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Over the past 2 months, I've made a dozen Sunshine requests for public records from the City. In late March I requested "Appraisal Information on properties" and gave the address for the Flipper property, the Whelan, Tinsley and Car Wash properties. Three business days later I paid the clerk a bit over $20 dollars and received appraisals for three properties and a denial for the Whelan appraisal stating it was pending litigation and therefore not available under Sunshine laws. The city didn't provide me with actual appraisals, but, instead provided me with "Appraisal Reviews". Two names showed up on the reviews, Richard Eggers and Connie Roe. I called Smith and Co on two separate occasions to verify their employment. What

SEMO.net has confirmed that the City is filing for Eminent Domain of property at the corner of Westwood Blvd and Oak Grove Road owned by Robert and Robin Whelan which houses Robert Whelan Financial Services. SEMO.net has already reported that one property near that intersection sold at a premium. Two more properties nearby have been purchased by the City: Location Schalk (#1 in photo) Ozark Medical (#2) Car Wash (#3) Sold for $828,000 $789,000 $1,000,000 Appraisal $828,000 $655,000 $748,700 "Good Will" $0 $134,000 $251,300 Office $38/sqft $58/sqft none Lot $10/sqft $18/sqft $21/sqft This leaves the Whelans' Property (#4 in photo) as the sole, business property remaining along Oak Grove, all other lots are residences or empty. From a "business" perspective, it

Bricks Off Road Park has created an awesome new feature called the "Zombie Paintball Hayride." This is an event you won't forget. Open this weekend, April 5-6, for an incredibly fun time. Check out this video! http://youtu.be/-UIMi7-nwAQ Brick’s Off Road Park 2181 County Road 484 Poplar Bluff, MO 63901 GPS: N36.694999, -90.567640 There are many ways to get to Brick’s but the easiest route for first-timers is: Hwy 67 (south from Poplar Bluff or north from Corning, Ark) Go West on Hwy 160 (toward Doniphan) Turn North onto State Hwy F Turn Left on County Road 461 at Lone Hill Baptist Church Continue straight onto County Road 484 and you will run into Bricks Click here to download the trail map

The old social security office building on Oak Grove sat idle for years. Fifteen months ago it sold for $600k. Last month it sold again for $828k. As Americans our culture thrives on such opportunities seized...but do you feel the same after you find out it was the citizens of Poplar Bluff footing the bill? It was the City of Poplar Bluff who, last month, bought that old building and lot at a premium price giving the "flipper" a $228,000 profit in 15 months. According to the Recorder of Deeds: 11/17/2011 - property purchased by a local businessman and wife for $599,000 11/21/2011 - financed by local bank for $600,000 2/19/2013 - City purchased property for $828,000  If the "flipper" just

Sources reported today that the employees of Nordyne were told today at 3pm that they would be pulling out of Poplar Bluff sometime in early 2014...killing 300 jobs for our area. The economic impact of Nordyne to our local economy is over $15M annually. I spoke to one businessman who said, "I'm a glass-half full type of guy. Who knows what new opportunities will come as a result of this loss." But, speculation has already begun that Nordyne's announcement will cause Mernard's to pull out of their plans to build on the north side of PB. And many in PB are shaking their head wondering why $100M has been committed to north Poplar Bluff development when little attention has been