Wednesday, August 31, 2005

 
A village green for free, yet may cost too much:
WINTER HARBOR, ME — It all seemed so simple at first. Not only did Roxanne Quimby have the vision for a world-class village green smack dab in the middle of picturesque Winter Harbor, but she also had the land. And Lord knows, after she sold most of her rags-to-riches Burt's Bees empire for $175 million last fall, Quimby had the money.

So why has this thing become so . . . complicated?

Comments:
Hi N,
Thanks for your thoughtful comments on this. Your mixed feelings about these unrequested gifts match mine when I first read this article. The part I hadn't thought of was the personal side, like the loss of the building built by your great-grandfather. Sad, and irreplaceable once destroyed.
Hopefully, the discussions of this situation will make us all think a bit more and look the proverbial gift horse in the mouth in future cases.
Thanks again for sharing your opinions on this.
Take Care,
- Frank

 
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