District 204 backs out of Brach-Brodie deal

[gatormom]

macy said:

there is also the possibility of an even higher price if there is another trial.

That has to be considered. I had heard BB attorneys were disappointed with the verdict.

I will match your rumor with my rumor, I heard the BB attorneys were thrilled with the verdict. I am not saying your rumor is wrong, just what I heard.

[macy]

I guess considering where we are at and how LONG this battle has taken, I'd be stunned if after all this time, BB would come to us with a better deal.

However, anything is possible.

[wvhsparent]

Land Update 10/26/07
Reported by [e-mail] on 10/26/07

On October 25, 2007, the Board of Education filed a post-trial motion in the property condemnation lawsuit. The motion asks the court to grant the district a new trial on the basis of certain rulings made by the court. Among other things, the effect of filing this motion is that the district's right to purchase the land continues beyond the October 26, 2007 deadline until a period of time after the court rules on that motion.

The Board has explored, with the assistance of our staff, what options exist to build Metea Valley High School at the Brach-Brodie site. Given the growth in material costs and anticipated labor cost increases, the only options for building there within the available proceeds involve substantial reductions in the building such as eliminating the pool or the athletic facilities. We believe that the community expects Metea to be a full-featured facility, making those sort of options unacceptable. We have therefore concluded that we can not, and will not, buy the 55 acres for the jury's price.

We continue to aggressively explore and pursue the remaining land options. Those efforts include continuing to pursue a dialogue with the Brach-Brodie representatives.

We expect to meet again next week when further information is available.

Mark C. Metzger, President
Board of Education

[macy]

gatormom said:

macy said:

there is also the possibility of an even higher price if there is another trial.

That has to be considered. I had heard BB attorneys were disappointed with the verdict.

I will match your rumor with my rumor, I heard the BB attorneys were thrilled with the verdict. I am not saying your rumor is wrong, just what I heard.

Maybe they change the opinion depending on who they are speaking with.

There are also two separate attorneys. One could be pleased, the other not so much. Just a possibility.

[soon2bwvhs]

True, that could be a "buy me sometime" tactic on the SB's part; at this point it is anybody's guess.

[EagleDad]

I'd like to understand if we could get a new legal team to handle this going forward. The current SD lawyers had their shot and lost. If evidence was admitted, and witnesses allowed or not allowed that was detrimental to the case, they should have rsied heck then, not a month after they lost.

[macy]

Ditto. yes, completely agree. More delay is not good in my opinion.

But, if they couldn't afford it, what else was there to do.

I'm hoping there are other alternatives that are being seriously pursued.

[soon2bwvhs]

Amen on that!

[momof3]

macy said:

there is also the possibility of an even higher price if there is another trial.

That has to be considered. I had heard BB attorneys were disappointed with the verdict.

From the DH ...
Dist. 204 will pay double for high school land
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Steve Helm, attorney for the Brodie trust, was pleased with the verdict and credited the work of his expert witnesses in studying the land.

"That would be a number I have every reason to believe that both the Brachs and Brodies would be happy with," Helm said.

The school district has 30 days to make a payment and can then take immediate possession of the land. It also has the option of appealing the ruling.
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[bob]

No Cash For You!

[soon2bwvhs]

LOL!!!!

[bbc]

chicoryowl said:

casey said:

To me I feel that the door to BB should be slammed shut! Quit saying the door remains open. A new trial (with delays, delays, delays and more legal costs) isn't going to bring a better price. Stop and move on.

IMHO, I think the SB must feel fairly confident in another site selection or they wouldn't have let BB go. They wanted BB but it became increasingly apparent that it wouldn't work. They would never have backed down unless they finally had a Plan B. Again, I don't think there was ever a Plan B until after the jury verdict.

What a mess! And at what point will they just come flat out and say 2010 is the new anticipated date?

I'm sensing you don't think BB is a good place to build the HS. (Yes. That is sarcasm.)

As we know from recent experience, juries can be unpredictable. Going back could always yield a better price, just as it could yield an even higher price. But that uncertainty could cause BB to want to negotiate. And there's no point in taking an option off of the table. It may be a real option or it may be leverage with another parcel. That's the great thing about negotiation, you never have all the information you need.

This is the kind of response that consistently comes out of the sb lemmings on this site. there is an underlying assumption that the sb is really smart and their "negotiating" tactics are brilliant. when are u going to realize that this board is scrambling to come up with something. they were so shocked by the verdict they had no other plan and probably still don't. I truly believe that their best plan (in their collective brain) is to ask for a new trial because they can't get over the feeling that they were right and the jury was wrong.

[doctorwho]

bbc said:

chicoryowl said:

I'm sensing you don't think BB is a good place to build the HS. (Yes. That is sarcasm.)

As we know from recent experience, juries can be unpredictable. Going back could always yield a better price, just as it could yield an even higher price. But that uncertainty could cause BB to want to negotiate. And there's no point in taking an option off of the table. It may be a real option or it may be leverage with another parcel. That's the great thing about negotiation, you never have all the information you need.

This is the kind of response that consistently comes out of the sb lemmings on this site. there is an underlying assumption that the sb is really smart and their "negotiating" tactics are brilliant. when are u going to realize that this board is scrambling to come up with something. they were so shocked by the verdict they had no other plan and probably still don't. I truly believe that their best plan (in their collective brain) is to ask for a new trial because they can't get over the feeling that they were right and the jury was wrong.

and yours is the typical response that comes from the no BB at any cost - and the underlying assumption that the SB is filled with idiots group.
While you are entitled to your opinion and all opinions are just that -opinions, the condescending nature of your remarks about lemmings makes your post seem juvenile at best.
And this is why some want public forum - to listen to derogatory comments like this? This type of comment is a poster child for why I don't believe there should be any more. Some have to put others down in order to somehow feel superior - I don't want this community to be subjected to this nonsense again.

[bob]

bbc said:

chicoryowl said:

I'm sensing you don't think BB is a good place to build the HS. (Yes. That is sarcasm.)

As we know from recent experience, juries can be unpredictable. Going back could always yield a better price, just as it could yield an even higher price. But that uncertainty could cause BB to want to negotiate. And there's no point in taking an option off of the table. It may be a real option or it may be leverage with another parcel. That's the great thing about negotiation, you never have all the information you need.

This is the kind of response that consistently comes out of the sb lemmings on this site. there is an underlying assumption that the sb is really smart and their "negotiating" tactics are brilliant. when are u going to realize that this board is scrambling to come up with something. they were so shocked by the verdict they had no other plan and probably still don't. I truly believe that their best plan (in their collective brain) is to ask for a new trial because they can't get over the feeling that they were right and the jury was wrong.

This is the kind of response that consistently comes from the anti-SB CFO lemmings that the SB is stupid. And, that the SB members are not smart enough to think for themselves. And, the voters of the SD are soulless empty vessels that fell for the trickery of the mind controling SB.

[casey]

bob said:

This is the kind of response that consistently comes from the anti-SB CFO lemmings that the SB is stupid. And, that the SB members are not smart enough to think for themselves. And, the voters of the SD are soulless empty vessels that fell for the trickery of the mind controling SB.

I'm definitely not a CFO lemming but as far as the rest of your comment I think much of it applies to a couple of the SB members. ;D