HomeMy WebLinkAboutRE Citizen Questions Re Letter from Timothy Parsons Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer BR1936 (9)Good morning Ray.
In your email from yesterday you ask if we have been in communication
with Cumberland Farms regarding citizen concerns. Yes we have. As I
indicated in my email to you dated September 12th:
“Our communication with the Cumberland Farm folks has been very open and
frank. They are aware of certain concerns expressed by surrounding
property owners, including the number of gas stations in the general
area and the proposed removal of specimen trees.”
Let me know if you need anything else. Dave
From: Ray Osborne [mailto:rko153@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2014 4:11 PM
To: David Dickey
Cc: Susan Juliano; Mia Goforth; Todd Morley; Angela Apperson
Subject: Re: Citizen Questions, Re: Letter from Timothy Parsons Deputy
State Historic Preservation Officer BR1936.
Thanks Dave, I need to mention that there are more residents and
citizens than just from Cape Shores that are concerned about this
project. We have a number of people on Holman who are
concerned, as well as businesses like Sunseed. If you look at my survey
you will see Cape
Shores is just a small percentage.
I and others have been in touch with the Cumberland Farms CEO Ari
Haseotes,
and he has directed our concerns to the real estate development
company of Metro Group in Atlanta Georgia.
Have you been in communication with them about our citizen's concerns?
Or they you?
If we can just get to open channels of communication we can all
reach a compromise more quickly. The engineering firm is just interested
in one outcome but the CEO and representatives of
Cumberland Farm may be more negotiable.
Sorry about the font size change.
On Mon, Sep 15, 2014 at 1:52 PM, David Dickey
<D.Dickey@cityofcapecanaveral.org> wrote:
Good afternoon Ray.
The point of contact/applicant for Cumberland Farms is Mr. Jeff Lucas
with Atkins Engineering. His office number is 321-775-6647.
The folks we have been working with from the Cape Shore development
include, Ms. Suzanne Elliott (resident), Mr. Eric Braga (resident), Mr.
A. Van Catterton, Jr. attorney for condo association, and Mr. Gary
Toenjes, President of the condo association.
Mr. Braga and Mr. Toenjes have been the primary contacts the City have
been working with.
Dave
From: Ray Osborne [mailto:rko153@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2014 12:07 PM
To: David Dickey
Cc: Susan Juliano; Mia Goforth; Todd Morley; Angela Apperson
Subject: Re: Citizen Questions, Re: Letter from Timothy Parsons Deputy
State Historic Preservation Officer BR1936.
David, picking up where we left off last week.
You said,"They (Cumberland Farms) have been focused on working with the
property owner and neighbors to see if a mutually acceptable development
scenario"
This is where we need clarification. Who are the points of contacts on
both sides for this "working with the property owner" ?
In a previous job I was a senior negotiator so I appreciate the tact and
need for good representation and gathering
of meaningful information. Do I need to reach out to Cumberland Farms
myself? Or is somebody at the city level representing the best interests
of our community with them?
Please note there is one self appointed spokesperson at Cape Shores but
he does not represent the opinions
or majority views. In fact I will be talking to the Director of the
Board of Directors soon as they have asked me
to a meeting. This is why it is important we have open communication.
As I said to Todd and yourself, I want to reduce community blowback and
that is why if I know all the facts, I can help if you let me.
-Ray Osborne
-RKO
PS. Please see attached pie chart of results from the survey I submitted
to you last week.
On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 8:48 AM, David Dickey
<D.Dickey@cityofcapecanaveral.org> wrote:
Hi Ray. I also appreciate our dialogue.
1. To my knowledge, the developer is not pursuing other locations
in Cape Canaveral. They have been focused on working with the property
owner and neighbors to see if a mutually acceptable development scenario
can be reached on the current site.
2. Our communication with the Cumberland Farm folks has been very
open and frank. They are aware of certain concerns expressed by
surrounding property owners, including the number of gas stations in the
general area and the proposed removal of specimen trees.
3. We did not specifically talk about the archaeological site(s)
at our meeting last week. That is an item that would typically be
addressed during the City’s review of a site plan. The developer has
not made that application at this point. Be assured, the City will
require the necessary and proper protection for any identified
archaeological resources located on the development site.
Let me know if you need anything else. Dave
From: Ray Osborne [mailto:rko153@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2014 3:22 AM
To: David Dickey
Cc: Susan Juliano; Mia Goforth; Todd Morley; Angela Apperson
Subject: Citizen Questions, Re: Letter from Timothy Parsons Deputy State
Historic Preservation Officer BR1936.
Thanks for the reply, David. I appreciate the open level of
communication we have.
I also wanted to ask you as a representative of the city about the
discussions that you had last week with the Cumberland Farms and their
reps with Metrogroup. I know there is a lot of rumors and perhaps
misinformation floating around the community and we all would do better
with real facts. Here are a few questions, please answer those that you
can.
1) Did the Cumberland Farms rep express any willingness to look at other
properties in the city to build their gas station? Other than the one at
the subject property. Many in our community feel there are blighted
areas or even older convenience/ gas stores that would be more promising
for their development.
2) Can you tell me and for public record what citizen concerns were
conveyed to the Cumberland Farms representatives Metrogroup?
3) And pertaining to my previous submission. Did any discussion come up
about the archaeology site on the area? If so, did it appear that they
as the new owners of the property would allow for a proper
archaeological excavation of the property before land removal and
building started?
Thanks again, I look forward to your earliest reply.
-RKO
On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 10:17 AM, David Dickey
<D.Dickey@cityofcapecanaveral.org> wrote:
Thanks for the follow-up Ray. Mr. Parsons will be a valuable resource
as development of this and surrounding sites is considered. Dave
From: Ray Osborne [mailto:rko153@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 9:44 AM
To: Susan Juliano; David Dickey
Cc: Mia Goforth
Subject: Letter from Timothy Parsons Deputy State Historic Preservation
Officer BR1936.
David,
As per our talking points at our meeting, please find the attached
letter from Dr.Timothy Parsons Deputy State Historic Preservation
Officer with the Division of Historic Resources in Tallahassee Florida.
I've already introduced you in the event you wish to call him and talk
to him.
Mia, please put a copy of this attachment into the public records
folder.
I'm also taking to an academic and reputable archaeological group about
any
assistance they can offer us in the event we can do a proper
archaeological excavation of the subject property.
-Ray Osborne
Historian
Cape Canaveral, Florida
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