Big Burke announcement

[yotefan]

That's Ary checking the Friends of Burke Mountain Facebook page.

 

[burski]

And Stenger's connection to Peak CM?

I do not know if there is a connection between Q and Peak CM, the fact that the company started its first job ever at Jay and then has since been awarded nearly a quarter of a billion dollars in contracts that it did not have to bid on by these same entities does not smell right.

 

[thetrailboss]

I do not know if there is a connection between Q and Peak CM, the fact that the company started its first job ever at Jay and then has since been awarded nearly a quarter of a billion dollars in contracts that it did not have to bid on by these same entities does not smell right.

I believe it has been reported that Stenger is a silent partner in Peak CM.

 

[thetrailboss]

Q Burke just posted photos to their Facebook page with the following comment, "A lot of work is underway inside in preparation for the summer season! Here comes success!" (It kind of reminds me of Charlie Sheen yelling, "Winning!")

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He needs two computers to reply to all that fan mail I am sure.......

 

[VTKilarney]

I believe it has been reported that Stenger is a silent partner in Peak CM.

That seems really hard to believe, especially if the contracts were not put out for bid.

 

[burski]

That seems really hard to believe, especially if the contracts were not put out for bid.

It is a Fact that Peak CM was awarded the Q Burke Hotel, Tennis, and Aquatic center as well as ANC Bio and their was not a competitive bid process for any of those projects.

 

[WoodCore]

It is a Fact that Peak CM was awarded the Q Burke Hotel, Tennis, and Aquatic center as well as ANC Bio and their was not a competitive bid process for any of those projects.

Not sure about ANC Bio but the rest of the projects are all private projects and therefore are not subject to public bid procedure and law. Regardless most private projects are still solicited to multiple vendors to guarantee the best final product at the lowest possible price. Seeing all these projects given to Peak CM directly screams inside job and increases the shady factor exponentially.

If this is the case and Stenger and crew are ultimately in control of Peak CM, the whole situation with the lien makes total sense. Take the heat and attention away and place it back at the State auditors for not releasing the funds. I'm sure there are 1000 conspiracy theories but either way you look at it, it's a very tangled web that going to take some time to sort out.

 

[Albert]

Peak cm

As far as I know, Peak CM President/Owner Jerry Davis used to work for DEW construction before starting Peak CM. DEW is responsible for a number of the developments at Jay including some of the most recent condos currently under construction. While bidding would be smart, it's not required for private projects. Seems they're sticking with a developer who they have a history with. Where that history started/came to be is still very much up in the air...

 

[VTKilarney]

You are missing the point. Even though it may be a private project I would imagine that there is a fiduciary duty owed to the investors. But this is EB-5. So who knows.

 

[BenedictGomez]

As far as I know, Peak CM President/Owner Jerry Davis used to work for DEW construction before starting Peak CM. DEW is responsible for a number of the developments at Jay including some of the most recent condos currently under construction. While bidding would be smart, it's not required for private projects. Seems they're sticking with a developer who they have a history with. Where that history started/came to be is still very much up in the air...

That would be a quaint explanation if we're talking about an occasional $20,000 job that pops up ad hoc once or twice a year.

It's completely unacceptable and should raise major eyebrows when you're talking about over 1/4 BILLION dollars spent over several years related to many dissimilar projects.

 

[thetrailboss]

Just posted on FB. There are a lot of Q's to manage:

https://www.corporationwiki.com/Florida/Miami/ariel-quiros-7043346.aspx

 

[from_the_NEK]

If you really want to make it difficult for someone to track money, start a whole lot of non-descript companies and get really good at the shell game.

 

[thetrailboss]

If you really want to make it difficult for someone to track money, start a whole lot of non-descript companies and get really good at the shell game.

I love the Q Teddy Bear and Q Vision entities.......

 

[yotefan]

And Q Family Farms.

 

[thetrailboss]

Hate to tell Ary but his desk is WAY too clean. That's a red flag when I see that someone has enough time to clean an office like that. It is also funny that he cannot keep his own personal house from the outside, let alone the ski area,look good and kept.


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[AdironRider]

Hate to tell Ary but his desk is WAY too clean. That's a red flag when I see that someone has enough time to clean an office like that. It is also funny that he cannot keep his own personal house from the outside, let alone the ski area,look good and kept.


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You guys are grasping at straws now.

 

[thetrailboss]

You guys are grasping at straws now.

Calling the kettle black are we?

 

[thetrailboss]

The latest press release........after ski season has ended.

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/2016/04/08/burke-jewel-northeast-kingdom/82770968/

And I'm not sure what she is saying here.....the ski area had leased state land since the 1950's

In 1974 the dream was conceived of operating Burke Mountain privately as a ski resort when a lease was signed with the state of Vermont granting the use of approximately 1,000 acres of the Darling State Park for development and operating a skiing area.

Wasting no time, Q Burke Mountain Resorts, LLC announced plans for a $1 million snowmaking upgrade as well as the addition of a $55 million hotel project to begin immediately. Within three years the Q Burke Hotel & Conference Center was built and significant improvements and additions to the existing snowmaking infrastructure completed including twenty full auto super/standard polecats towers on Warrens Way and select strategic spots around the resort, a new booster pump which helps distribute water up the mountain quicker in addition to re-purposing the existing fan guns to the Dipper trails.

$1 million "donated" by and angel and $55 million of "other people's money" for a Hotel not open.

Future plans include an indoor tennis and aquatic center as their next structural milestone in addition to two more modest size hotels which will build upon the already established Olympic training ground platform to incorporate a world-class instructional program in not only their snow sports programs, but absorbing this attitude and approach in every aspect of the Q Burke cultural.[sic]

:lol:

We've had enough of the Q "cultural" [sic] I think.

 

[VTKilarney]

It's nice to see an effort being made, that's for sure.

I took issue with one thing that was said, though: "The Q Burke Hotel & Conference Center has not announced its grand opening date as of yet."

Did they forget December, 2015?

 

[AdironRider]

Calling the kettle black are we?

I don't think that analogy applies here, and frankly illustrates my point on how locals are being pretty petty about a lot of things.