how does one raise a hotel on school property?

[bflo_resident1]

seriously, i am interested as to how this process works.

[bflo_resident1]

can anyone offer a "no bid sale" to a town for ownership of land that belonged to a school to build a hotel?

[Dougles]

can anyone offer a "no bid sale" to a town for ownership of land that belonged to a school to build a hotel?

Is it on a public school or private school property?

[bflo_resident1]

Is it on a public school or private school property?

it was public school property sold by a town to a developer with no bids.

[unioncop]

how mant guesses do we get as to who YOU are talking about?

[knowsitall]

I would think a school district could sell property they own to whoever they want. Best practice would tell you that the highest price would come from a closed bidding process, but I'm not a lawyer. I don't think a municipality would own a school.

[cookie]

how mant guesses do we get as to who YOU are talking about?

sshhhhhhhhhh!!! we're the ignorant ones, we're not supposed to be able to figure it out.

[dtwarren]

it was public school property sold by a town to a developer with no bids.

It was not sold by the Town it was sold by the WS School District. The Town Board granted a rezoning of the land from residential to commercial: http://www.westseneca.net/bdmin06/mi060802spec.html

This rezoning was unanimously approved by those in attendance:

Paul T. Clark Supervisor
Vincent J. Graber Jr. Councilman
Craig J. Hicks Councilman
Christina Wleklinski Bove Councilman

Absent - Christopher F. Osmanski Councilma

[joe d.]

seriously, i am interested as to how this process works.

WITH A LOT OF $$ political contributions!

[bflo_resident1]

WITH A LOT OF $$ political contributions!

from a special session called by supervisor clark aug 2006 raising questions about rezoning of properties,

Motion by Supervisor Clark, seconded by Councilman Hicks, to approve the request for a rezoning for property located at 675 Potters Road, being part of Lot No. 291, changing its classification from R-65 to C-1, with the stipulation that the property be developed for a combination office/retail building and a hotel.

the "slade group" made donation of $1,000 jan 10, 2007 to friends of paul clark, then the "slade group" made another donation of $2,000 jan 11, 2007.

but in 2009 was a request from "Slade Potter Group" for a variance for property located at 162 Slade Avenue to erect pedestal sign made by a rep of ellicott development.

you're probably right about the political contributions. aprox. $3,000 worth.

[bflo_resident1]

the "slade group" address is 295 MAIN STREET (that is the ellicott development address), in searching all in that address of donations, including: JP GROUP LLC, 1093 GROUP LLC, it tallies up to $9,000 of which was donated to friends of paul clark less than 6 months after a special session about "rezoning" properties upon building the hotel.