Bobby Ginn is rumored to be talking to outside sales agencies about taking over his Palm Coast area sales activities. Palm Coast, Florida – September 20, 2008 – From the rumor mill: The Ginn Company faces problems on many fronts. Fighting credit issues and a cash flow crunch, Bobby Ginn is looking for ways to cut […]
Rental property manager leads successful tax assessment appeal. Palm Coast, Florida – September 19, 2008 – The Cinnamon Beach Condominium Association Board, headed by Hugh Peters, had voted to not appeal the condominiums’ 2008 assessed values. Since some assessments were high and others low, the board could not act on behalf of all owners. In […]
More than 20 luxury homes to be offered Palm Coast, Florida – September 19, 2008 – Orlando-based Stirling Sotheby’s International has announced that it will conduct a worldwide auction of luxury homes and properties in the renowned Ginn Resorts; Reunion, Bella Collina, and Hammock Beach. The properties are privately owned, not owned by Ginn. More […]
A story of misplaced trust. Palm Coast, Florida – September 18, 2008 – Developers like Bobby Ginn typically have programs to encourage outside real estate brokers to bring clients to their communities. A husband and wife real estate team based near Chicago participated in such a program at The BriarRose, a 1,879-acre luxury country lifestyle […]
Indexing would have raised cost of a new home in Palm Coast by $480 Palm Coast, Florida – September 18, 2008 – A 2004 City of Palm Coast, Florida ordinance adopted a transportation impact fee study and established transportation impact fees. It also provided for the annual adjustment of the transportation impact fees in accordance […]
Already facing lawsuits, cash flow problems, and a credit facility default, the GINNdom faces another threat. Palm Coast, Florida – September 17, 2008 – According to a statement released by one of the plaintiffs, a lawsuit was filed last Friday, September 12th, against Ginn Development and several of its subsidiaries by 17 owners of lots purchased from […]
No egos – just teamwork. Enterprise Flagler, Enterprise Florida, State of Florida, City of Palm Coast, Chamber of Commerce, and key community leaders pulled together to turn lemons into lemonade. Palm Coast, Florida – September 16, 2008 – Those who’ve read GoToby.com for any length of time know my position on our area’s critical need […]
In two key areas, student enrollment and resort bed tax, Flagler County sees increases while our neighboring county to the south suffers decreases. Palm Coast, Florida – September 15, 2008 – Even with its unemployment rate ranked second highest in the state, Flagler County continues to buck trends seen in other Florida counties. Looking at […]
Those who oppose Project Continental simply do not understand the issues. Palm Coast, Florida – September 12, 2008 – For nearly two years, I’ve tried to educate Palm Coast area residents of the critical need for economic development. The responses I’ve received from yesterday’s story about Project Continental (story and responses) show that I have […]
Jim Landon’s press conference did not disclose the name of the company referred to as Project Continental, but the only company that fits the mold is Palm Coast Data. Palm Coast, Florida – September 11, 2008 – Palm Coast City Manager Jim Landon briefed the press today on Project Continental, the phantom company that might […]