My Position Regarding Flanders
by Jason Burnett on January 13, 2012 - 12:04pm
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ABSTRACT: In the 13 January 2012 edition of The Carmel Pine Cone, The Carmel Pine Cone published City Council Member Jason Burnett’s position on Flanders; excerpt highlights and a link to the Letter to the Editor are presented. Contradicting Burnett's Letter to the Editor, an email from City Council Member Jason Burnett to a constituent, sent 4 January 2012, is reproduced (relevant sections), describing his “position on Flanders.”
LETTER TO THE EDITOR EXCERPT HIGHLIGHTS:
• “I would like to clarify my position regarding Flanders Mansion. I have consistently stated that the best option is a sale, in line with the public vote.”
• “I hope this is successful. If not, I intend to pursue options for addressing the court decision in a manner that allows for a sale.”
Burnett’s position on Flanders, Jason K. Burnett, Carmel, Letters to the Editor, The Carmel Pine Cone, January 13, 2012, 24A
CITY COUNCIL MEMBER JASON BURNETT'S EMAIL TO A CONSTITUENT:
Sent Wed 1/4/2012
You asked for background information on my August 2010 agenda request to "Discuss and set minimum requirements before the Council would actively consider an offer to lease, purchase, curatorship, or enter into a life estate agreement for Flanders Mansion." The email below may be helpful background. I thought (and continue to think) that the best option may very well be to find someone willing to lease the land and/or the building or to engage in some other arrangement short of a sale. I talked with a few people and looked into what other jurisdictions do to address similar situations (why not learn from others?). This could stop the hemorrhaging of legal fees and resolve a controversy that has gone on for far too long.
Suffice it to say, despite repeated efforts I was unable to convince the Mayor to place the item on the agenda and, at this point, believe the best course of action is to wait until May when we will have a new City Council composition and a new Mayor.
From: Jason Burnett
Subject: Fwd: Flanders
Date: September 9, 2010 11:19:35 AM PDT
To: Rich Guillen
As we discussed.
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Jason K. Burnett
831.238.0009 (cell)
jason.burnett@gmail.com
Begin forwarded message:
From: Jason Burnett
Date: June 2, 2010 9:33:13 PM PDT
To: Karen Sharp
Subject: Flanders
FYI only. Please see http://www.dnr.state.md.us/land/rcs/index.asp for a sense of what another jurisdiction (State of Maryland) has done with old buildings on their public land. Note the several current offerings contain RFPs that might be of assistance as templates or at least to get ideas if we pursue this route.
See:
1. http://www.dnr.state.md.us/land/rcs/pdfs/Reserve%20House%20RFP.pdf
2. http://www.dnr.state.md.us/land/rcs/pdfs/grovefarm_march09.pdf
3. http://www.dnr.state.md.us/land/rcs/pdfs/Doncaster%20RFP.pdf
Thanks,
Jason
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6 comments:
Could one of the Burnett supporters explain why it appears Jason lied to the voter he sent the email above to? Thank you.
If you want to publish Jason's position on Flanders Mansion, rather than direct people to the Carmel Pine Cone interpretation, go to the source. You can visit Jason's website for his position on the matter, posted for all to see.
Here is the link:
http://burnettforcarmel.com/my-position-regarding-flanders
I do not support selling Flanders Mansion. So I'm voting for Richard Pepe, as he has taken the preservationist's view (as opposed to Jason, who wants to sell it like Sue McCloud does). Pepe's pro-preservation views on Flanders are under the issues link on his website, www.MayorPepe.com
If you care about keeping our park land instead of cutting it up, Pepe is the one to vote for.
If Jason Burnett always meant to sell Flanders Mansion, then why did he write "Suffice it to say, despite repeated efforts I was unable to convince the Mayor to place the item on the agenda and, at this point, believe the best course of action is to wait until May when we will have a new City Council composition and a new Mayor?"
Just asking.
Here is Pepe's latest, continually evolving position on Flanders from his website--that is, as of Jan. 18: "A final decision to keep it, lease it or sell it must be made. We must end the long legal battle, stop the legal expenses and develop a creative solution that is long lasting."
Pepe doesn't sound like a strict preservationist to me when he too mentions selling the house. As a matter of fact, it doesn't sound like he knows quite what position to take except to echo the sentiment to stop the financial drain that the Flanders controversy has caused.
Did Pepe somehow miss the part that a decision had been made about Flanders? The voters overwhelmingly said they wanted it sold and the City Council then put the wheels in motion more than two years ago to sell it, by unanimous agreement.
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