I agree that Eastwood's plan appears less greedy than the former owners. With all his money, why not propose a donation to the state of the forested open space, as many other rich people in the SF Bay area have done, and take a tax write-off? Rich people need tax write- offs.
--- In [email protected], "jyouells2000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > I did make an assumption, that Eastwood was doing this for greed. > > However his last film made $10M. For the rest: > > > > you be the judge: > > http://www.knowledgeplex.org/news/81713.html > > > OK Jim - I did and I had to read it twice to get what seems to be > the crux - > > "Most local residents were thrilled when Eastwood, Ueberroth, Palmer > and others bought the company in 1999 for $820 million. Its previous > owner _ Taiheiyo Club Inc., a Japanese company _ had proposed building > another golf course as well as 315 new homes." > > > Seems like they put their money up to keep it from being developed > much more. They're proposing to build many fewer houses (132) and > preserve more land. They do need to recoop the money they invested. > Looks like a compromise and more environmentally conscious than the > previous owners. (although the story is slanted in the other > direction) Not nearly so black and white - that's why they have > community support. > > JohnY > > > > > --- In [email protected], "jyouells2000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > --- In [email protected], "jim_flanegin" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > However Clint Eastwood is involved as we speak in a plan to > > develop > > > > part of the pristine Monterey Forest on the Monterey peninsula > > > > (California, south of Santa Cruz) where he lives into condos and > > a > > > > golf course. Last time I checked he didn't need the money, so it > > is > > > > just pure greed. > > > > > > > > Other than that I appreciate his practice of TM and some of his > > movies > > > > have been OK. > > > > > > > A lot of presumption in the above paragraphs, Jim > > > > > > JohnY > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "jyouells2000" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Very Interesting Unc, > > > > > > I've always suspected that Clint was a person of integrety. > > Is > > > > there > > > > > anyone else (that you can mention) that turned Maharishi down? > > > > > > > > > > JohnY To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
