The Shields Painting Difference: Perfection with Every Brush Stroke
Many painting companies in Florida rely on flashy marketing and big promises to try and attract new clients. But when it comes time to work, they fall short of their promises. This is often due to a lack of experience, qualified painters, and a drive to overachieve. At Shields Painting, we do things a little differently than other painting companies in Citrus County. We believe that a professional paint job should be as close to perfect as possible. Our goal is to leave you 100% satisfied, whether we're touching up an old residential paint job or performing a complex commercial project. It might sound simple, but we achieve that goal through honesty, hard work, beautiful results, and reasonable pricing.
As a family-owned and operated painting company in Bayport, FL, we strive to provide personalized, professional, and friendly service. Shields Painting has been in business since 1968 for a good reason. Whenever possible, we go the extra mile to make sure our customers are happy. Unlike some of our competition, we want to know all about your house or business painting project: your vision, your preferences, your challenges, and your goals. When we understand your needs, we can present you with a fantastic final product - one that you're proud to show off to friends and neighbors.
At Shields Painting, we combine our extensive experience with time-tested, meticulous painting processes, resulting in the highest quality painting results around. As a painting contractor in Citrus County, we can take on a variety of residential, commercial, and industrial projects in Florida.
A few of our most popular painting services include:
- Interior Painting
- Exterior Painting
- Residential Painting
- Commercial Painting
- Cabinet Painting
- Ceiling Painting
- Fence Painting
- Sign Painting
- MUCH More!
Our commercial, industrial, and residential painting contractors take the proper steps to protect your property and belongings while we work. Our team will clean up after ourselves, so your property is left clean and free of debris when we're done. After all, we think there's only one way to do a job, and that's the right way.
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Your Go-To House Painting Company in Bayport, FL
Your home is a haven of relaxation and solitude. It is uniquely you - a place where you can express who you are through style and design. Whether you need interior touch-ups for your crown molding or a new exterior coat of paint, hiring a reliable painting contractor is the best way to get quality results.
At Shields Painting, we know how important it is to have a home that highlights your tastes and personality. That's why we offer an extensive array of residential painting services in Citrus County. As tempting as it might be to try a DIY paint job, without the proper skills and experience, there is a good chance that the results will turn out less than satisfactory.
High-quality painting requires skill, experience, and patience. If you're a homeowner who needs residential painting services but doesn't have the time, patience, or skills to handle the job, look no further than Shields Painting. We offer accuracy, precision, and longevity with each paint job we perform. Our customers choose Shields Painting for their home because they receive:
- Free Quotes with Detailed Project Breakdowns
- Affordable Pricing
- Expert Painting Contractors
- High-Quality Paint Products
- Combo of Traditional and Modern Techniques
- Well-Maintained Tools
- Unmatched Craftsmanship
- Friendly, Personalized Service
- Good Old-Fashioned Hard Work!
The majority of our house painting services come in two forms: interior and exterior.
Interior Residential Painting
As an interior painting contractor with decades of experience, our expert technicians have developed an interior painting process that maximizes quality and emphasizes customer satisfaction. We understand that interior painting goes beyond aesthetics. It protects your ceilings and walls and helps you sustain a healthier place to live for your family. When only the finest craftsmanship will do inside your home, Shields Painting is here for you.
Our seasoned team of painting experts and craftsmen is dedicated to respecting your space and providing you with the look and feel you're craving inside your home. Whether you bought a new house and want to make it your own or need minor touch-ups but have no time, Shields Painting is ready to tackle the job, no matter how small or large.
Unlike some painting companies, our interior house painters take the time to get the details right, every time. For instance, color is only one aspect of your interior paint job. The paint sheen or finish is just as important. Certain finishes are better for living rooms and bedrooms than in kitchens and bathrooms. We'll help you find the right finish and paint colors for your home, so you don't have to worry about touch-ups or repainting.
Some of our most popular interior house painting services include:
- Ceiling Painting
- Popcorn Ceiling Removal
- Living Room Painting
- Bathroom Painting
- Basement Painting
- Color Consultations
- More
Cabinet Painting
Citrus County cabinet painting deserves its own section on this page because it requires more time, skill, and quality paint than most sections of your home. If your home's cabinets are built into its woodwork, replacing them can be obnoxiously expensive. Compared to the cost of installing new cabinets, painting your kitchen cabinets is much more affordable.
