have refused to locate in M-Dade because the schools are so bad. Nothing to do with $$. The system is so corrupt and inept they waste...
Ggrandperson@...
Apr 10, 2004 4:57 pm
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The land's the cheapest thing the developer could possibly give. They buy it by the acre and sell it by the lot. The money's in the buildings. Tax money, that...
Ggrandperson@...
Apr 10, 2004 5:11 pm
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In a message dated 4/10/2004 1:12:01 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... Even better. They don't give it. They are, here, paid fair market value at "best use" rates...
DWMINERESQ@...
Apr 10, 2004 11:23 pm
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Instead of "tax rebates" , I should have said "tax credits" or "impact fee credits". Dave Miner [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
DWMINERESQ@...
Apr 10, 2004 11:38 pm
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Palm Beach does have attractive schools, but not well built schools. Their construction of schools is not known as one of the best in the state. Our current...
In a message dated 4/10/2004 8:33:49 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... Shawn, are you saying that schools can be just like people? Dave ... [Non-text portions of...
DWMINERESQ@...
Apr 11, 2004 1:11 am
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Since the following contains information on both school prototypes and SAC info, though ya'll might be interested in seeing how Orange County is doing lately. ...