Comments on: Friends Of 4-H: Sell Langley Bell To Navy Federal

By: Sandra

Sandra — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:46:58 +0000

Mick, I like your logic. Can I sel you my house for what it will bring in twenty years.

By: mick

mick — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 22:24:36 +0000

The price is way too low… forget about appraisals of the property and todays real estate market NFCU is taking advantage of the situation…the powers that be are ripping the kids and future users of the property off. Hindsight is going to be too late…as everything moves north toward the rural areas, the value is going to skyrocket .

By: 429SCJ

429SCJ — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 21:04:56 +0000

Good luck 4H.

By: Hilda Malone

Hilda Malone — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:46:27 +0000

I agree with Walnut Hill Roy, the kids need a country setting for their 4H outings,sure the Extension Center would love to have it close to them, but we are talking about the kids here not convenience for others. I am in the FCE,(some know it as Homemakers Club) in McDavid and we have had many good times at the Langley Bell Center,but if it has to be a move lets do something good for the kids that they can grow here in a big wide open country setting.The city bunch wound’t like our smelly old cows anyway.

By: Linda F. (Shell) Tolliver

Linda F. (Shell) Tolliver — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:01:23 +0000

I have many wonderful memories of going to the camp on 9 Mile Rd. with my friends and staying in the old wood cabins–a couple of the leaders I remember was Mrs.Watson & Mrs.Nowak—–Hey Thanks for the memories—Hope the youth of today get to enjoy the same—-the property in Molino would be great!

By: jeeperman

jeeperman — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:11:28 +0000

The Memorandum of Understanding does not include anything that allows the local 4H youth to do anything but vote to sell. They will have no vote on what is done with the proceeds of the sale after it is done.
The final decision—to accept the existing offer or pursue other alternatives—would be determined by the UF/IFAS Extension.
The 4-H Council makes only a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ vote on weather to sell.

By: CD

CD — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 03:04:41 +0000

It was a ‘done deal’ between NFCU and the county back when NFCU made the first purchase and the county still wants to push the 4-H’ers onto that small parcel because it is convenient for the county. I hope the Bayer property can be throughly tested and that it can be purchased by 4-H. If not, there should be another suitable large parcel available somewhere in the county.

By: Jane

Jane — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 01:25:42 +0000

Please go for the larger piece of property…some much more can be done for the 4H groups and the extention office would be in a more useful place!

By: JSCS

JSCS — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 21:39:57 +0000

I totally agree with Gerald Lamb on every item he mentioned. The BIG thing to do first is to ensure that the land is environmentally safe so all will be protected. Bayer should pay for this study since it needs to be done for any buyer. This is a great opportunity for 4-H and for extension office also. Hopefully sanity will prevail and what is done will be for the kids and not some people who have their own agenda.

By: Gerald Lamb

Gerald Lamb — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 20:42:25 +0000

to c.w. The kids(4Hers ) will not be shafted as long as they stay united and concerned x-4Hers,parents and those that support them hang together and push for Bayer property. Jacob Gilmore and “Friends of 4H” are on the right track and need all the support they can get to counter IFAS and Escambia Extension Office who only want a small area and seem to have no vision of the future. If they do it is different than mine!
250 acres on Crabtree Church Road has so much more potential than the LBC, which was mostly timber and wetlands. Even with that ,the Extension office could have been pro- active with LBC and sold trimber, replanted and had some income/revenue from LBC all these years. They chose not to do so.
AT Bayer (one example of many) the tillable farmland not currently needed could be cash rented for 100.00 per acre, for yearly income. The timber could also be harvested/managed for more income. Ponds could produce catfish/talipia for aquaculture. Vegetable/sweet corn for sale andmany other fund rasing activities. I intend to make a full list and send to certain individuals. Bayer property can/should be self supporting with little funds from county or endownment funds!. Just need a good leader! PUSH FOR BAYER>MOVE EXTENSION OFFICE TO BAYER PROPERTY>