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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFwd Corruption in the City Of Cape Canaveral Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: David Greene <D.Greene@cityofcapecanaveral.org <mailto:D.Greene@cityofcapecanaveral.org> > Date: April 11, 2016 at 3:33:02 PM EDT To: David Dickey <D.Dickey@cityofcapecanaveral.org <mailto:D.Dickey@cityofcapecanaveral.org> >, Michael German <M.German@cityofcapecanaveral.org <mailto:M.German@cityofcapecanaveral.org> >, Anthony Garganese <agarganese@orlandolaw.net <mailto:agarganese@orlandolaw.net> >, Kim Kopp <kkopp@orlandolaw.net <mailto:kkopp@orlandolaw.net> >, Bob Hoog <B.Hoog@cityofcapecanaveral.org <mailto:B.Hoog@cityofcapecanaveral.org> > Subject: FW: Corruption in the City Of Cape Canaveral All, FYI. David From: Kim McIntire On Behalf Of Info Sent: Monday, April 11, 2016 3:04 PM To: David Greene <D.Greene@cityofcapecanaveral.org <mailto:D.Greene@cityofcapecanaveral.org> > Subject: FW: Corruption in the City Of Cape Canaveral FYI From: Alward, Elizabeth M [mailto:Liz.Alward@brevardcounty.us] On Behalf Of Commissioner, D2 Sent: Monday, April 11, 2016 12:48 PM To: Info <Info@cityofcapecanaveral.org <mailto:Info@cityofcapecanaveral.org> > Cc: Barfield, Jim <Jim.Barfield@brevardcounty.us <mailto:Jim.Barfield@brevardcounty.us> > Subject: FW: Corruption in the City Of Cape Canaveral Angela, All the County Commissioners received the enclosed email on Saturday. This doesn’t seem to be a first of its kind email. If there is anything we can do let me know. Thanks, Liz ______________________________________________________ Liz Alward, Senior Legislative Aide District 2 Commission Office 2575 N. Courtenay Parkway Merritt Island, Fl 32953 Phone: (321) 454-6601 Fax: (321) 454-6602 liz.alward@brevardcounty.us <mailto:liz.alward@brevardcounty.us> From: Bernie [mailto:abc777@cfl.rr.com] Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2016 2:27 PM To: Commissioner, D2 Subject: Corruption in the City Of Cape Canaveral Mr. German 2/14/2016 I am Bernie Lennon, 126 Oak Lane Cape Canaveral. I talked with Alicia Spring (120 & 122) Oak Lane yesterday about the Sheropa development at 127, 131, 135, and 139 Oak Lane. Alicia said you informed her about 2 competing surveys for the Sheropa development. You may remember when I talked to you before construction started on 127 and 131 Oak Lane that 135 and 139 Oak were located in the setbacks and I had told the Cape Canaveral Building department and the developers about the error before any construction began. Your response was you could do nothing because 135 and 139 had a certificate of occupancy before you started working at Cape Canaveral building department but you would make sure 127 and 131 Oak Lane would be located correctly. The Sheropa development survey is not in competition with any local survey. Tim, at 123 Oak Lane who paid to resurvey the Sheropa development, has determined that all local surveys are in agreement except the Sheropa development. 120, 122, 123, 124, 126 Oak Lane, the Sea Spray Townhomes and Ocean Gardens are all in agreement. The Sheropa developer and the City of Cape Canaveral were informed about the error before any construction began. They decided to start construction without getting a second independent survey. Once the construction started, Harrack Trucking and Clearing started clearing for 135 & 139 Oak Lane. The next day I found 5 car tires on my property. I threw them back onto the cleared lots expecting to never see them again. Then about 200 loads of fill dirt arrived. One of the dump trucks broke down in front of my property and was in various stages of repairs for over a week, leaving behind broken parts and possible used oil. The developer then placed a dumpster and porta toilet in front of my property, and any wind would blow the trash in my yard. I could then determine what tradesmen were at work by the debris in my yard; wheelbarrows of sand, broken cement block, large rocks, insulation, driveway pavers. One Friday evening I noticed a landscaper walk to the Circle K and came back with an 18 pack of Corona beer. The next morning, I had to pick up 18 Corona bottles. Harrack Trucking and Clearing returned for final landscaping so did the 5 car tires. They also ripped out two 35-foot-tall palm trees by the roots and hid then in my yard along with two loads of yard debris. It took 2 weeks to get it removed. At some point I started complaining to the developer about all the work it was keeping things clean, but I was not met with cooperation. I then started complaining to Duree Alexander in the code enforcement department on a regular basis without much success. Harrack Trucking loaded a bulldozer in front of 123 Oak Lane about 6 months ago and crushed a cement water meter cover and put large gouges in the yard. Duree asked me to email her pictures of the damage. After reviewing the pictures, she assured me it would be fixed. Last week they picked up the dumpster at 127 Oak Lane and gouged out 15 feet of asphalt 3 inches wide by 3 inches deep. All work at Sheropa development should conform to all building codes. And any of the local neighbors who have spent money or performed work