Ms. Thacker's post

 

Why does Sal Gutierrez buy properties for as little as $1? Yes, I repeat $1. It is because they are not buildable and he then tries to sell them to the taxpayers for $700,000? He thought he had a deal worked out with the interim commissioner Glenn Patton to sell the State about 7 pieces of property for that amount. At that rate he would be one of the rich ones living here in the Keys and we, the taxpayers, would be the middle class and the poor living here in the Keys. Also ask Sal why he wants to bring up TDR's (transfer development rights) from Sugarloaf to Key Largo to pristine hammock lots? What are his reasons? Does he want to be another fat cat developer? Oh, by the way, folks here in the Keys we were smart enough not to vote Sal into office.  ~oktcraft@terranova.net
 

 

 
 

[to Mr. Gutierrez owner of keylargo.com] According to the public property appraiser and county clerk records, for these

14 pieces of properties you have a total of $270,500 invested. You tried to sell these 14 properties to the state through interim Commissioner Glenn Patton in 2006 for the sum of $693,750 (I have a copy of the contract). A profit of $423,250 is a little steep for the taxpayers of the state of Florida. I did my verifications. I do consider myself involved enough in my local government to smell a rip-off of the taxpayer’s money when I see one. According to you, “the state and county drive the prices down on property, so they can steal them". At the over-inflated price you had offered to sell these properties to the state, how do consider $423,250 profit, stealing? I would call that stealing on your part, Mr. Gutierrez. ~oktcraft@terranova.net