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<br />CASSELBERRY CITY COMMISSION
<br />Minutes and Verbatim Transcript of November 8, 2005 Workshop
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<br />329 You see the other two big areas that we're eating up and trying to figure out how to jockey that around. We
<br />330 get started on the remaining amount. If you decide so much as you want to do it on your own, you already
<br />331 own the land, that's fine. If you decide to do a lease-back, we'll do a lease-back. If you decide to do a build-
<br />332 two, we'll do that. If you decide you have alternate funds, you can do that. If you decide that, you know
<br />333 what, you just can't make a decision, we will make you a deal. We'll buy it back dollar for dollar. And, and
<br />334 I got to tell you, from a city's perspective, and we're doing a lot of these, and we're doing a very good job
<br />335 on a lot of these all around the state and out of state; the only recommendation I'd have is if the City; you
<br />336 know what? We couldn't decide to decide to decide, but do you know what we did do? We bought this land,
<br />337 we cleaned it up and you know, if we develop this, which we're getting a much higher tax base than we ever
<br />338 had before, and we made a profit on the land. Not a bad deal as a City Commission. That's if you don't do
<br />339 a community center. If you do do a community center, then so much to the better, because that's probably
<br />340 what you do need and I think that was our original intent from day one. But please do something. I am
<br />341 begging you again like I was ninety days ago and I am thrilled that you have; and Tony, by the way, did a
<br />342 phenomenal job filling in; but I'm glad that you have a, a new City Manager and I think he'll do a
<br />343 phenomenaljob from what I've heard. Ijust; please make a decision. In thirty days, the vote; and now how
<br />344 we get on the agenda; I'm mad at our group. I told Tim, come up here thirty and sixty days ago and say guys,
<br />345 we've had it. Enough's enough. Time is of the essence. Refund our money or we're going to go back or
<br />346 whatever. Enough's enough, guys. Make a decision. Get going vertically. Y our municipality will be happy
<br />347 with you. You drive down the road. Please do me a favor. Drive down tonight from 436 all the way to the
<br />348 next intersection up here past the Home Depot. Look at what you're looking at, and then do, do a good, do
<br />349 a good look at kind of what we're trying to draw and with the elevations we gave you. Whatever. Its going
<br />350 to be the nicest thing you've got from 436 to the next intersection. Not a big deal, but its your's and you
<br />351 made a profit. So, I implore you to be decisive, and I don't know how we can get on the agenda. The request
<br />352 that we have is that you carve out an area dollar for dollar and I'm sure we can, we can give it to John to
<br />353 verify the square; however; independent engineer; I don't care how you quantify that, that size, and, and take
<br />354 that out of the contract. We close, we get started on the remaining balance ofthe area, and then if, if, if you
<br />355 guys decide you want to do it, great. If you don't, that's okay too. But, I'm begging of decision because as
<br />356 Unicorp's CEO, this, this is the most amazing City that we've ever in our lives done a project with and I
<br />357 really truly believe and I would say this, that you have a great, your Commissioners are very devoted to the
<br />358 City. They really are. You guys devote and you're, you take it on personally, and that's a great thing but
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