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follows:
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Swank, Inc. v. Carnes, 856 F.2d 1481, 1483 (11th Cir. 1988). It
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shall confer with counsel for the opposing party in a good faith
inapplicable.
to Plaintiffs’ complaint.
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TONY WEST
ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
as follows:
Jorge Busse
c/o Legal and Consular Department
100 N. Biscayne Blvd.
Suite 2200
Miami, FL 33132
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
FORT MYERS DIVISION
[“TRANSFERRED” FROM: SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA, WEST PALM BEACH DIVISION]
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Attention: Judy
We are of the opinion that the Resolution does not affect our
ownership of Gulffront property since the public lands referred to
in the Resolution, specifically the Gulffront, are in fact not public
lands and are part of the plat.
John E. Manning
District One
Diana M. Parker
I am in receipt of your December 11, 1998 letter on the above. We will attempt
County Hearing to review the history of the County Resolution and let you know our position as soon
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as possible. In order to expedite review, I have taken the liberty of forwarding your
inquiry to the attention of the County lands Department.
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Ray Judah
District Three
Mr. Troy Parnell
Andrew W. Coy
District Four
3922 Roger Street ,
Fort Myers, FL 33901
John E. Albion
District Five
Re: Second Revised Plat of Cayo Costa Subdivision
Donald D. Stilwell
County Manager
Dear Mr. Parnell:
James G. Yaeger
County Attorney
In response to your correspondence to Mr. Yaeger, the Lee County Attorney's
Diana M. Parker
County Hearing
Office researched the history of the second revised plat of the Cayo Costa Subdivision
Examiner and governing case law on accretion and reliction. Based on this research, we conclude
that the public may have a valid claim to the accreted lands on the Gulf side of the Cayo
Costa Subdivision. Moreover, it is the Board's policy to retain public lands for public
purposes rather than relinquishthose intereststo private entities. It would be acceptable
for the County to relinquish its interests in this property if the intent is to transfer the
property in question to the State as part of the CARL Program. Your letter indicates that
the'Board of Trustees of the Internal ImprovementTrust Fund of the State of Florida has
offered to purchase the property, but claims that the resolution recorded in the public
records and reflected in the County Commission Minute Books calls into question your
client's ability to convey fee simple title to the accreted lands. This office would
recommend that the Board of County Commissioners release the public's interest in the
accreted land on the condition that the County deed is held in escrow until the closing
with the State. At that time, the deed would be released and available for recordation in
the public records.
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Donna Mafie Collins
Assistant County Attorney
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cc: James G. Yaeger, County Attorney
Timot~y Jones, Assistant County Attorney
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February 2, 2006
Troy Parnell
3922 Roters Street
Ft. Myers, FL 33901
As agent for the Department of Environmental Protection of the State of Florida, I ,«ould like to extend a
cash offer in the amount of $222,000.00, to purchase the above referenced property located in Lee
County, Florida. The State of Florida is offering to purchase this property due to its location within an
area that qualifies for State acquisition as part of the State's Florida Forever Program. The Division of
State lands will be the agent for this transaction.
Over the past several years, the State has diligently worked on acquiring property within the Cayo Costa
Project. The state has had the properties appraised numerous times and has made several offers to
property owners. Recent purchases within the last year have caused the Division of State Lands to
reevaluate its priorities. I was recently informed that the funds and time allocated for this project are
now limited.
Prior to extending an offer to purchase property, Florida law requires an appraisal to be completed by an
independent real estate appraiser. The appraiser is asked to give the market value of the property. The
appraisal is confidential, by law, until a contract is signed by the Seller and approved by the Division of
State lands. Your offer was formulated based on such an appraisal.
Please notify me within 60 days of receipt of this offer and I will prepare, for your review, an
Agreement to purchase your property. It is important for you to know that this is a voluntary
program, and you are under no obligation to sell your property or participate in this program.
Many times owners prefer to donate their property and, in some cases, tax benefits may be realized from
a donation. . An accountant, tax professional, or the Internal Revenue Service can provide you with
additional information. Please let us know if you are interested in donating the property for environmental
purposes.
If I may provide additional information or assistance, please do not hesitate to call me at the number
below. I hope to hear from you soon.
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My father, Troy Parnell and the estate of William Reynolds own the northern most gulf
front lots (lots 1A & 2A). On December 10, 1969 the Lee County Commission voted to
deed itself an area of accretion to the west of certain gulf front lots. The effect of this
makes what was once gulf front lots no longer gulf front. They had no right to do this.
We have done much research on this matter. There have been recent rulings by the courts
to support our position that the area of accretion belongs to the gulf front owners. I have
had discussions with attorneys in Miami and Sarasota that specialize in this matter and
they have suggested our case is so strong that we hire a local attorney here in town.
My father is prepared to move ahead with a law suit. Through our correspondence with
the county and discussions with attorneys we believe the county, state or DEP will not or
can not do anything until they are sued. However, we will not go ahead without the
support of all the effected lot owners who will benefit from this. I have identified seven
lot owners who will benefit from this and included the lots on the enclosed plat.
The estimated cost to file the suit is $15,000. Each owner will most likely have to survey
their lots including the accretion area at a cost of $7,500.each. Even though our case is
extremely strong and supported by recent precedence we should be prepared to go to trial
at an estimated cost of an additional $25,000. This would be a total of approximately
$13,215.00 for each lot owner.
The average depth ofthe accretion is about 1,400 feet. Most of the single lots are 50 feet
wide. That would be about 70,000 square feet more property for each 50 foot lot.
Considering the state has offered as much as $18.00 per square foot for gulf front lots, the
reward for filing the law suit is impressive and the risk appears to be very low.
I am asking that each owner please contact me by telephone and let me know how you
feel about this issue so I can see what kind of consensus we have.
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Gulf Front Lot Owners Effected:
Lewis, Allen E., Kensington Investments, 347 Congress St., #3A, Boston, MA, 0221
Lots 23A & 24A
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Elrubaie, Salman B 11810 Isle of Palms Dr., Ft. Myers Beach, FL 33931 - Lot 27A
Baucomm, Ruth K, Tr., 28232 Tung Oil Rd., Kinston, AL 36453 - Lot 28A
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