Billboard (Vertical)
It took almost three months, but on July 29, 2008 NPR finally corrected a statement made by Mr. Greg Allen at the end of the “All Things Considered” broadcast many of us tuned into on May 6, 2008. Sharon and Stacey were featured on the program which concluded with a statement by Mr. Allen that

    the owners of these luxury downtown condos [Venetia] are doing something that just a few years ago, they wouldn’t have considered. They’ve signed a deal to rent out one side of their building as space for a billboard.

You may recall that Sharon announced at a town meeting in February 2008 that we the owners had an opportunity to “adopt” a “million-dollar baby,” i.e., rent out one or more of our walls for a billboard.

Such a decision to rent out a wall of our building requires a vote of approval by us, the owners. The Board did not, however, ask for our approval by putting the decision to a vote. The NPR correction clarifies that it was the Board that signed the deal - without our approval:

    The story says owners of the Venetia condos in Miami had signed a deal to rent out one side of their building for a billboard. The condo board had signed such an agreement; it was not ratified by other condo owners.

Original broadcast was previously reported in the article NPR features Venetia Board Members.

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