12-14-2014, 07:23 AM
Difficult to read through all these responses and try to get a sense of the situation, because there's obviously a lot of of stuff here that only real insiders understand.
But in terms of the DLNR fine, I have a couple of comments. I like Graham Ellis and think that his efforts over the years have resulted in a lot of benefits for the children and families of the area.
But if he is actually claiming that he has no knowledge of the jungalows or who built them - that's really disturbing. I took a visiting friend there once, several years ago, to meet Graham and see all the great things they were doing for the community, and Graham walked us around all the jungalows, talking about how he and his groups had built them, maintained them, and made them available to people who wanted to come contribute to the 501c3's efforts. It was a fun visit and my friend was really impressed.
Now we find that the jungalows are on state land and Graham had no right to be operating them as rentals, and he's being fined for that, and for other encroachments. Fair enough. The DLNR is as slow and deliberate as molasses, and they don't make a single move unless they are 500% sure they are absolutely right. But if Graham is actually claiming he doesn't know anything about who built the jungalows, well, surely there are a lot more people than just me who know this is not true?
But in terms of the DLNR fine, I have a couple of comments. I like Graham Ellis and think that his efforts over the years have resulted in a lot of benefits for the children and families of the area.
But if he is actually claiming that he has no knowledge of the jungalows or who built them - that's really disturbing. I took a visiting friend there once, several years ago, to meet Graham and see all the great things they were doing for the community, and Graham walked us around all the jungalows, talking about how he and his groups had built them, maintained them, and made them available to people who wanted to come contribute to the 501c3's efforts. It was a fun visit and my friend was really impressed.
Now we find that the jungalows are on state land and Graham had no right to be operating them as rentals, and he's being fined for that, and for other encroachments. Fair enough. The DLNR is as slow and deliberate as molasses, and they don't make a single move unless they are 500% sure they are absolutely right. But if Graham is actually claiming he doesn't know anything about who built the jungalows, well, surely there are a lot more people than just me who know this is not true?