Atlantic Marine's Attorney Responds
Atlantic Marine’s Attorney Responds to Neighborhood Criticism’s
Dear Mr Kisela and Mr Clark,
By now you should have received and read the letter from James Morris, the attorney representing BDW Land Holdings, Atlantic Marine, Jack Wiles and Brad Wiles regarding the property at 619 Lemon Street. We would like to call special attention to the third paragraph of this letter, which reads:
- “The issue is – the homeowners on Ruth Street and Powers Avenue have for many years enjoyed the vacant tract of land abutting their rear yards now owned by BDW. The time period has been so long and the enjoyment of the space so great, now, that a new owner intends to use the property it purchased, some of the owners are angry, feel disenfranchised and want to turn back the clock. It was after all ‘their forest”. But it wasn’t their forest or their land. The land belonged to someone else and regardless of the neighbor assumptions, they had no rights of any kind to the property.”
Thank you, Mr Morris for confirming what residents of our neighborhood have always known. There was a forest on that piece of property, not just trash and vines, and there was a vacant tract of land abutting our rear yards, not a boat storage yard.
Best regards,
Mike and Dianne Gardner
618 Ruth St
Port Orange, FL 32127
Dear Mr Kisela and Mr Clark,
By now you should have received and read the letter from James Morris, the attorney representing BDW Land Holdings, Atlantic Marine, Jack Wiles and Brad Wiles regarding the property at 619 Lemon Street. We would like to call special attention to the third paragraph of this letter, which reads:
Thank you, Mr Morris for confirming what residents of our neighborhood have always known. There was a forest on that piece of property, not just trash and vines, and there was a vacant tract of land abutting our rear yards, not a boat storage yard.
Best regards,
Mike and Dianne Gardner
618 Ruth St
Port Orange, FL 32127
jim@jamesmorrispa.com
To gkisela@port-orange.org‘Clark, Wayne’ (wclark@port-orange.org)agreen@port-orange.org and 16 More…
Jan 17 at 2:41 PM
While I’m sure everyone, including Mr. Gardner, realizes my quoted reference to “their forest” was a sarcastic statement I want to make sure the record is clear. Since at least 2007, many of the trees on the lot at 619 Lemon were destroyed and parts of the lot were overgrown with vines and weeds. The position of BDW in regard to the lot, the use, non-conformity, etc. is not changed. My letter was written to provide some balance to the numerous inaccurate published comments about the property, the Wiles , the City staff and Atlantic Marine.
Sincerely,
James Morris, Esquire
James S. Morris, P.A.
Post Office Box 291687**
Port Orange, FL 32129-1687**
Phone: 386-310-8784
FAX: 386-310-8783- fax
jim@jamesmorrispa.com
Dear Jim Morris,
Your last response disturbed me greatly. There are several senior citizens that reside on Powers and Ruth. Most of these people have worked their entire lives to acquire and maintain their properties. And I regret to inform you all of these people are in great distress over the situation with the Atlantic Marine project. Most of the residents mainly have an issue with our right to a fifty foot butter that was violated. We had this buffer and it was illegally torn down. The stress from this situation has been detrimental to several of the residences health including my own. These people are just trying to enjoy what they have worked so hard for and you have the nerve to make sarcastic statements? Mr. Morris this is not a matter in which there is room for sarcastic remarks. Also the residents of this neighborhood do not have the time for your sarcasm.
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