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Thearon Hooks Jr.
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Posted: Aug 3rd, 2007 02:44 am |
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| Jim, you are right, it is time for a change.
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Jim Flynt
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Posted: Aug 3rd, 2007 02:45 am |
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Possumhund
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Posted: Aug 3rd, 2007 05:02 am |
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I can verify that, Jim. One of the investors explained the setup to me when I was soliciting donations for the Park from him (you think he was trying to politely tell me something?). There's a foundation that own's the land & PO building which is leased to the USPS. I think he told me that was a fifty year lease.
I wonder what kind of facility and location the USPS would deem acceptable in Stokesdale, and maybe Stokesdale could form a trust to fund a local charity(s) with any profits? How many angels would be required to fund such an endeavor?
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Jim Flynt
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Posted: Aug 3rd, 2007 05:09 am |
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JamesAttaway
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Posted: Aug 3rd, 2007 02:01 pm |
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Hello group.
I have talked to the owner of the building that the Post office is in. He tells me that when He leased to the post office in 1977, He was told then the Post Office would be in a new facility with in 3 years. It is now 30 years and no new building he advises he wants to be the first to sign the petition.
I have been asked by members of SPFG to call a second meeting I propose 1 PM a week from tomorrow. Place to be announced.
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Jim Flynt
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Posted: Aug 3rd, 2007 02:14 pm |
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JamesAttaway
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Posted: Aug 3rd, 2007 02:33 pm |
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Jim,
I was asked to call a meeting for the purpose of allowing people that could not make the first meeting, to come out and take part in the process. We also need to plan outings for signitures and finalize the wording of the petition and prepare a letter to accompany the petition to congress. Hope you can be there even though you dislike meetings.
Last edited on Aug 3rd, 2007 02:34 pm by JamesAttaway
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Posted: Aug 3rd, 2007 02:36 pm |
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Posted: Aug 3rd, 2007 08:38 pm |
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Thearon Hooks Jr.
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Posted: Aug 3rd, 2007 10:29 pm |
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| I think that we can contact the owner of the building and see what materials are in the building that may be decomposing and start from there. On the other hand, the owner may incur a large liability if there are such materials openly decomposing so we will have to walk gently through the process.
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JamesAttaway
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Posted: Aug 3rd, 2007 11:23 pm |
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Thearon Hooks Jr. wrote: I think that we can contact the owner of the building and see what materials are in the building that may be decomposing and start from there. On the other hand, the owner may incur a large liability if there are such materials openly decomposing so we will have to walk gently through the process.
In my humble opinion, We should focus on our prime objective which is to obtain a new facility. I think by focusing on the obvious, 30 years in the same spot while tripleing in customers. Traffic safety and parking problems and total congestion should be a gracious plenty to justify a new place.
The current lease is due to expire in 2010, 3 years should give the post office plenty of time to get something going. But we must strike while the time is right.
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Posted: Aug 3rd, 2007 11:33 pm |
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JamesAttaway wrote: Thearon Hooks Jr. wrote: I think that we can contact the owner of the building and see what materials are in the building that may be decomposing and start from there. On the other hand, the owner may incur a large liability if there are such materials openly decomposing so we will have to walk gently through the process.
In my humble opinion, We should focus on our prime objective which is to obtain a new facility. I think by focusing on the obvious, 30 years in the same spot while tripleing in customers. Traffic safety and parking problems and total congestion should be a gracious plenty to justify a new place.
The current lease is due to expire in 2010, 3 years should give the post office plenty of time to get something going. But we must strike while the time is right.
Last edited on Aug 22nd, 2007 08:08 pm by Tweety Bird
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CUZ
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Posted: Aug 4th, 2007 02:27 am |
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Unless we get the TC on the ball with a firm commitment to do whatever it takes, then some other entity is going to have to come up with money to get the USPS' attention.
As already posted, they have only ONE reason they can't do this, and that's the angle we will prob have to take, since Mr. Coble(and others, by their lack of responses) think it will be years. $$$$$ talks, politicians(for the most part), give lip service.
Edit: Mr. Hooks, I will exclude you from that group, for now.
Last edited on Aug 4th, 2007 02:28 am by CUZ
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Posted: Aug 4th, 2007 03:22 am |
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hARD TO EVEN GET STAR WARS STAMPS IN STOKESDALE.
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Posted: Aug 4th, 2007 01:40 pm |
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