Baker fights for BayWalk
ST. PETERSBURG - Mayor Rick Baker tried to save BayWalk and its owner, Fred Bullard Jr., from foreclosure.
"BayWalk was, and continues to be, a critical component of the city's overall effort to revitalize our downtown area," he wrote in a letter to CW Capital Vice President Robert C. Flandrau in October. "Mr. Bullard has advised us that he will need some temporary assistance from your mortgage company in the form of a temporary mortgage payment abatement, in order to allow him time to invest in improvements to the complex and cover operating costs, while repositioning BayWalk to once again be a premier destination in downtown St. Petersburg. I ask that you work with Mr. Bullard to assist him to the greatest extent possible, in order to assure the continued positive impact of BayWalk on our city."
Cristina Silva, Times staff writer
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Let's hope that Mr. Flandrau doesn't live in Tierra Verde.
Posted by: Joe | November 21, 2008 at 02:15 PM
GOOD ONE JOE! I WONDER IF THAT POOR KID THAT WAS BASICALLY RUINED FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE WITH THAT UNFORTUNATE SPEAKER INCIDENT HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF BY BAYWALKS INSURANCE> THIS ALONE WOULD BANKRUPT THEM> FUNNY> YOU NEVER HEAR ABOUT THE FOLLOW UP ON THAT STORY,THE BUMS JUST WANT TO MAKE MONEY. I SURE AS HELL HOPE THAT KIDS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF FINANCIALLY OR I PERSONALLY WOULD NEVER SPEND A DIME OR SET FOOT ON THAT PROPERT SO HELP ME GOD IF THAT FAMILY IS STILL FIGHTING OR IN LITIGATION. WHAT A CRYING SHAME!
Posted by: Me | November 22, 2008 at 12:09 AM
Rick likes to bail out Fred.
Remember this from May, 2004?
" Since November, Mayor Rick Baker has been working to persuade residents of Feather Sound to join the city. Now he's bringing the city to the small unincorporated neighborhood.
"Baker has entered into an annexation agreement with Fred Bullard, the man who founded Feather Sound in the 1970s. According to the deal, two of Bullard's parcels of commercial land along Ulmerton Road will be added to the city's tax rolls.
"Bullard will also hand over ownership of the private roads he controls in Feather Sound, including Egret Boulevard, a primary entrance.
"In exchange, the city will give Bullard $1,000 and pay for the repair and maintenance of those roads, which have fallen into disrepair."
Posted by: | November 22, 2008 at 09:13 PM