to rectify the problems should be reimbursed or compensated for any work. Thank You Bernie Lennon Bernie, 2/16/2016 I have contacted the City of Cocoa Water Department today, and they will send a representative out within the week to inspect the damaged water meter cover at 123 Oak Lane. Duree Alexander Mr. German, 2/18/2016 Last year when 135 and 139 Oak Lane were in this phase of construction (installing the doors, windows, insulation, drywall, painting) the door knobs don’t get installed until last. The doors banging all night make it difficult to sleep so I suggested to the developers it may be in both of our interest to put door knobs on because of possible damage to the buildings. Nothing happened until I informed them 3 weeks later that a homeless person had moved in. No homeless person this time. The wind storm 3 weeks ago made 120 & 121 Oak Lane look like hurricane Andrew had gone through because of fiberglass insulation covering the entire property. I have to park my car in the back of the house to avoid it getting paint spray when the painters open the water main shooting water 40 feet into the air to clean their paint rollers. The lowest area in the city of cape Canaveral is the end of Oak Lane. The 2009 storm left about 6 inches of standing in that area that’s approximately the level of one of the homes. Thank you Bernie Lennon Mr. Greene 2/20/2016 I have been trying to contact Michael German at the building department. When I select the hyperlink (m.german@cityofcapecanaveral.org <mailto:m.german@cityofcapecanaveral.org> ) it populates the email with (J.lombardi@cityofcapecanaveral.org <mailto:J.lombardi@cityofcapecanaveral.org> ) I have been trying both without success. Can you please let me know the proper way to contact Mr. German and forward the following information to him. Thank You Bernie Lennon 126 Oak Lane Cape Canaveral Mr. Lennon, 2/22/2016 Please provide me with a contact number and I will be happy to contact you concerning Oak Lane. Thanks, Michael German Mr. German 2/22/2016 We have been discussing the surveying error for over a year now but construction continues. Last week FPL placed a marker at the end of my driveway to place a phone pole that I believe is also located with a faulty survey. Can you explain how all of the problems will be fixed? To contact me simply select the “reply all” button at the top of the page and a copy of your response will go to : Bernie Lennon, Alicia Spring, David Dickey and David Green. Thank you Bernie Lennon abc777@cfl.rr.com <mailto:abc777@cfl.rr.com> Mr. German 2/23/2016 As I lay awake because of doors slamming I remember when my house was being built the contractor installed old recycled door knobs from prior houses he had built to keep the doors from slamming. Is it possible that could solve this problem? Bernie Lennon 126 Oak Lane Mr. Lennon, 2/25/2016 I will contact the Builder today and request that the doors be properly secured. Thank you, Michael German 2/25/2016 Hi Bernie. As we have discussed on numerous occasions, the City relied on a signed/sealed survey from a licensed surveyor to issue the building permit for the property in question on Oak Lane. When your concern came to our attention we requested supporting documentation, which was subsequently provided. My understanding is that the two surveyors are working through the discrepancy in the surveys and once they reach consensus will submit their findings. Please note that a Certificate of Occupancy will not be issued until this issue is resolved. I don't want to conjecture what the findings will be or what may occur thereafter. However, I will reiterate that this more than likely will be a civil matter between private parties. David Dickey Mr. Dickey 2/26/2016 The property owners of 120, 122, 123 and 126 Oak Lane have been complaining to the code enforcement and the building department about the Sheropa development since before construction began. It started with survey markers that were not in the correct location followed by a year and a half of complaints of unsupervised construction. The complaints included damage to city property, damage to the environment, construction debris scattered through the entire area, entire days of loud yelling and cursing, drunk landscapers, parking in the middle of the street, disabled excavator dump truck and many more issues. It was also brought to the attention of the building department early on about the homes not meeting the minimum elevation requirement. 