Dear Sirs and Ma’ams,
My name is Josh Wynne. I was born and raised in Sarasota, Florida; the ninth generation of my family from Florida.
As I take time to write this, my wife continues to pack, as we have sold our business and our home, and we have purchased several properties and a home in Citrus County. On Wednesday, Michelle and I will make our move to Homosassa where we will live while we build our waterfront home in unincorporated Crystal River. We love Florida, and we especially love the wild places of Florida, which is why we love Citrus County, and which is why we are leaving Sarasota County. Citrus County remains largely unmolested by the hands of the worst land developers.
This is the reason for my letter.
I witnessed the demise of Sarasota County at the hands of a few crafty developers. I watched as remarkably beautiful lands were separated from every single living thing on them, at the hands of these developers who had the funds, the legal teams, and the connections to make things happen to land that should never be allowed to happen—that are not allowed to happen. And still, with corporate strength, money, resources, and connections, these trespasses can happen, and often happen at the expense of the tax payers themselves.
Carlos Beruff
These previously beautiful lands, once laid bare, will be replaced by soul-less homes, devoid of any of the architectural character that creates wonderful places, celebrated places, places worth visiting. These homes will be built by the lowest bidders. They will be built to the lowest acceptable standards, by every measure. The sub-contractors that build these homes will be underpaid, encouraged to work on the margins of legality, and will struggle with timely pay, and will often struggle to be paid at all.Carlos Beruff, from my perception, is one of those developers.
I am a home builder. I do not, and have never competed with Mr. Beruff, so please do not confuse this correspondence with any sort of business related issue. I am sending this correspondence to make you consider the probable consequences of your actions, should you accept his bid for your parcel for sale. This email is a plea for a thoughtful consideration of other pathways to benefit the citizens of Citrus County that do not include opening the door to the proverbial chicken coop to the Fox, himself.
I make no assertions to his character beyond what has been written and published in the attached links, but mark my words, once he is in Citrus County, you will no longer have authority over the happenings on your lands.
I will be releasing this correspondence to the public. Should you fail to consider this warning, the voters of Citrus County will know your record on this issue. Please vote smartly.
If you sell him that land, don’t spend the money. You may need it for litigation.
The following links were sourced in order by simply searching, “Carlos Beruff.” There are plenty more, none of them flattering.
https://thebradentontimes.com/
beruff-drops-million-dollar- lawsuit-against-activist- p19923-158.htm
https://www.amisun.com/2017/
11/19/beruff-attorneys-will- co-defend-aqua-lawsuit/
https://www.
suncoastwaterkeeper.org/ beruff_intervention
https://www.yourobserver.com/
article/long-bar-pointe- lawsuit-reaches-settlement
http://www.impactfees.com/
pdfs_all/manatee-county-sett.
https://oursantaferiver.org/
carlos-beruff-in-the- headlines-again/
https://account.bradenton.com/
paywall/stop?resume=247695770
Josh Wynne
Sir, do you honestly believe that this is only happening in Sarasota? Do you honestly believe that very soon Crystal River is not going to be the same way?
ReplyDeleteWe have hundreds and thousands of people coming here from other states. Do you honestly believe that Crystal River will stay the way it is now? Just wondering.
Courtney Lynch
ReplyDeleteThis is disgusting... my small town that I grew up in is no longer that and the small town that I have called home for the last 9 years is a waste land of houses crammed into every square inch of land they could get.
ReplyDeleteI moved to Sarasota in 1977 from L.I. N.Y. Such a sleepy little town with southern slows. I am disenchanted with the high rises, roundabouts and cement boxes replacing oaks, palms and virgin landscapes. Sarasota has been commercialized, and has lost a lot of his charm. I agree with every word.
ReplyDeleteMr. Wynn’s thank you.
ReplyDeleteThis entire state was once undeveloped. Before your family got her or before mine. There have been far worse developers in the past when environmental law were much less. The coast of our state will continue to develop until it's all homes for the wealthy. Why complain? This place was unspoiled before I was born here in 1959. It has created jobs for you and I both. Just because one last piece of property that you drive by is getting developed has you so upset that you have decided to go and develop another unspoiled part of Florida. You don't think the people of Citrus county don't want their coast built up by people who aren't from their area? Why is it that the people that are complaining the most about our coast getting developed, live on our coast. Where they live was undeveloped before they came along yet it's OK for them to live there. I'm not concerned about Mr. Beruff, his business practices, nor the development which made this area grow into what it has become. This place isn't what it used to be but it's still my home and, I don't plan on moving away just because it has grown.
ReplyDeleteRight on! The Mangrove Murderer and destroyer of everything Holy needs to be stopped!
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