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VERDE GROUP DENIES ANY CONNECTION TO BINATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
An email to Doña Ana County Commissioners
Dear Chairman Evans:
As you are aware, over the past two or three months there have been
discussions, newspaper articles, blogs, and mass e-mails about the
difficult situation in Lomas del Poleo. Some of these articles have
implied that Verde Realty may, in some way, be associated witht he
ownership of that property.
Furthermore, we understand that the Commission may consider a
resolution regarding Lomas del Poleo at its meeting on February 26,
2008, and that Mr. Dan Townsend may make a presentation on Lomas del
Poleo, including a discussion of Verde Realty.
We do not personally seek publicity; therefore, we have a consistent
policy of not responding to matters in the media. In the business
world, the key measures of performance are meeting the expectations of
one's shareholders and providing a rewarding work environment for
one’s employees; therefore, if there are articles that
occasionally misrepresent our business view or activities, it is little
more than disconcerting.
Some of the recent articles, blogs, and e-mails, however, have had a
very different tenor. They have associated Verde Realty and its
leadership with the killing of young women (sic) and potentially gross
violations of human rights. These implications are completely false and
require us to provide a clear response.
The facts that the Commission should know are:
(1) The nearest Verde Realty-owned property in the Juarez, Mexico area
is to the east of Lomas del Poleo (approximately 16 miles);
(2) Neither Verde Realty nor its management owns directly or indirectly any portion of the San Jeronimo project;
(3) Neither Verde Realty nor its management provide any business
services to or consulting relationship with the San Jeronimo project;
(4) There is no formal or informal relationship or coordination between
Verde Realty’s potential development in Santa Teresa and the
potential development of the San Jeronimo project; and
(5) No director of Verde Realty is affiliated (directly or indirectly) with the San Jeronimo project.
Our objective has been (and continues to be) to be a positive factor in
the growth and evolution of Santa Teresa. We hope that we can work with
you for the improvement of the quality of life and the creation of jobs
in southern Doña Ana County.
Sincerely,
VERDE REALTY
C. Ronald Blankenship, Co-Chairman
Click here then click again in the Juárez target market to read Verde Realty site's description of its binational development projects.
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