- 11 - In a letter dated May 20, 1991, Mr. Sirmans rejected the County's offer and made a counterproposal to sell the 4.83 acres of the property for $20,000 per acre or $96,600. Mr. Sirmans' letter states as follows: RE: Project 89-77-R, Paglen Road, Parcel 123 Attention: Mr. Michael W. Caruthers Dear Mr. Caruthers: I am in receipt of your letter dated May 8, 1991, regarding the above referenced project. In regards to the property involved, there are several facts of which you need to be advised. These are as follows: * * * * * * * 2. The appraisal and your offer place a value on the property of $19,500.00 per acre. I find this to be inconsistent with the valuation of the property for tax purposes. The market value for tax purposes for the last several years has been $20,000.00 per acre. I believe it to be only fair that your offer price be consistent with what the county has been using as a basis for taxes. I would, therefore be willing to accept an offer of $20,000.00 per acre or $96,600.00 for the 4.83 acres as compared to your offer of $19,500.00 per acre or $94,185.00 for the 4.83 acres. 3. Prior to receiving your offer, I had entered into an agreement with Mr. Ronald Carnes of Odessa, Florida to raise cattle on the property. This required removing the existing fence and replacing it with a five strand barbed wire fence at a considerablePage: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Next
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