BLAKE  CAMPAIGN  FLYER  RESPONSES ! 

            The emails were becoming just too heavy with remarks of the much different contents of the Blake campaign flyers as his citing examples of his extreme over bloated claims, and great accomplishments as a reigning "ten year" city commissioner in the City of Winter Springs.    Any one following the activities of the Winter Springs McLemore lead "Rat Pack" elected officials have to be astonished at all the political "hot air" being expounded by it's current officials running for offices.

            The below emails are the continuing responses of people who DO know the difference.    Our initial page has become too large, so we are therefore adding this additional page with some of the spill over and new emails.    The email below was sitting in our email early this AM, and HAS to be an answer to the Blake over bloated claims.

(PUBLISHER'S NOTE:  The Blake campaign is reverting to 1990 statistics instead of citing current deplorable City of Winter Springs outlandish service taxes, and spending of which he has been a strong supporting advocate for his boss --- city manager McLemore --- leader of the "rat pack".)

Here are the emails in their ENTIRETY -- all contents are subject to the sender's knowledge !

•      To PFGG --- I think it's wonderful the Sentinel endorses Blake....A Sentinel endorsement is usually the kiss of death for a local politician.

•       Hey Blake , what happen to your phony flyer stuff where you stated you always took into consideration the schools, traffic impact, and environment?    You've got on your plate Monday night, August 28th, another 586 condos/apartments for the north end of Tuscawilla road and SR434.    Right now you'd have trouble getting a go-cart down that road --- of which you couldn't even fit in!    You're something else!

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•     This one is particularly well concealed --   -- the City of Winter Springs hasn't been able to accomplish this feat within the past ten years, or at ALL during the Blake reign !   In fact -- they've had to submit amendments every year to meet the STATE LEVEL !

•     Here is another of the flyer's phony facts -- -- the school board was NEVER made aware of the gigantic mass construction of high rise developments being made by the City of Winter Springs.   A good example is the "luxury" high rises being built on property that his fellow ex-commissioner David McLeod made $2.5 million dollars.   That's the one across from "Tiny Town".   They even changed the design plans so McLeod would be able to have more of the high density condos built.    Blake supported McLeod plans ALL the way !

•      Blake's latest flyer -- "Alleviating traffic congestion requires bold principled leadership"/"Alleviating Traffic Congestion requires a PLAN"   -- is such a joke.      He gives  his PLAN  to alleviate congestion.     How can Blake even think he can handle regional and county transportation issues when he could NOT even get LYNX to scheduled bus service on State Road 434 through the city to US Highway 17/92 , and his flyer plans for the County have  already  been approved by the County ?        (The Formatting - emphasis of this email was done by PFGG's editor. )                              

 ( Blake  --- with 10 YEARS behind him --- couldn't, and DIDN'T even support the above help needed for the City of Winter Springs.   Anyone endorsing the Blake campaign better cover their backsides.    This guy is on a road of self destruction with the publishing of his out-right dishonest tall tales of fictitious facts. and just down-right lies !     Blake's flyers -- packed with falsehoods -- becomes weirder with everyone of his mailings!    At least the people of Winter Springs recognize the actual facts.       Emailer -- you sure hit the "nail-on-the-head" with this revelation. )

           "I just got another one of Michael Blake's insipid campaign flyers, and I can't believe the claims he is making. Funny, you don't see him talking much dollars or sense.   Let me give you an example of Michael's savvy business dealings.
        Commissioner Michael Blake's past comments about the asking price of the Winter Springs Golf Course is a little perplexing and now it makes me wonder if he knows the value of anything.   Regarding the golf course Blake said, "...it also is expensive, at its $2.375 million asking price."   So, an asking price of $2.375 million for 177 acres is expensive, but paying $900,000 for the 9 acres like the City Commission purchased is not?   Blake was the person to make the motion to make a purchase offer for the Wincey property at $100,000 per acre on July 28, 2003 (Add-on Regular 40.F).
           Now, here is Blake's thought on the City purchasing the Winter Springs Golf Course:   "I think it is way too early to head down this road if we head down this road at all.   Our plates are pretty full," Blake said.   "As long as I'm up here I'll work diligently to see that the city does not purchase that golf course." 
He said among the pitfalls the city could face are being distracted from work on the Town Center, the Village Walk improvements on State Road 434 and other projects.    Funny, he didn't make that sort of comment when he motioned to spend $900,000.   Hey wait a second, why should we care about being distracted from the town center, isn't that a private development on private property?    Of course it is!           But, according to Michael Blake it's okay to funnel millions of taxpayer dollars into that nightmare of a strip mall to enrich one developer and one former city commissioner, but to invest in the crowning jewel of this city (Winter Springs Golf Course) to enrich all citizens' quality of life is not worth one penny by  Blake's estimation.

         And to coerce his fellow commissioners, Blake used scare tactics by stating, ".... that if the city shows interest in the project, it could change the way the golf course is marketed, possibly driving away some buyers."           

        Blake missed the tee on this one by a long shot as he stood stubbornly against buying the golf course.   Soon after his infamous warning, a stealth California developer did happen to purchase the course on speculation once the city backed off.  

         Now with the golf course closed down, it has as much a chance of staying a golf course as the Winter Springs town center will ever be a town. So, what was the actual selling price of the golf course?   The buyer purchased the 177 acre course for a cool $1.2 million ---- a steal at $6,779.66 per acre.    Gees, that's over one million dollars less than the original asking price.  
          I say PFGG should improve upon the Seminole Chronicle's faulty grading system by giving Michael Blake a big fat "F" in Land Deals 101.   His $100,000 per acre for Wincey shows you that Blake's abilities to value property and make a deal are pitiful.    I'll take a 177 acre golf course for $1.2 million over a 9 acre parcel for $900,000 any day.   Unfortunately, it is too late for the good people of Winter Springs thanks to Michael Blake's shortsightedness.  

         Even at $2.375 million, buying the course would have been worth every taxpayer's penny.   Too expensive for Michael?  Even at the $2.375 million asking price it would have been $13,418.07 per acre or about $87,000 less per acre than Blake offered up per acre for Wincey.   

          One has to wonder how successful a businessman Michael Blake really is.    In the world of risk management, I would not take a chance in voting for Michael Blake to the county commission, it would cost citizens too much in the long run."
      (Publisher's Note:   Emailer -- you must be a frustrated Winter Springs Golf Course ex-golfer, or you have analyzed the contents of this website pretty thoroughly.    However, that Wincey Property purchase has more behind it than just the cost of the land.    The Winter Springs voters have NO IDEA of the concealment of the TRUE facts of that purchase.    One can look at the progression of that deceit by just researching what the ACTUAL purchase of that property was really intended for by city management.    We will not go into further detail on that issue for it would detract from the TRUE FACTS pointed out in your email, which is presented in the contents of your email.   Sorry to tell you -- you can kiss that golf course  GOODBYE   --- look for a miniature golf course surrounded by McLemore's high density developments.    Thanks for your excellent email --- write us  again  with your thoughts!

            PFGG has published only one of the Blake campaign flyers.    His campaign has found a need to flood the mails with almost daily hordes of these flyers each containing even worse statistics and information than those previously mailed.     It seems as a campaign to attack by using unfounded, over stated, dated information that has nothing to do with the political climate of the activities of today's County needs.

        He continues to use the quiche' -- "The Blake Plan" -- when in essence the Blake plan, so to speak, is already one that has BEEN APPROVED for future County projects.    How can one plan for something that is already a done deal?    That is just  a far fetched  reaching in hoping the average citizen on the street is not aware of what is transpiring around them as to the usage of future land development and road projects.