At Shields Painting, we specialize in transforming old cabinets into new, gorgeous features that are just as usable as they are beautiful. Each step of our cabinet painting process is meticulous and thorough. And we'll take care of the entire job, from cleaning, prep, and sanding to priming, painting, and reassembly. This unique service lets you enjoy a brand-new look in your kitchen without having to go into debt by replacing your cabinets.
Whether your cabinets are new, but you want to change their color or you'd like to transition wood cabinets to a painted finish, Shields Painting has the expertise and experience to give you a new look you'll love.
Exterior Residential Painting
Your home - it's a place that not only keeps your belongings safe. It protects your family and loved ones, too. It's one of your largest investments, and like anything else of value, it should be protected. However, Florida weather can take a toll on your home's structure and paint, lowering your home's value and even putting your family at risk.
While it's true that a beautiful exterior affects your house's value, it shouldn't take thousands of remodeling dollars to make a positive change to your home. There's a fine line between reasonable pricing and top-quality painting, and that sweet spot is what Shields Painting aims for. If you want to transform how your friends and neighbors see your home, never underestimate the power of a professional paint job.
Our exterior residential painting services are designed to boost curb appeal, give your home a fresh look, and help it stand up to Florida's unique weather. But we provide more than that. When you hire Shields Painting for your outdoor painting project, you will enjoy peace of mind in knowing that your home is in truly capable hands. Our goal is to exceed your expectations and help bring out the best in your property, whether you need to re-stain your deck or remove old, peeling paint from your siding.
If you're on the hunt for the very best exterior painting contractor in Bayport, FL, look no further than Shields Painting.
Some of our most popular exterior house painting services include:
- Vinyl Siding Painting
- Deck Painting and Staining
- Stucco Exterior Painting
- Wood Exterior Painting
- Porch Painting and Staining
- Soffit Painting
- Fascia Painting
- Window Painting
- Front Door Painting
- Thorough Painting Prep
- More
The Premier Commercial Painting Company in Bayport, FL
When it comes to first impressions, your businesses' appearance plays an important role. Your commercial property's paint job factors into its overall aesthetics. A great-looking, well-maintained paint job can mean the difference between a customer walking in your storefront and passing by. Conversely, an old, worn-out commercial paint job can send the wrong message to prospective customers. If you can't take the time to keep up your property's appearance, why would a customer spend their hard-earned money on your products?
The same goes for your businesses' interior paint. Would you want to do business with a company that has peeling paint or unsightly crown molding? At Shield's Painting, our goal is to create a beautiful environment that your customers and employees will love inside and out. When you work with our business painters, you can rest easy knowing we treat your business like it were our own. We always clean up after ourselves and know that operations cannot come to a halt just because we're painting. As such, we'll work with your busy schedule to ensure the job gets done right the first time without disrupting your day-to-day commitments.
With decades of commercial painting experience, we know the demands of a commercial painting project necessitate a disciplined and focused approach from the start. Our team of business painters is committed to delivering quality, on-time results on every project, every time - no excuses
We offer professional business painting services to a variety of building types, including:
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Industrial Painting
A high level of care and finesse are required to effectively paint an industrial property. At Shields Painting, we know that industrial paint jobs involve much more than aesthetics. That's why our industrial services are customized to your specifications, using industrial-grade materials that stand up to heavy-duty operations.
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Retail Store Painting
Our commercial painters apply effective, yet appealing interior and exterior paint that stand up to the daily rigors of busy retail environments.
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Small Business Painting
Do you own a restaurant franchise? Have a small "mom and pop" location that needs a fresh coat of paint? Shields Painting has the resources and reliability to efficiently get the job done the first time. That way, you can focus on serving your customers, not having your business repainted.
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Healthcare Location Painting
From walk-in clinics to long-term care facilities, Shields Painting is sensitive to your patients' needs. We know you must protect your patient's privacy while maintaining productivity. Our approach to healthcare location painting centers around your schedule to avoid disruptions in care.