139 Oak Lane is most likely not even 2 feet above sea level let alone the crown of the road. Most of the complaints were ignored the rest “there is nothing we can do about it”. Then the retaliation by the city, using bulldozers they pushed debris onto my property (126 Oak Lane) that was 15 feet tall 60 feet long and 20 feet wide. It took 6 tractor trailers to remove the debris. Your suggestion is for private parties to battle in court. This is permanent damage that cannot be repaired. Construction continues so future power poles, water meters, driveways, sidewalks and landscaping will not be located correctly. The City of Cape Canaveral was founded in 1963 to eliminate this type of anarchy. We are now left in a situation where nobody can win except the lawyers. Bernie Lennon Mr. Dickey 2/26/2016 Can you direct me to the rules being used for this surveying dispute? Since this dispute involves other property owners and myself, I would like to know why we have been excluded? Also will this dispute be open to the public to make sure no back room deals are being made? What are the time frames? If any of the owners disagree with the results how could they appeal before Certificate of Occupancy? Thank you Bernie Lennon 126 Oak Lane Mayor Hoog, 3/3/2016 The City of Cape Canaveral has been remapping Oak Lane with Sheropa LLC. My requests to be included in this remapping have been ignored. Also, the City of Cape Canaveral used a bulldozer to push debris on to my property at 126 Oak Lane. My attempts to find who ordered this and why have been ignored. Could you please help me get to the bottom of this? Thank you Bernie Lennon 126 Oak Lane 3/3/2016 Good afternoon Bernie. I can assure you that the City has/is not taking any action that will “remap” Oak Lane. As this is a public right-of-way, any closing/reconfiguration would require the passage (by the City Council at a publically-noticed meeting) of a resolution. As you and I have previously discussed, when the City issued a building permit for the construction of a house at 128 Oak Lane, it relied upon a survey from Walker Surveying, a licensed surveyor in the state of Florida, which indicated property lines, setbacks, the location of improvements, etc. Subsequent to this, there were suggestions by adjacent property owners that the submitted survey was incorrect. The City requested documentation in support of this claim. A second survey was completed by Riehl Reliable Surveying and Mapping that showed a conflict. The City asked that the two surveyors get together and determine the nature and scope of the conflict. To date, we have not seen anything in response to this request. In my email to you on February 23rd, I explained the situation and assured you that a Certificate of Occupancy would not be issued until this issue was resolved. To resolve this issue in a timely manner, the City will engage a surveying company which is on our continuing contract list to review the two surveys and determine what, if any, discrepancies exist. The cost to perform this review will be equally shared between the City, the developer and the two property owners. The City Attorney’s Office is drafting an agreement that all of the parties will sign that stipulates their financial participation as well as its commitment to abide by the results of the review. Regarding the debris, the City does not own a bulldozer and its employees have not been involved in any debris removal in the recent past on Oak Lane. I will inquire with the developer to determine if they were involved with this activity. I hope this answers all of your questions. Dave Mr. Dickey 3/4/2016 I am surprised that neither Duree Alexander or Michael German filled you in on the City of Cape Canaveral bulldozing 6 tractor trailer loads of debris onto my property because they are the ones who told me the city did it. It was moved after I complained, but I couldn’t believe the city had done this after I had been talking to Duree about having this same kind of issue with the developer. One of the few times that Duree Alexander from code enforcement came to investigate my complaint of 2 wheelbarrows of paver that were dumped onto my property, she was displeased because I could not prove that the Sheropa development had dumped the pavers (that matched those being used across the road). I thought to myself it would not take the number one CSI team in the country to prove they actually had dumped the pavers, but my response to Duree was I am not trying to prove anything, just trying to get them to stop it. So a few weeks later when Harrack Trucking and clearing loaded a very large machine onto a tractor trailer, I watched him crush the utilities and gouge out the vegetation. I immediately took pictures and showed them to Duree. This time I had proof, so surely things would get better, I thought. Now 6 months later the soil washes down the street every time it rains and the utilities have not been repaired. Mr. Dickey all of these questions have gone unanswered. Sheropa development seems exempt from all rules and this is impacting my own property. I am unclear about the review you are suggesting will happen. I hope you are not expecting that I or any of the neighboring property owners be held financially or otherwise responsible for this mess. Additionally, since this impacts my property—the entire acre opposite these houses—I want to know the outcome and any recourse for appeal BEFORE these homes receive a certificate of occupancy. I raised the issue of the survey in the past when the first two homes were built and the city’s response was, “It’s too late since we’ve already issued certificates of occupancy, but we won’t let this happen with the next two houses.” Of course, the city did nothing to follow up which is why we’re having this problem now. My specific questions are then: Why has the city allowed this developer to go unchecked in causing concerns to neighbors on Oak Lane, and even participated