Friday, March 23, 2007

FL: Sunset Towers blight costs city $500 million project A frustrated developer is leaving Cape Coral and taking his $500 million downtown project with him. At the heart of Vincent Kuttemperoor's frustration is one of the city's oldest buildings, Sunset Towers — twin 8-story condos that were ripped apart during Hurricane Charley and remain unlivable. 10:11:56 AM

FCC Looks to Void High-Rise Cable Contracts Reacting to complaints by Verizon Communications, the Federal Communications Commission decided in a bipartisan fashion Thursday to consider new rules that would wipe out exclusive contracts that cable operators have signed to serve hig-rise buildings on an exclusive basis. 9:57:32 AM

WI: A messy situation: Flooding along private road raises questions When you live on a private road, getting emergency help is a little more difficult than a homeowner would think. Folks who live in the Scenic Valley Addition near Maple Grove Country Club found that out last week when snowmelt overwhelmed their storm sewer system and flooded streets and basements along Ceresa Drive. 9:48:32 AM

VA: Firm Under Scrutiny to Be Sold The Fairfax City company under state and local investigation for possible embezzlement of more than $800,000 from Northern Virginia homeowner associations will be sold to a Herndon real estate management partnership, presidents of both firms said yesterday. 9:43:22 AM