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Apartment Complex Painting
Erase signs of wear and make your apartment complex or multi-family building a more desirable place to live with a stunning, professional paint job.
Florida's Most Trusted Painting Contractor
Shields Painting has been in the business since 1968. In a world where so much has changed, we are proud to uphold the ideals that make us successful: hard, honest work, getting the job done right, and excellent customer service. Providing you with trustworthy, quality work will always take priority over rushing through a project to serve the next customer. That is just not the way we choose to do business.
As professionals dedicated to perfection, we strive to provide a unique painting experience for every customer - one that focuses on their needs and desires instead of our own. Whether you need residential painting for your home or commercial painting for your business, we encourage you to reach out today to speak with our customer service team. Whether you have big ideas about a new paint project or need our expertise and guidance, we look forward to hearing from you soon.
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IP Capital completes a Grand deal
Kevin McQuaidhttps://www.businessobserverfl.com/news/2019/sep/06/ip-capital-partners-gem-realty-capital-ubs-global-grand-hyatt-tampa-bay-bayport-plaza-hff-jll-dan-peek-hotel-office-sale-westshore-rocky-point/
In one of the largest commercial real estate transactions along the Gulf Coast in the past five years, a Boca Raton investment firm and a Chicago financial partner have acquired the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay and adjacent Bayport Plaza office building for $226 million.In the wake of the deal for the 444-room upscale hotel and 11-story office building, IP Capital Partners of Boca Raton and GEM Realty Capital Inc. are expected to embark on a major renovation and marketing plan aimed at better integrating the two properties.“We t...
In one of the largest commercial real estate transactions along the Gulf Coast in the past five years, a Boca Raton investment firm and a Chicago financial partner have acquired the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay and adjacent Bayport Plaza office building for $226 million.
In the wake of the deal for the 444-room upscale hotel and 11-story office building, IP Capital Partners of Boca Raton and GEM Realty Capital Inc. are expected to embark on a major renovation and marketing plan aimed at better integrating the two properties.
“We think the overall product put together is superior to any other in the marketplace,” says Jason Isaacson, IP Capital’s president. “This real estate is more special than perhaps anything we’ve ever purchased in the past, and it’s one of the most exciting projects I’ve ever been involved with.”
IP Capital intends to expand the Rocky Point/Westshore Business District hotel’s 33,000 square feet of meeting space and upgrade the 265,976-square-foot office building’s lobby, bathrooms and common areas through a “heavy” capital investment, Isaacson says.
“Our job is to integrate these two properties in a way that’s never been done before in Tampa Bay,” Isaacson says. “And we’ll do that through a capital investment and by leveraging the components that are already there.
“We have an opportunity to take something that’s already stellar and create a homogenous hospitality and concierge high-touch experience. If we can execute our plan, the hotel will play off the office space and visa-versa, integrating the components of each to create a better whole.”
Bayport Plaza, completed in 1984, is currently 92% occupied. The Grand Hyatt was completed two years later. The waterfront hotel’s current amenities include a trio of food and beverage outlets, a pair of tennis courts, a 24-hour fitness center and a resort-style swimming pool.
IP Capital and its partner acquired the two properties from UBS Realty Investors Inc., of Hartford, Conn., according to Hillsborough County and state records.
UBS purchased the office building, at 3000 Bay Point Drive, in 2003 from Aetna Life Insurance Co. for an estimated $50 million. The investment firm bought the adjacent 14-story hotel seven years later from Hyatt Hotels Corp. for $58.5 million, according to a Hyatt Hotels press release announcing the sale.
Commercial real estate brokerage firm JLL negotiated the transaction on behalf of UBS, from in a Holliday Fenoglio Fowler (HFF) legacy deal.
The firm’s Preston Reid and Wyatt Krapf led the hotel sales effort, after former Senior Managing Director and head of HFF’s Hospitality Group Daniel Peek departed in late May.
Hermen Rodriguez, a JLL senior managing director, led the sales effort for Bayport Plaza.