in the issue (dumping truckloads of debris on my property)? Why was the survey not reviewed earlier in the process when the city was told there was a problem? Will I be held financially responsible in any way for the review of the survey (your e-mail was unclear about who those two property owners are who are to bear part of the responsibility)? Will I be informed of the outcome of this survey dispute and have a chance to have input or appeal? Thank you Bernie Lennon 126 Oak Lane Cape Canaveral, FL. Mayor Hoog, 3/10/2016 For a year and a half now myself and most of my neighbors have been in a constant struggle with the City of Cape Canaveral and the Sheropa development on Oak Lane. So I have spent the last few days researching what went wrong and this is what I have uncovered. The owner of Sheropa LLC. Is a former Mayor of Cape Canaveral and you were his Vice Mayor. During this time the Mayor was convicted of conspiracy to defraud the U.S. Customs Service and making false statements and was sentenced to 5 years, 11 months in federal prison. I have been excluded from backroom deals between Sheropa LLC. and the City of Cape Canaveral. The backroom deals have come up with some bizarre results “The City Attorney’s Office is drafting an agreement that all of the parties will sign that stipulates their financial participation as well as its commitment to abide by the results of the review.”. Construction on Oak Lane has accelerated to around the clock 7 days a week to rush Certificate of occupancy for the last two homes hoping we would then have no recourse, the same as you did with the first two homes. 3/16/2016 Hi Bernie. I didn’t see a specific question in your email of March 10th, but let me reiterate several points I have previously made. * When the City issued a building permit on October 6, 2015 for the construction of a house at 127 Oak Lane, it relied upon a survey from Walker Surveying, a licensed surveyor in the state of Florida, which indicated compliance with City Code requirements, including property lines, setbacks, the location of improvements, etc. Subsequent to this, there were suggestions by adjacent property owners that the submitted survey was incorrect. The City requested documentation in support of this claim. A second survey was submitted to the City by the resident of 123 Oak Lane on or around January 15, 2016. This survey was conducted by Riehl Reliable Surveying and Mapping and it did show a conflict with the Walker survey. The City asked that the two surveyors get together and determine the nature and scope of the conflict. To date, we have not seen anything in response to this request. In my email to you on February 23rd, I explained the situation and assured you that a Certificate of Occupancy would not be issued until this issue was resolved. * I am not aware of any “backroom deals” with Sheropa, LLC or any other party regarding this matter. The City’s records related to this item are available for anyone to review, make copies, etc. * To bring this issue to closure, the City is proposing to have a third-party surveyor review the two surveys and determine what, if any, conflicts exist. I have asked the City Attorney’s Office to prepare an agreement that each of the affected parties will sign that stipulates their financial participation as well as its commitment to abide by the results of the review. The parties to the agreement will be the City, the builder (Turnkey Construction) and the parties that own/reside 123 & 127 Oak Lane. * In your March 4th email, you ask whether you will be informed of the outcome of this survey dispute and have a chance to have input or appeal. The affected parties will be notified of the results of the review. * I want to clarify a statement I made in my email of March 2, 2016 to you where I indicated the City was not involved with any debris removal impacting your property. That is incorrect. I have been informed that a debris pile was placed there as a result of a contractor performing maintenance on a City drainage canal. Once City staff was made aware of the oversight, the pile was immediately removed. Regarding your assertion that the City has allowed the developer to go unchecked, the record does not support that. When a complaint has been lodged, Code Enforcement Staff has investigated and taken appropriate action. For example when it was reported that a dumpster was improperly located on your property, Staff contacted the developer and had it removed. When you informed Code Enforcement Staff about a portable toilet improperly placed on your property, it was removed. To assist me in moving this issue forward, I need to fully understand how the disputed survey impacts your property. Thank you. Dave Mayor Hoog 3/17/2016 Is it true that the City of Cape Canaveral knew many months ago that Walker survey and Riehl Reliable Surveying have not been on talking terms? Is it also true that the City of Cape Canaveral knew a long time ago that Walker survey admitted his survey is incorrect and Riehl Reliable Surveying is correct? Is it true that David Dickey knows this and is pretending he doesn’t know so that Sheropa LLC can accelerate construction and get a certificate of occupancy before anything