Monthly Archive for November, 2008

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Danielson, Minor Can’t Agree on Whether They’re Building a Hotel

Things have gotten strange between Lee Danielson and Halsey Minor over the Landmark Hotel, Brian McNeill writes in today’s Daily Progress. Minor says that the bank has pulled their funding and construction has stopped. Lee Danielson—and anybody walking the site by yesterday—says that, in fact, construction is ongoing. Both Danielson and the bank say that there’s no funding problem. When asked what to make of Minor’s comments, Danielson told McNeill “I suggest you Google him and see what else he’s gotten up to.” And when Minor was asked about Danielson’s comments, Minor said “He can go and do his thing—I’m just not going to engage.”

What is it about Lee Danielson that causes his business partners to flee from him? (I can guess.)

11/14 Update: Will Goldsmith writes in C-Ville that Minor says that he’s canned Danielson. Danielson has no public response, and the job manager says that while money was a problem, it’s resolved now.

Hotel Construction Halted

Construction on the downtown hotel has been halted. Owner Halsey Minor says the lending bank is to blame. Let’s just throw a drape over it and hope nobody notices. Update: Well, this just got weird.  #

RealCentralVAMap

Jim Duncan commissioned this clever local real estate mapping application.  #

Who’s got 120, 120, 120, can I get 120?

The $37M dam that turned out to be a $70M dam is now a $90M dam.  #

Second 64 Shooter Sentenced

Route 64 shooter Slade Allen Woodson has been sentenced to two years in prison, Tony Gonzalez reports in the Waynesboro News Virginian. Woodson was the brains behind the operation, to use the term “brains” generously; the younger of the duo was sentenced in July. The two were arrested one day after their shooting spree on 64, west of town. The only damage was to property, though two people were slightly injured by broken glass.