JLL’s Chris Drew and Maxx Carney arranged acquisition financing for IP Capital and GEM, according to the brokerage firm.
JLL’s Reid notes that the Grand Hyatt should benefit from continued strength in Tampa’s tourism industry and a $2.64 billion expansion and renovation occurring at Tampa International Airport that is slated to result in increased flights and new air travel markets.
The hotel was valued at $145 million for the purpose of the sale, while the office building sold for $80.8 million.
Combined, the sale represents the largest commercial real estate transaction in the Tampa Bay area of 2019 and one of the largest Gulf Coast acquisitions of the past five years.
Other major sales since 2015 include the $214 million deal for the Don CeSar Hotel & Resort on St. Pete Beach in 2017; the $239.6 million purchase of the Mercato office and retail complex in Naples in 2015; the $198 million Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa last year; the $193.5 million transaction for the Bank of America Plaza office tower in downtown Tampa in 2015; and the LaPlaya Beach Resort & Club, also in Naples, which sold for $185.5 million in 2015.
Separately, the hotel deal ranks among the largest sales of the past year, eclipsed in price only by the Vinoy Renaissance Resort & Golf Club, which sold in August 2018 for $180 million.
The Bayport Plaza deal also ranks as one of the largest transactions in the Tampa area of the past year in the office sector. Only Starwood Capital Corp.’s $143.1 million purchase of the two-building Urban Centre in the Westshore area and Banyan Street Capital and Oaktree Capital Management’s $110 million deal for the 38-story Tampa City Center have been larger.
The acquisitions continue a string of office purchases in Tampa’s Westshore area by IP Capital, which was formed in 2012.
In addition to Bayport Center, IP Capital also owns the eight-story Westwood Center and the 13-story Airport Executive Center, and nine buildings that once belonged to Parkway Properties in Westshore. In 2015, it also bought the seven-building Center Point Business Center from MetLife.
The company also once owned the 19-story office tower at 501 E. Kennedy Blvd. in downtown Tampa.
“We’re big believers in the Tampa market, particularly Westshore,” Isaacson says. “Here, by adding Bayport and the Grand Hyatt to our portfolio, we believe we’ve bought one of the most iconic assets in all of Tampa. It’s fantastic real estate both locationally and aesthetically.”
Grassroots Effort To 'Light The Night For Gabby Petito' Friday
Patchogue, NY Patchhttps://patch.com/new-york/patchogue/grassroots-effort-light-night-gabby-petito-friday
BLUE POINT, NY — There is a grassroots effort to honor during a light the night event in her hometown of Blue Point on Friday, and people are spreading the word in hopes it will not only be an island-wide event, but also one that communities around the country will participate in.Members of the Bayport-Blue Point community have organized "Light the Night For Gabby Petito," in which luminaries will be placed in the...
BLUE POINT, NY — There is a grassroots effort to honor during a light the night event in her hometown of Blue Point on Friday, and people are spreading the word in hopes it will not only be an island-wide event, but also one that communities around the country will participate in.
Members of the Bayport-Blue Point community have organized "Light the Night For Gabby Petito," in which luminaries will be placed in the driveways of homes starting at 7 p.m. Organizers are asking that local members of the public pick up the luminaries at the Blue Point Nature Preserve between 2 and 6 p.m.
They are asking for $20 donations that will be given to Petito's family.
Makeshift memorials have sprung up in Florida, as well as in Utah, and the streets of Blue Point are lined with teal ribbon in support of Petito’s family, CBS reported.
Petito graduated from Bayport-Blue Point High School in 2017 and moved to North Port, FL two years ago. She disappeared on a cross-country road trip with her fiancé, Brian Laundrie, who returned home without her. She was reported missing Sept. 11 after her family had not heard from her for over a week.
Investigators conducted a massive search for her, spanning several states, before announcing on Sunday that remains consistent with Petito's description were found in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. Investigators initially said they weren't 100 percent sure that the remains were hers, but her family was notified and authorities urged the public to allow the family space to grieve.
Investigators announced Tuesday afternoon Petito’s remains were indeed found and her death has been ruled a homicide, but the cause is pending the finalization of an autopsy.