can be done? Is it true that the owner of Sheropa LLC is a former Mayor of the City of Cape Canaveral and you were his Vice Mayor? Is it true that the 36 complaints I made to the City of Cape Canaveral involving Sheropa LLC and numerous complaints from the other owners on Oak Lane the only results were the City requested Sheropa LLC to remove the dumpster and porta toilet they put on my property and to install door knobs so the neighbors could sleep? It took over a year and 7 complaints to get the door knobs installed and only after I told then how my developer built my house without a single complaint from neighbors. David Dickey uses this as proof that Sheropa LLC and the former Mayor is not receiving special treatment. When my house was built in 2009 I was required to build it 3.14 feet above the crown of the road measured from the center of the home. My surveyor insisted the law was only 2 feet but Dennis Clements demanded higher because any future resurfacing would increase that number. Why was Sheropa LLC exempt from that requirement? I was required to pay $1789 For underground power. Why was Sheropa LLC exempt from that requirement? David Dickey makes no mention of all the complaints made against Sheropa LLC that were ignored, like dumping oil on my property from 2 different lengthy repairs of heavy equipment. Mayor Hoog, who ordered 6 tractor trailers loads of debris bulldozed onto my property in the exact location that I had numerous complaints against Sheropa LLC for dumping? This is also the location that Harrack Trucking and Clearing was dumping oil from his heavy equipment. Most important why was this ordered? I believe it was retaliation for my complaints of dumping. It is 12 noon Thursday 3/17/2016 Oak lane is currently blocked with heavy equipment installing driveways at the Sheropa LLC development. WE now all know the driveways will be located more than 10 feet incorrectly. Will the taxpayers be responsible for relocating them correctly? Will the taxpayers be responsible for relocating all of the utilities (water, sewer, power)? Will the taxpayers be responsible for repairing all the damage Sheropa LLC created? Mayor Hoog, could you please answer these questions BEFORE issuing a certificate of occupancy to 127 and 131 Oak Lane because that has been used as an excuse for no recourse on 135 and 139 Oak Lane. Could you please select “Reply All” so that a copy of your response will go to 'tampa.division@ic.fbi.gov <mailto:tampa.division@ic.fbi.gov> '; 'Michael German' <M.German@cityofcapecanaveral.org <mailto:M.German@cityofcapecanaveral.org> >; 'Kim Kopp' <kkopp@orlandolaw.net <mailto:kkopp@orlandolaw.net> >; 'David Greene' <D.Greene@cityofcapecanaveral.org <mailto:D.Greene@cityofcapecanaveral.org> >; 'David Dickey' <D.Dickey@cityofcapecanaveral.org <mailto:D.Dickey@cityofcapecanaveral.org> >; Alicia Spring asrapp@aol.com <mailto:asrapp@aol.com> Thank you Bernie Lennon Mayor Hoog 3/17/2016 In the last half hour the Sheropa LLC has put large tire tracks and scraped out the vegetation in front of my house leaving behind more trash. They also just dugout the asphalt on Oak Lane to place the drives way into the middle of the road. Bernie Lennon 126 Oak Lane Cape Canaveral, FL. 32920 Mayor Hoog, 3/18/2016 I would like to recap your unannounced visit to my home today 3/18/2016 1:15 pm. Your aggressive stance was an obvious attempt to intimidate me and my out of town guests. I was stunned by the story of your father building some of the first mobile home parks in Cape Canaveral without a survey and therefore, you said, you believe surveys are not worth a damn. It appears you are in support of Sheropa LLC building these homes on an incorrect survey, even if they stretch into the neighbor’s easement by several feet and are also several feet too close to the road. You also said the large tire ruts, scraped out vegetation and construction debris in front of my home was a normal process of construction and for me to get over it. At that point I determined you to be irrational and terminated our discussion, then walked back to my house. Bernie Lennon 126 Oak Lane Cape Canaveral, FL. Mayor Hoog 3/19/2016 Yesterday when you and I were in front of my house inspecting the damage from Sheropa LLC, we could hardly talk because of the loud roar of two gas powered saws cutting paver bricks that had us covered in a thick fog of cement dust. That’s when I told you that my house was built without a single complaint from the neighbors. You barked out an angry response “that’s because there were no neighbors back then.” After I spent the whole morning cleaning cement dust from inside my house I researched Brevard County Property appraiser’s website. In 2009, my home had 15 neighbors within 300 feet. In 2015, Sheropa LLC only had 9 neighbors within 300 feet. So I thought to myself why were there no complaints when my house was built and almost everyone is complaining about Sheropa LLC? Are we too picky now as you suggest? NO. The answer is my contractor was very courteous and careful in his work. For instance, he used wet saws that are much quieter and make no dust. So the local neighbors did not complain because they could hardly hear the saws and did not need