Golden opportunity
To the editor:
The letter from Mr. Emilie LeDonne concerning Forest Development, was a real eye opener. They are being liened and sued by their own contractors and badmouthed and sued by cities that have decided to partner with them. In return, Forest badmouths the cities and sues them back.
Forest, the owner of the Seven Islands, claims they are deeply concerned about the extensive mangrove damage performed on June 12, but more mangrove are excavated days after they are told to stop. I agree with letter writer that this “mistake” may cost a few years additional permitting time and the associated debt service of the dead money tied up in the Seven Islands. LeDonne is spot on the ridiculous over design and “toxic” development agreement that resulted from the years-long “fingerpainting” and concludes this is a golden opportunity to fix this really bad project as Forest is in what he called a federal “squeeze.”
I agree this creates a golden opportunity.
I agree but say this is the opportunity to get our land back. Developers like Forest probably know in business “Your first loss is your best loss.”
Forest has damaged themselves and the property, from what I read about the they are an undesirable neighbor; they came to us in a flawed P3 RFP process by the city that included a bogus below fire sale price valuation and inept representation for the citizens of the Cape
I read in The Breeze that DOGE has specifically asked for the valuation report on the Seven Islands.
However this shakes out with the mangroves, Forest Development and DOGE, this is a reflection of very poor leadership by the mayor, a guy that claims results on his reelection propaganda.
These are negative results and there are a bunch of them.
We can fix the problem, we need to dump Gunter and Forest Development.
David Scott
Cape Coral