Email from Tom Torgerson regarding new concept

 


 


 


 

Text
 of
 Tom
 Torgerson
 email
 on
 Tuesday,
 April
 12,
 2016
 :
 

John
 and
 I
 will
 not
 come
 forward
 with
 an
 Application
 representative
 of
 our
 last
 
concept,
 and
 we
 do
 not
 have
 a
 time
 line
 for
 developing
 a
 new
 concept.
  However,
 
we
 remain
 hopeful
 that
 a
 new
 concept
 will
 ultimately
 be
 supported
 by
 the
 Town
 
while
 being
 financially
 viable
 for
 us.
  There
 are
 significant
 challenges
 with
 
developing
 a
 new
 concept,
 it
 will
 take
 some
 time
 to
 do
 so.
  Whatever
 we
 do
 
ultimately
 put
 forth
 most
 likely
 will
 not
 involve
 Crescent
 Beach
 Park
 nor
 rerouting
 
of
 Estero
 Blvd.
 nor
 include
 a
 conference
 center.
 We
 do
 feel
 that
 what
 the
 
downtown
 core
 district
 needs
 to
 enhance
 its
 vitality
 are
 lodging
 units
 versus
 more
 
retail,
 restaurants,
 bars
 and
 t-­‐shirt
 shops.
  High
 quality
 lodging
 units
 that
 have
 
strong
 national/international
 marketing
 infrastructure
 will
 improve
 business
 for
 
this
 core
 district
 year
 round
 and
 especially
 out-­‐of-­‐season
 when
 they
 most
 need
 it.
 
Lodging
 units
 also
 represent
 a
 type
 of
 use
 that
 is
 least
 impactful
 to
 traffic.
  We
 will
 
likely
 compliment
 the
 lodging
 usage
 with
 some
 public
 parking
 and
 scaled
 back
 on
 
site
 food
 and
 beverage.
  We
 will
 also
 likely
 propose
 something
 that
 can
 be
 
enhanced
 by
 the
 Coastal
 Protection
 System
 but
 isn’t
 dependent
 upon
 it.
 
 We
 may
 
likely
 put
 forward
 the
 CPS
 for
 the
 Town
 and
 County’s
 consideration
 as
 a
 means
 to
 
save
 the
 downtown
 core
 districts
 pedestrian
 grade
 level
 desires
 so
 consistently
 
stated
 in
 the
 Comp
 Plan.
  The
 public
 can
 decide
 if
 it
 is
 worthy
 or
 not
 to
 
implement.
  We
 have
 spent
 around
 $250,000
 solely
 towards
 developing
 the
 CPS
 
and
 will
 likely
 donate
 that
 information
 for
 public
 consideration.
  We
 have
 minimal
 
regrets
 as
 we
 reflect
 back
 upon
 the
 previous
 redevelopment
 concept
 and
 public
 
process.
  We
 actually
 envision
 that
 the
 future
 process
 will
 benefit
 tremendously
 
from
 our
 having
 engaged
 public
 input
 the
 past
 six
 months.
 
In
 the
 end,
 we
 have
 a
 strong
 desire
 to
 help
 unite
 the
 community
 during
 the
 future
 
process
 avoiding
 divisiveness!
 


 


 

 


 


 


 

If
 you
 find
 it
 of
 value,
 you
 can
 quote
 me
 on
 the
 above,
 I
 would
 ask
 that
 you
 don’t
 
edit
 it
 even
 though
 it
 has
 not
 be
 wordsmith
  =;-­‐)
 
~TT
 
From:
 J
 Morton
 [mailto:[email protected]]
 
Sent:
 Monday,
 April
 11,
 2016
 9:31
 AM
 
To:
 Tom
 Torgerson
 <[email protected]>
 
Subject:
 from
 John,
 the
 Observer
 

Hi Tom. Thought I'd check in... are you getting close to submitting the application? Can I report
on where you're at? (feel I need some sort of update). Is there a snag/concern causing a delay?
Hopefully you can give me a response so I am not guessing! :)
Otherwise, hope all is well.

John Morton
Beach Observer Editor
Breeze Newspapers
19260 San Carlos Blvd.
Fort Myers Beach, FL 33931
Phone: 239.765.0400
Fax: 239.765.0846
[email protected]