to clean their homes the next day. Bernie Lennon 126 Oak Lane 3/21/2016 After consultation with the City Attorney's office, we have determined that the City has the obligation and the right to rely on the survey submitted by the applicant as part of the building permit application for 127 Oak Lane <x-apple-data-detectors://0> . The applicant submitted an original signed and sealed survey from a registered surveyor. The application also included a warranty deed with a legal description consistent with the survey. At this time, the City considers this matter closed. Thank you. Dave Mr Dickey 3/21/2016 I reviewed the plans submitted to the Cape Canaveral building department by the Sheropa LLC. developer. The plans that I reviewed did not include digging up Oak Lane and installing driveways in the middle of the road. You yourself informed me that would require public hearings. Mr Dickey you may want to consider reopening this issue. Bernie Lennon Mayor Hoog 3/21/2016 It’s just so sad that you would use your power to take away from a family who has the least in our community and give it to your friend who has more than all of us combined. Bernie Lennon 126 Oak Lane Cape Canaveral Mayor Hoog 3/24/2016 The City of Cape Canaveral required 123 Oak Lane to pay for a survey. Riehl Reliable Surveying and Mapping, a licensed surveyor in the state of Florida submitted a signed/sealed survey to the City of Cape Canaveral. You decided to ignore that survey. That has allowed Sheropa LLC. to take 9 feet of property from 123 Oak Lane. This has made 123 useless because it no longer meets the minimum requirement for the City of Cape Canaveral’s R1 zoning. On Friday 3/18/2016 Sheropa LLC. removed several feet of asphalt in two locations from Oak Lane and installed paver brick driveways extending into the road. On Monday morning 3/21/2016 I reminded you that Oak Lane is a public right-of-way, any closing/reconfiguration would require the passage by the City Council at a publically-noticed meeting. By Monday night 3/21/2016 Sheropa LLC. removed the paver bricks from the road and the asphalt they had removed had been replaced with compacted dirt to make it look like they had not tampered with the road. I have brought many issues about the Sheropa LLC. development to your attention and you have decided to ignore most of them. This will not make them go away in fact it will make it worse. The 4 homes that Sheropa LLC. have built are being sold to family’s who are unaware of the issues. Mayor Hoog, Oak Lane needs to be repaired to its original condition, 123 Oak Lane needs to be returned to its proper owner and every single issue that has been brought to your attention needs to be addressed to the letter of the law. Thank you Bernie Lennon 126 Oak Lane Mayor Hoog 3/25/2016 Since Sheropa LLC has taken away more than 10 feet of Oak Lane last Friday two-way traffic is impossible without driving on my property. Oak Lane needs to be restored to its original condition as soon as possible. Can You please give me a time frame when this will be completed? Thank you Bernie Lennon 126 Oak Lane Mayor Hoog 3/27/2016 Since Sheropa LLC. has taken more than 10 feet away from Oak Lane, the garbage truck had to drive off the road and come within inches of making contact with the high voltage power lines. The next time they may not be so lucky. Bernie Lennon 126 Oak Lane 3/29/2016 Good morning. Based on your report, the City’s Building Official and I went to Oak Lane to inspect to conditions related to the power poles/lines. We did not witness the conditions you describe. The alignment of Oak Lane has not changed as a result of the construction activity. Further, the new poles that have been erected due to the construction do not pose any danger to vehicle traffic. Thank you. Dave You need to look at the other side of the road. 3/29/2016 Thank you Bernie Lennon 126 Oak Lane Mayor Hoog 4/3/2016 On Monday March 21 2016 you gave Sheropa LLC developer more than 10 feet of Oak Lane for all 4 of its properties. Prior to that 127, 131, 135 Oak Lane had previously been mapped as 50 feet wide. 139 Oak Lane was mapped as 66 feet wide. This leaves you with only 3 choices: 1) You remap Oak Lane from 50 feet to 39 feet? 2) You take more than 10 feet from my property (126 Oak Lane) and 120, 122 Oak Lane? 3) Sheropa LLC returns that property to Oak Lane? Mayor Hoog a timely answer to this question would be greatly appreciated. Thank you Bernie Lennon 126 Oak Lane Mayor Hoog 4/9/2016 I have a video of a Sheropa LLC truck parked on my property that is within 4 inches of contacting the power lines. This truck is much smaller than the garbage truck or it would have made contact. Public safety requires immediate action. Bernie Lennon 126 Oak Lane Cape Canaveral "Under Florida Law, email addresses are Public Records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to public record requests, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing." Florida has a very broad public records law. As a result, any written communication created or received by the City of Cape Canaveral officials and employees will be made available to the public and/or media upon request, unless otherwise exempt. Under Florida Law, email