--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jyouells2000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bbrigante <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > A windfall for Kaplan, but also good for meditators who owned homes > > next to Purusha, as their home values will go up -- they can sell > > easily, and I bet most will head to Vedic City/FF: > > > > http://tinyurl.com/q76pg > > > > "David Kaplan, the developer of Heavenly Mountain, owned the > > property then. When he started Heavenly Mountain in 1993, he became > > the largest private landowner in Watauga County, with more than > > 7,000 acres. > > > > On 500 acres, he built the nonprofit Maharishi Spiritual Center of > > America, with separate campuses for men and women who practiced > > Transcendental Meditation. Heavenly Mountain also included a for- > > profit section of about 1,000 acres that could be developed for lots > > and homes in the future. > > > > But in 2004, Kaplan announced that he had severed ties with the > > Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a former Hindu monk who drew from ancient > > Eastern techniques of meditation when he began the TM movement in > > 1958. In announcing his break with TM, Kaplan said he would pursue > > commercial development of his property. > > > > In January 2005, the Watauga County Planning Board approved Kaplan's > > development plans for a large section of pro-perty. Three months > > later, he sold the land, nearly 5,000 acres, to Ginn LA Laurel Creek > > Ltd. for nearly $44 million." > > > > It sounds like he may have made some money - that's good. One of the > few, I'll bet. >
The swift way in which this deal occured makes me wonder if he had been looking for a way to unload his property for quite some time and once he found it, he coinicidentally found that the TMO was full of it... ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 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/
