These poor store owners at the Lake Worth Casino didn't know what hit them when a guy came around distributing Hudson Holdings window posters. One store manager said that the young man said he was with the City of Lake Worth so he put it in his window wanting to be compatible. Another store had no clue what it meant. Little did they know the were being asked to possibly bite off their nose in spite of their face. Other flyers have been distributed in the downtown as Hudson is promoting its asset grab.
Thursday, August 20, 2015
Hudson Holdings Blitzing Store Fronts
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These poor store owners at the Lake Worth Casino didn't know what hit them when a guy came around distributing Hudson Holdings window posters. One store manager said that the young man said he was with the City of Lake Worth so he put it in his window wanting to be compatible. Another store had no clue what it meant. Little did they know the were being asked to possibly bite off their nose in spite of their face. Other flyers have been distributed in the downtown as Hudson is promoting its asset grab.
These poor store owners at the Lake Worth Casino didn't know what hit them when a guy came around distributing Hudson Holdings window posters. One store manager said that the young man said he was with the City of Lake Worth so he put it in his window wanting to be compatible. Another store had no clue what it meant. Little did they know the were being asked to possibly bite off their nose in spite of their face. Other flyers have been distributed in the downtown as Hudson is promoting its asset grab.
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I willkkkj not spend my money in Any of these shops. Katie Mcgiveron
These stores didn't really know what it was all about and I believe some have removed the sign from their window.
Steve Michael knows you have to spend money to make money. He is doing that. In the meantime, did the Gulfstream Hotel ever get coded?
Steve Michael ( insert last name) already has the city council in his pocket 3 out of 5.
It is quite possible that Steven Michael shortened his last name to Michael from Michaelson? It's sort of like Pam Triolo going by her professional name of Triolo instead of her legal name of Clahane?
Not sure about the comment above but we can only hope that it is untrue.
We received a flier from them today, from HH, they obviously think that the beach is theirs now and they are making plans to get input. It is so sad to see and hear this, and about this meeting they are holding next week, what right do they have to assume they can have a meeting and do anything at our beach anyway? Very presumptuous of them. We do not need HH in Lake Worth, we do not need to turn over any part of our beach to them. If pam, andy, and scott allow this or make the move to do this, they will be out on their asses. Now we can tell they cannot be trusted. What other lies are we going to hear from HH, the CM, and these comm?
HH is doing its very best to steamroll the City. They assume they will get the beach, they probably already have bought off three votes from the commission. Now they will do want all developers do, they will take this horrible project proposal and tweak it here and there and the commission will say, how wonderful that you are listening to the lowly citizens, and approve it. Meanwhile HH gets their hands on our most valuable asset.
Who can you thank for this? Michael Bornstein.
Does anyone think that Hudson Holdings (they want desperately to hold our billion dollar beach) has greased our insolvent Commissioner, Vice-Mayor and Mayor to sneak in with their ITN response? And what about our City Manager? Why did he decide to offer and ITN to keep the public out of it until it was almost a done deal?
We need to recall our mayor now. We cannot wait. We must recall her or one of the two commissioners responsible for springing this on the city.
Lots of baseless accusations and innuendo here without any facts. Why am i not surprised?
I keep seeing comments that say 3 of the commissioners support HH. I cant find any published comments by the commissioners that state their opinion one way or another and there has been no vote. So it appears people are assuming they back them when they may not.
No, you are right. They have not come out in support of this but what they did do--
1. did not stop the city manager from the ITN
2. they insist that the beach is losing money and that we must do something
3. never consulted with the public other than at one meeting after the fact.
4. are allowing Hudson Holdings to blitz this city.
5. their old friend, John Szerdi, works for Hudson Holdings and they support him.
6. insisted on hearing the presentations even though the Select committee was not in favor of either company's proposal.
7. they are the ones keeping it all alive.
8. if there is blame, it is this majority commission.
I think you are a little harsh Lynn.
1. did not stop the city manager from the ITN
Bornstein is the Chief Executive Officer of the city. He runs the city and has a board to oversee him. He took steps to look for ways to lease out our top floor that has yet to be rented after 3 years using traditional methods. It is possible that HH approached him with their idea and he used the ITN process to see if anyone else out there had better ideas.
2. they insist that the beach is losing money and that we must do something
If you use the pro-forma of worst, best and middle scenarios, we are not even doing the worst. But because we decided to not pay ourselves back like we agreed with ourselves, we are in the black. Numbers can be manipulated.
3. never consulted with the public other than at one meeting after the fact.