addresses are public records. If you do not want your email address released in response to a public-records request, do not send electronic email to this entity. Instead, contact our office by phone or in writing Florida has a very broad public records law. As a result, any written communication created or received by the City of Cape Canaveral officials and employees will be made available to the public and/or media upon request, unless otherwise exempt. Under Florida Law, email addresses are public records. If you do not want your email address released in response to a public-records request, do not send electronic email to this entity. Instead, contact our office by phone or in writing Florida has a very broad public records law. As a result, any written communication created or received by the City of Cape Canaveral officials and employees will be made available to the public and/or media upon request, unless otherwise exempt. Under Florida Law, email addresses are public records. If you do not want your email address released in response to a public-records request, do not send electronic email to this entity. Instead, contact our office by phone or in writing Florida has a very broad public records law. As a result, any written communication created or received by the City of Cape Canaveral officials and employees will be made available to the public and/or media upon request, unless otherwise exempt. Under Florida Law, email addresses are public records. If you do not want your email address released in response to a public-records request, do not send electronic email to this entity. Instead, contact our office by phone or in writing currently blocked with heavy equipment installing driveways at the Sheropa LLC development. WE now all know the driveways will be located more than 10 feet incorrectly. Will the taxpayers be responsible for relocating them correctly? Will the taxpayers be responsible for relocating all of the utilities (water, sewer, power)? Will the taxpayers be responsible for repairing all the damage Sheropa LLC created? Mayor Hoog, could you please answer these questions BEFORE issuing a certificate of occupancy to 127 and 131 Oak Lane because that has been used as an excuse for no recourse on 135 and 139 Oak Lane. Could you please select “Reply All” so that a copy of your response will go to 'tampa.division@ic.fbi.gov <mailto:tampa.division@ic.fbi.gov> '; 'Michael German' <M.German@cityofcapecanaveral.org <mailto:M.German@cityofcapecanaveral.org> >; 'Kim Kopp' <kkopp@orlandolaw.net <mailto:kkopp@orlandolaw.net> >; 'David Greene' <D.Greene@cityofcapecanaveral.org <mailto:D.Greene@cityofcapecanaveral.org> >; 'David Dickey' <D.Dickey@cityofcapecanaveral.org <mailto:D.Dickey@cityofcapecanaveral.org> >; Alicia Spring asrapp@aol.com <mailto:asrapp@aol.com> Thank you Bernie Lennon Mayor Hoog 3/17/2016 In the last half hour the Sheropa LLC has put large tire tracks and scraped out the vegetation in front of my house leaving behind more trash. They also just dugout the asphalt on Oak Lane to place the drives way into the middle of the road. Bernie Lennon 126 Oak Lane Cape Canaveral, FL. 32920 Mayor Hoog, 3/18/2016 I would like to recap your unannounced visit to my home today 3/18/2016 1:15 pm. Your aggressive stance was an obvious attempt to intimidate me and my out of town guests. I was stunned by the story of your father building some of the first mobile home parks in Cape Canaveral without a survey and therefore, you said, you believe surveys are not worth a damn. It appears you are in support of Sheropa LLC building these homes on an incorrect survey, even if they stretch into the neighbor’s easement by several feet and are also several feet too close to the road. You also said the large tire ruts, scraped out vegetation and construction debris in front of my home was a normal process of construction and for me to get over it. At that point I determined you to be irrational and terminated our discussion, then walked back to my house. Bernie Lennon 126 Oak Lane Cape Canaveral, FL. Mayor Hoog 3/19/2016 Yesterday when you and I were in front of my house inspecting the damage from Sheropa LLC, we could hardly talk because of the loud roar of two gas powered saws cutting paver bricks that had us covered in a thick fog of cement dust. That’s when I told you that my house was built without a single complaint from the neighbors. You barked out an angry response “that’s because there were no neighbors back then.” After I spent the whole morning cleaning cement dust from inside my house I researched Brevard County Property appraiser’s website. In 2009, my home had 15 neighbors within 300 feet. In 2015, Sheropa LLC only had 9 neighbors within 300 feet. So I thought to myself why were there no complaints when my house was built and almost everyone is complaining about Sheropa LLC? Are we too picky now as you suggest? NO. The answer is my contractor was very courteous and careful in his work. For instance, he used wet saws that are much quieter and make no dust. So the local neighbors did not complain because they could hardly hear the saws and did not need to clean their homes the next day. Bernie Lennon 126 Oak Lane 3/21/2016 After