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Sunday, December 18, 2011
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Article and Video Courtesy of CBS Channel 2, Pittsburg Published December 16, 2011 |
Watch VIDEO“I had a Blessed Mother statue sitting out here,” Steven Vasko said.
He placed the statue just below the window of his family’s Robinson Township condominium.
“Yeah it was taken,” Vasko said. “The association – they stole it.”
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the Vaskos were fined for every month they violated policy by having the statue outside illegally. That fine is now more than $4,000.
There’s more. Because they haven’t paid the fine, the homeowners association is holding the statue and has just taken away the couple’s rights for them to park on the property.
There’s more. Because they haven’t paid the fine, the homeowners association is holding the statue and has just taken away the couple’s rights for them to park on the property.
“This is religious persecution. This is discrimination. Is it a losing battle to hold your ground? No.
“If you are, then we might as well all quit as Americans and say, ‘Have a nice day, bye.’”
Looks like the homeowners association plans on standing its ground. So do the Vaskos, they say, for the Virgin Mary.
“I made a promise to the Blessed Mother and I’m keeping it,” Vasko said. “And this is about her. This isn’t about me.”
The dispute will most likely end up in court.
“If you are, then we might as well all quit as Americans and say, ‘Have a nice day, bye.’”
Looks like the homeowners association plans on standing its ground. So do the Vaskos, they say, for the Virgin Mary.
“I made a promise to the Blessed Mother and I’m keeping it,” Vasko said. “And this is about her. This isn’t about me.”
The dispute will most likely end up in court.
Mobile Homes Demolished As Residents Left Uninformed
Tenants of Lime Tree and Sunset Cove are ordered to be out by Monday.
Residents watch as a demolition crew brings in a front end loader Friday. By Friday evening, about 20 mobile homes, some complete with furniture and kitchen items, were destroyed or partially torn down in the two parks in Winter Haven.
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Published: Friday, December 16, 2011 at 11:02 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, December 16, 2011 at 11:02 p.m.
WINTER HAVEN | Standing amid the destruction of surrounding mobile homes, Budd and Dawn Kuyper were worried Friday about where they will live next week.
The couple said a representative of First Bank Florida in Miami told them Friday that they have to be out of their home in Lime Tree mobile home park by Monday.
They are two of 20 or so residents remaining in the park who have the same problem.
"It's the holidays, and we've looked at a two-bedroom apartment, and that's $600 a month without utilities," Dawn Kuyper said. "We can't afford that."
Rents at the park range from $200 to $400 a month based on the size of the mobile home and whether the tenant owns it or rents it. Electricity is included in the rent.
On Wednesday, a construction company brought in an excavator and started tearing down abandoned mobile homes in the park, which is under receivership along with the neighboring park, Sunset Cove.
By Friday evening, about 20 mobile homes, some complete with furniture and kitchen items, were destroyed or partially torn down in the two parks, which are directly across U.S. 17/92 from Winter Haven Airport.
The Kuypers and fellow resident Trina Smith said the demolition began without warning and has unnerved them.
The name of the construction company doing the work could not be confirmed Friday evening.
First Bank Florida in Miami has the property under foreclosure, according to court records. Bank officials could not be reached for comment Friday evening.
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Friday, December 16, 2011
LARRY MAXWELL, DEVELOPER
As you well know, Larry Maxwell is the developer of Lake Ashton. He persuaded the city of Lake Wales to give him money so that he can build homes and have the residents paid for the CDD fee. Then he sells the lot for 50 or more times the value. Not only did he get paid from Lake Wales he also got paid by the resident. This area was nothing but a swamp, not a open field, he bought it cheap. If you dig up the roads, you will see nothing but mud. I was there when they did the core drilling along with the late Jeff Salvin. No one else on the CDD committee was there. Me and Jeff Salvin saw the mud under the roads. This was a open and shut case where the developer was at fault. Jeff loved this community, no one was there to over see the drilling. Jake the snake or Margo was not there. No One. The CDD committee are only concern about getting their $50.00 a meeting. What a bunch of clowns. You elected them now deal with them.
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Thursday, December 15, 2011
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