Not required. The city puts out hundreds of RFP's, RFQ's and NEVER asks you what you think of it. It is called running the city. It was not secret. It was advertised so people could respond to it. Three firms did respond.
4. are allowing Hudson Holdings to blitz this city.
How would you stop them from sending out invitations to discuss this further? You say you want them to get input from citizens and criticize them for doing it.
5. their old friend, John Szerdi, works for Hudson Holdings and they support him.
So?
6. insisted on hearing the presentations even though the Select committee was not in favor of either company's proposal.
I'm not in favor of their plan either but they are adjusting it based on what they are hearing from a very hostile citizenry. Maybe there is some compromise to be found. Oh that's right, there is no compromise whith almost any issue you are against.
7. they are the ones keeping it all alive.
They have only had one workshop to hear the proposals and get public input. At that meeting, they were not even capable of killing it. No vote could be taken.
8. if there is blame, it is this majority commission.
Can you name one thing the "majority commission" has done that you are pleased with?
Your last question---I can't think of one but if I do, will let you know. Of the three, Andy is the most reasonable. At least he is polite (most of the time) other than the few times he called citizens "out" from the dais even my blog.
All the other points, most people understand them...sorry you are having trouble with them. I have NEVER said that HH should get input from the citizens. What BS. What I have said is that this secret ITN never should have happened in the first place...that the CM needs to do his job and market our assets to their full potential--not farm them out.
As to the comment, "How would you stop them from sending out invitations..." Actually this commission has already passed an ordinance that makes it illegal to pass out any literature, printed material, either for free or for pay--at the CAB, casino and beach property. Once again HH is above the law, no surprise. And as for who else is on their payroll officially or under the table--How else do you think they are using our casino for THEIR presentation? Even more frightening to me is that HH people were seen making measurements on the beach close to Benny's according to a friend who was there. We need our government solidly back in the sunshine. Considering Bornstein and the IG office were the instigators along with I'm sure HH, isn't there some way to force an outside audit of the City's finances since all we hear is we have to sell (WHOOPS, MY BAD, can't forget we will still own the grains of sand underneath Hudsontown at the Beach)rent our beach property for up to 100 years to this crook. Why can't we recall Bornstein and the gang of 3 for gross neglect of fudiciary responsibility and transparency?? Resulting in loss of the most valuable and only beachfront property in the City. I'm very afraid these dealers underthetable will try to pull this off in a fast one before the next election. When I imagine they will also work for Hudson Holdings. After all they're already held by them.
Marketing them to their full potential is what he has tried for the past 3 years. The same method that got the bottom rented is what is being used to rent the top. Nobody wants it at the $$ we want for it. Because it is in such a lousy geographical location, it is not attracting ocean front prices. No parking, no lighting and a premium price, plus they get to spend thou$ands building it out for the next guy once they go belly up.
Using your method, we have a "rock solid offer" of $3.00 per square foot after CAM.
Should we take it. Then everything else stays the same, no yucky development, no memberships, we keep the same under-performing pool and we get to keep that beautiful structure hiding the pool from the beach-going public. I'm serious. That's the only offer we've received.
But we would maintain "control". Except that the general public couldn't use that space without PAYING the tenant. Just like all the othher rented space at the casino complex.
I'll bet you'd complain if they took that offer, wouldn't you?
What is the definition of insanity?
1:37--"He" has been marketing it to its full potential for 3 years? Right, anonymous. Sorry to say then, that he shouldn't have his job. We need to find a CM that can do the job or at least hire someone who can. Wouldn't that be a reason for his getting a salary increase and getting a five year contract? Just doing something?
anony at 1:37. You asked what the definition of insanity was. YOU.
3. never consulted with the public other than at one meeting after the fact.
Not required.
Uhh NOT REQUIRED? WTF? Michael Bornstein is a paid employee of lake Worth, not the undisputed KING of Lake Worth.
John Szerdi certainly believed that Bornstein could crap on the people. Look what the people thought of that.
This is why EVERY meeting our city commissioners have with this man should be recorded !
Katie Mcgiveron
@1:37. The $17 per s.f. CAM that you keep referring to mayor is for the entire beach property I believe--all 19 acres of it, not just the casino.
You have Anderson & Carr that had the listing for a few years and never performed. Now they want to low-ball us and take over our entire upper level. Hire someone who can do the job or go with Juan's suggestion on the upper level space. I think that's a good one and we need the office space. The tenants were to support our casino building, not every expense you now throw into the beach fund.
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