consultation with the City Attorney's office, we have determined that the City has the obligation and the right to rely on the survey submitted by the applicant as part of the building permit application for 127 Oak Lane <x-apple-data-detectors://0> . The applicant submitted an original signed and sealed survey from a registered surveyor. The application also included a warranty deed with a legal description consistent with the survey. At this time, the City considers this matter closed. Thank you. Dave Mr Dickey 3/21/2016 I reviewed the plans submitted to the Cape Canaveral building department by the Sheropa LLC. developer. The plans that I reviewed did not include digging up Oak Lane and installing driveways in the middle of the road. You yourself informed me that would require public hearings. Mr Dickey you may want to consider reopening this issue. Bernie Lennon Mayor Hoog 3/21/2016 It’s just so sad that you would use your power to take away from a family who has the least in our community and give it to your friend who has more than all of us combined. Bernie Lennon 126 Oak Lane Cape Canaveral Mayor Hoog 3/24/2016 The City of Cape Canaveral required 123 Oak Lane to pay for a survey. Riehl Reliable Surveying and Mapping, a licensed surveyor in the state of Florida submitted a signed/sealed survey to the City of Cape Canaveral. You decided to ignore that survey. That has allowed Sheropa LLC. to take 9 feet of property from 123 Oak Lane. This has made 123 useless because it no longer meets the minimum requirement for the City of Cape Canaveral’s R1 zoning. On Friday 3/18/2016 Sheropa LLC. removed several feet of asphalt in two locations from Oak Lane and installed paver brick driveways extending into the road. On Monday morning 3/21/2016 I reminded you that Oak Lane is a public right-of-way, any closing/reconfiguration would require the passage by the City Council at a publically-noticed meeting. By Monday night 3/21/2016 Sheropa LLC. removed the paver bricks from the road and the asphalt they had removed had been replaced with compacted dirt to make it look like they had not tampered with the road. I have brought many issues about the Sheropa LLC. development to your attention and you have decided to ignore most of them. This will not make them go away in fact it will make it worse. The 4 homes that Sheropa LLC. have built are being sold to family’s who are unaware of the issues. Mayor Hoog, Oak Lane needs to be repaired to its original condition, 123 Oak Lane needs to be returned to its proper owner and every single issue that has been brought to your attention needs to be addressed to the letter of the law. Thank you Bernie Lennon 126 Oak Lane Mayor Hoog 3/25/2016 Since Sheropa LLC has taken away more than 10 feet of Oak Lane last Friday two-way traffic is impossible without driving on my property. Oak Lane needs to be restored to its original condition as soon as possible. Can You please give me a time frame when this will be completed? Thank you Bernie Lennon 126 Oak Lane Mayor Hoog 3/27/2016 Since Sheropa LLC. has taken more than 10 feet away from Oak Lane, the garbage truck had to drive off the road and come within inches of making contact with the high voltage power lines. The next time they may not be so lucky. Bernie Lennon 126 Oak Lane 3/29/2016 Good morning. Based on your report, the City’s Building Official and I went to Oak Lane to inspect to conditions related to the power poles/lines. We did not witness the conditions you describe. The alignment of Oak Lane has not changed as a result of the construction activity. Further, the new poles that have been erected due to the construction do not pose any danger to vehicle traffic. Thank you. Dave You need to look at the other side of the road. 3/29/2016 Thank you Bernie Lennon 126 Oak Lane Mayor Hoog 4/3/2016 On Monday March 21 2016 you gave Sheropa LLC developer more than 10 feet of Oak Lane for all 4 of its properties. Prior to that 127, 131, 135 Oak Lane had previously been mapped as 50 feet wide. 139 Oak Lane was mapped as 66 feet wide. This leaves you with only 3 choices: 1) You remap Oak Lane from 50 feet to 39 feet? 2) You take more than 10 feet from my property (126 Oak Lane) and 120, 122 Oak Lane? 3) Sheropa LLC returns that property to Oak Lane? Mayor Hoog a timely answer to this question would be greatly appreciated. Thank you Bernie Lennon 126 Oak Lane Mayor Hoog 4/9/2016 I have a video of a Sheropa LLC truck parked on my property that is within 4 inches of contacting the power lines. This truck is much smaller than the garbage truck or it would have made contact. Public safety requires immediate action. Bernie Lennon 126 Oak Lane Cape Canaveral "Under Florida Law, email addresses are Public Records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to public record requests, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing." Florida has a very broad public records law. As a result, any written communication created or received by the City of Cape Canaveral officials and employees will be made available to the public and/or media upon request, unless otherwise exempt. Under Florida Law, email addresses are public records. 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