Big Burke announcement

[halfpintvt]

New Article in the Saturday Burlington Free Press:

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/...l-tension-between-q-burke-and-state/82259008/

 

[halfpintvt]

VT Digger Article:

http://vtdigger.org/2016/03/26/contractor-filing-lien-on-q-burke-hotel/

 

[56fish]

K

Absolutely gorgeous this morning!

 

[thetrailboss]

Bump.

Michael Sher, who posted the quoted FB post, has started a new Facebook group for Burke.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1519820171658214/

 

[River19]

Bump.

Michael Sher, who posted the quoted FB post, has started a new Facebook group for Burke.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1519820171658214/

Joined......

 

[oldtimer]

Was fortunate enough to get to Burke this weekend. Great spring skiing. Pond skimming was fun, but not very well attended. The mountain itself had very little traffic other than pass holders.

I checked in with friends- to a one, the long time senior staff said that they WILL NOT return next year if Jr. and Mike are anywhere in the same zip code as the mountain. This is not about the occasional lift attendant. Do not expect to see any of the department heads, lift maintenance staff, or the heart of the ski patrol.

If Jr. and his sidekick do survive the summer and get the lifts running next fall, expect a whole new level of incompetence w/r/t snow making and operations. Good people can only take so much.

 

[thetrailboss]

VT Digger Article:

http://vtdigger.org/2016/03/26/contractor-filing-lien-on-q-burke-hotel/

Looks like a change of tone from Davis:

While there is a dispute over $1.2 million in payments over state approvals, Davis says “I don’t have a contract with the state.” The expenditures for the construction of the hotel, Davis says, have been billed and approved by the architectural designer and the owner and he has the right to move ahead with a lien.

And I guess this sets the record straight about how little Q cares about the local employees:

In a March 20 letter to employees, the layoff was described as “indefinite in duration and should be considered permanent.”

Andy Barter, a human resources representative for the resort, wrote: “I do not anticipate this layoff situation changing in the foreseeable future.”

Quiros said because Q Burke doesn’t offer furlough for workers, they needed to make a “clean cut.”

 

[MG Skier]

What a mess! Especially on top of a bad season all around.

 

[thetrailboss]

What a mess! Especially on top of a bad season all around.

I think that is what revealed these problems. Had it been a very good ski season this might be a different story.

 

[halfpintvt]

There are now 10 liens recorded in the Town Records with a total amount due of $ 6,938,884.45. This includes the Peak CM LLC lien in the amount of $ 5,397,668. I hope Bills trip to South Africa is successful.

 

[yeggous]

There are now 10 liens recorded in the Town Records with a total amount due of $ 6,938,884.45. This includes the Peak CM LLC lien in the amount of $ 5,397,668. I hope Bills trip to South Africa is successful.

How in the world can you be this short on money and still proceed with construction? How is this behavior legal? Authorizing construction when you know you can't pay seems like fraud.

 

[thetrailboss]

Just heard that the Lift Operations Manager, a 20-year employee of the mountain, has been laid off. I have no idea how they think they are going to take care of their lifts. That is a very specialized field that requires expertise and knowledge. I don't think that Mike's Electric cuts it.

 

[the original trailboss]

Just heard that the Lift Operations Manager, a 20-year employee of the mountain, has been laid off. I have no idea how they think they are going to take care of their lifts. That is a very specialized field that requires expertise and knowledge. I don't think that Mike's Electric cuts it.

Unfortunately, and once again, Q, etc. has me shaking my head. We were waffling on whether to buy passes again but not any more !

 

[thetrailboss]

I agree with Mr. Sher that a full-out boycott is now appropriate.

 

[halfpintvt]

How in the world can you be this short on money and still proceed with construction? How is this behavior legal? Authorizing construction when you know you can't pay seems like fraud.

To be fair, a lot of the smaller liens were filed by subs who Peak CM was unable to pay because Peak was owed $$. I would hope that once Peak is paid, that all the subs would be paid too and then all of the liens will be discharged.

 

[yeggous]

To be fair, a lot of the smaller liens were filed by subs who Peak CM was unable to pay because Peak was owed $$. I would hope that once Peak is paid, that all the subs would be paid too and then all of the liens will be discharged.

Whether we're talking about $6.9M or $5.4M, my point is still the same. I really don't think it matters at that order of magnitude. It's not like they're just one or two investors short.

 

[halfpintvt]

 

[MG Skier]

Boom, there it is! I am guessing it is public record.

 

[thetrailboss]

Hate to tell Ary but they named the Ski Resort as the party subject to the lien, not the "EB-5 entity".

 

[halfpintvt]

Hate to tell Ary but they named the Ski Resort as the party subject to the lien, not the "EB-5 entity".

The Hotel is owned by "Q Burke Mountain Resort Hotel and Conference Center, LP and the principal in Q Burke Mountain Resort and Hotel Conference Center LP is "Q Burke Mountain Resort GP Services, LLC". Burke 2000 LLC owns the land. There are a lot of different entities involved in Burke.