tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post6659789860521559506..comments2024-03-08T05:08:55.233-05:00Comments on EYE ON MIAMI: Arthur E. Teele and Big Sugar: a true story ... by gimleteyeGeniusofdespairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-44006063216141197932015-06-01T23:56:09.117-04:002015-06-01T23:56:09.117-04:00Arthur Teele was in debt up past his eye balls. H...Arthur Teele was in debt up past his eye balls. He ran the SEOPW CRA like a dictator and a slush fund. Teele set the corruption bar Spence-Jones, Richard Dunn and Keon "Auntie" Hardemon strive to beat. Hardemon and his family are being paid by billboard salesmen per Miami Herald. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-83516105770943836912015-05-28T18:35:52.490-04:002015-05-28T18:35:52.490-04:00I have questions about that save of Virginia Key. ...I have questions about that save of Virginia Key. Was there payola in it for him for the save? There were big questions about payola to him from the CRA. One of the poor minority contractors was hit up for payola to him and end up in jail for it. In fact I think he is still in jail doing time for his payments to Teele.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-30789435525156245632015-05-28T16:33:00.033-04:002015-05-28T16:33:00.033-04:00Best personal writing I read by youBest personal writing I read by youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-74571128024008170162015-05-28T11:06:36.106-04:002015-05-28T11:06:36.106-04:00Art Teele protected Virginia Key. He stopped a Cit...Art Teele protected Virginia Key. He stopped a City of Miami committee from allowing the Miami Seaquarium to build a resort on the historic African American beach park, and created a new committee that reopened the padlocked park for the public instead. It's interesting to note that the City now has a new suitor - the Miami Boat show, which will extend its reach all over the island -- Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-88986196450413476602015-05-28T10:51:05.679-04:002015-05-28T10:51:05.679-04:00Art WAS crazy...and brilliant...and intimidating.....Art WAS crazy...and brilliant...and intimidating..and a tenacious advocate for his community. But unfortunately he was also corrupt as sin. If haven't seen, check out film on Teele "Miami Noir" at: <br />http://videos.huffingtonpost.com/miami-noir-the-arthur-e-teele-story-517354563<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-1010751335551109522015-05-28T00:17:17.868-04:002015-05-28T00:17:17.868-04:00Let's make this clear. Art was crazy.Let's make this clear. Art was crazy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-2670314238556594622015-05-27T20:03:16.809-04:002015-05-27T20:03:16.809-04:00Amazing story. So sad. Thank you for writing it.
R...Amazing story. So sad. Thank you for writing it.<br />Right now a lot of people are going after Paul Tudor Jones on both sides. I was surprised to see this from Brave New Films.<br />http://www.bravenewfilms.org/tj_about<br />Paul Tudor Jones II, is an American billionaire and the founder of the Tudor Investment Corporation, a private asset management company and hedge fund. Tudor Jones devotes cyndihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934648525956976554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-55442163234042045232015-05-27T16:01:38.568-04:002015-05-27T16:01:38.568-04:00Gimleteye: Thank you for filling in some of the do...Gimleteye: Thank you for filling in some of the dots on politics in Miami Dade County. I am sure other real stories are out there that we need to hear about. Art Teele was a good person and tried his best to make a better community for us. May He Rest in Peace. Again, Thanks GimleteyeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-71024236103349226842015-05-27T08:30:03.395-04:002015-05-27T08:30:03.395-04:00I never got into Art's business issues in any ...I never got into Art's business issues in any depth. It was clear his engineering consultant business was not doing well. Understand, at the time Art was chairman of the county commission, the payola at Miami International Airport was locked down tight as a drum by Cuban American lobbyists and their allies. Tens of millions of dollars were being made on contract awards. African American Gimleteyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730237496093952571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-88423506774167056402015-05-27T08:25:29.611-04:002015-05-27T08:25:29.611-04:00In Tallahassee Art was known as the king of the pa...In Tallahassee Art was known as the king of the parking lots, I suppose where he got his funds. I really liked Art Teele. At a Virginia Key Trust Meeting, sensing that the African American group was being short changed by the city (placated), he made the city attorney take the minutes to show he valued the group and they were to be respected. Geniusofdespairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-43093288477699426752015-05-27T07:53:03.685-04:002015-05-27T07:53:03.685-04:00Well written. What an interesting peek into Miami...Well written. What an interesting peek into Miami-Dade County and South Florida politics. At the time Arthur Teele owed almost a $1 Mil to the IRS for back taxes, fees and fines. As a County commissioner making maybe $6,000 per year and with a penchant of wearing expensive suits Teele's debt was growing daily. Teele might have left out a disclosure or two?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com