Laundrie, a person of interest in her case, was reported missing by his family in Florida, and investigators are searching for him with no luck. There have been reports of sighings such as in Mobile, AL. A search of the reptile-infested Carlton Reserve is expected to resume on Wednesday.
Petito's family contends Laundrie is not missing, but "hiding."
Hernando County nightlife: music and events at clubs
Tampa Bay Timeshttps://www.tampabay.com/things-to-do/events/hernando-county-nightlife-music-and-events-at-clubs/2157317/
NightlifeAqua Bar and Lounge: 1365 Kass Circle, Spring Hill. DJ Mark, 9 p.m. Saturday. No cover. (352) 600-2802.Bamboo's Bar & Eatery: 4564 Commercial Way, Spring Hill. DJ, 9 p.m. today, Friday and Monday. Live entertainment, 8 p.m. Saturday. No cover. (352) 596-5008.Bayport Inn: 4835 Cortez Blvd., Bayport. Peter Cannon, 6-10 p.m. Friday and 2-6 p.m. Saturday. Rebound Band, 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday. No cover. (352) 596-1088.Coney Island Drive Inn: 1112 E Jefferson St., Brook...
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Aqua Bar and Lounge: 1365 Kass Circle, Spring Hill. DJ Mark, 9 p.m. Saturday. No cover. (352) 600-2802.
Bamboo's Bar & Eatery: 4564 Commercial Way, Spring Hill. DJ, 9 p.m. today, Friday and Monday. Live entertainment, 8 p.m. Saturday. No cover. (352) 596-5008.
Bayport Inn: 4835 Cortez Blvd., Bayport. Peter Cannon, 6-10 p.m. Friday and 2-6 p.m. Saturday. Rebound Band, 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday. No cover. (352) 596-1088.
Coney Island Drive Inn: 1112 E Jefferson St., Brooksville. Tony the Balloon Guy and Face Painter Phyllis, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday. (352) 796-9141.
Hilltop Saloon: 504 N Broad St., Brooksville. Free dance lessons, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. (352) 593-5810.
Horse & Crown Pub: 5230 Commercial Way, Spring Hill. Lawless Intent, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Friday. Karaoke, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Saturday. No cover. (352) 596-4778.
Karma Spirits & Cafe: 10511 Spring Hill Drive, Spring Hill. Customer appreciation party, 7-9 p.m. Thursday (free buffet). Ugly Christmas Sweater Party (includes DJ), 9 p.m. Friday. No cover. (352) 678-5252.
Leslie's Bistro: 3306 Shoal Line Blvd., Hernando Beach. New Orleans boogie-woogie blues with Lee Pons, 5-9 p.m. Friday and Saturday. No cover. (352) 610-4410.
Pickled Parrot: 5526 Commercial Way, Spring Hill. Karaoke, 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. today, Thursday, Sunday and Tuesday. Live music, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Friday and Saturday. Marti Carroll, 8 p.m.-midnight Monday. $5 cover for men only on Friday and Saturday. (352) 597-0707.
The Pits Lounge at Louie's Bowling Center: 1691 E Jefferson St., Brooksville. Karaoke, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Thursday. Live entertainment, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Friday. No cover. (352) 799-1987.
R Beach: 4054 Shoal Line Blvd., Hernando Beach. Southern Exposure, featuring Norm Bernard and Kim Evans (jazz), 6-9 p.m. today. Karaoke with Barry and Nancy, 6-11 p.m. Thursday. Latin Night with DJ "Boom Boom" Willie, 8:30 p.m. Friday. DJ dance party, 9 p.m. Saturday. No cover. (352) 592-5556.
Rookies Sports Bar and Grill: 3095 Anderson Snow Road, Spring Hill. Jason Rimmer, 5-9 p.m. today. Karaoke with DJ Jessie G., 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Friday. Lucky Stones Band, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Saturday. No cover. (352) 593-4114.
If your Hernando County bar or restaurant has live entertainment, get it included in Nightlife. Fax the information to (352) 754-6133, email to pday@tampabay.com, call (352) 754-6101, or mail or bring it to our office at 15365 Cortez Blvd., Brooksville, FL 34613. Be sure to include the name of the act, dates, times and cover charge. Information must be received at least 10 days in advance.
