Tonight the members of the master association of Forest Ridge voted ” No” to Charlie Palmers offer to sell us 6.86 acres of land at the entrance of Forest Ridge and the statue of Major Lauderdale, which has been the landmark of the community for the past 20 years. Duncal Bossle, President of the Master Association, explained that Sea Ranch Properties (owned by Charlie Palmer) owns the land from the main entrance of the community, leading up to and including the statue. Mr. Palmer will be disolving Sea Ranch Properties and and must sell the assets by November 15, 2009.
According to a report given by Councilwoman Starkey, the land is currently assessed at $10.00 by the Broward County Property Appraiser. The statue was originally purchased for over $100,000.00 and was donated by Sea Ranch Properties under an agreement made between Sea Ranch Properties and the town of Davie. Councilwoman Starkey also stated that since the land that Mr. Palmer is trying to sell Forest Ridge is considered to be preserved, it would be virtually impossible for him or anyone to ever build on it. The town of Davie has already stated that they are not interested in purchasing the land.
Mr. Palmer has suggested that he would remove the statue of Major Lauderdale from Forest Ridge and donate it to Fort Lauderdale for the Centennial Celebration next year.