Picture of storm damage left by Hermine in Hernando becomes clearer
Barbara Behrendthttps://www.tampabay.com/news/localgovernment/picture-of-storm-damage-left-by-hermine-in-hernando-becomes-clearer/2292570/
HERNANDO BEACH — Now that the wet carpet and padding have been dragged to the curb and the fallen tree branches have been sawed and stacked, the larger impact of Hurricane Hermine on Hernando County has begun to reveal itself.Emergency management officials have announced a preliminary damage estimate to private property of $7.79 million and have filed paperwork seeking examination by state damage assessment teams that could lead to a federal disaster declaration and public assistance for residents.At the same time, the of...
HERNANDO BEACH — Now that the wet carpet and padding have been dragged to the curb and the fallen tree branches have been sawed and stacked, the larger impact of Hurricane Hermine on Hernando County has begun to reveal itself.
Emergency management officials have announced a preliminary damage estimate to private property of $7.79 million and have filed paperwork seeking examination by state damage assessment teams that could lead to a federal disaster declaration and public assistance for residents.
At the same time, the office is compiling information about the financial impact of the storm on public resources, including damage to infrastructure and staff time required before, during and after Hermine. Those costs would have to top $616,000 to make Hernando County potentially eligible for federal assistance, according to Cecilia Patella, emergency management director.
Patella's six-member staff alone worked 489.5 hours during the storm, and other numbers are still being compiled. The work is not yet complete because Patella has long-term responsibility for helping residents as they apply for assistance if a disaster determination is made.
In the short term, she also has some explaining to do because not everyone has been pleased with the job done by emergency management during the hurricane.
At a public hearing Tuesday regarding the county's 2016-17 budget, where much of the discussion centered on whether the County Commission should raise the property tax rate to provide additional staffing for Sheriff Al Nienhuis, who oversees emergency management, longtime Hernando Beach resident Fran Baird blistered the sheriff for falling down in his duty to protect residents in her neighborhood and others in coastal Hernando County.
While Baird praised the post-storm efforts of commissioners Diane Rowden and Nick Nicholson, she said she saw no presence from the sheriff's staff before Hermine hit.
"A lot of people's houses were flooded,'' she said. "I'm disappointed that we had no warning out there.''
Baird said she fled the rising floodwaters after she was alerted by a neighbor — but that was about midnight, as the rain bands associated with Hermine were buffeting the coast. Baird said her son had to be rescued by a roofing company truck.
She said she didn't understand why emergency management didn't have large vehicles on hand to deal with the higher-than-expected storm surge.
"You need to improve your services in emergency management on the west coast of Hernando County,'' Baird told Nienhuis.
Nienhuis, who was at the hearing, did not respond to Baird's comments.
Nicholson said residents have requested an emergency siren system, and Rowden said the issue would be discussed during a County Commission meeting on Monday. Patella said she would respond to questions about her staff's response at that time.
On Wednesday, she declined to identify the two structures — one a business and one a residence — that were deemed to have been destroyed in a preliminary report on storm damage. She said the initial examinations might be reconsidered, and those structures might end up being repairable.
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Also still unknown are the official numbers for storm surge and rainfall in Hernando. The estimate for storm surge was about 5 feet, Patella said, but without gauges on the coastline those numbers would need to be confirmed by state emergency management teams. The highest wind gust measured at Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport was 53 mph.
Although official rainfall totals were not available, Patella said it appeared Hernando received less rain than either Pasco or Citrus counties.
Overall, she said, Hermine was not as destructive as the March 1993 no-name storm.
"There definitely could have been an impact a lot worse inland,'' she said. "But obviously along the coastline, there was a lot of impact.''
There was no damage to roads or bridges other than minor erosion and potholes. But the county parks at both Bayport and Pine Island were closed, though they are expected to reopen by this weekend. The fishing pier at Bayport, however, will be closed indefinitely, according to Virginia Singer, the county's public information manager.
Residents in coastal communities can leave their storm debris at the curb for pickup by the company contracted by emergency management, Grubbs Emergency Services.
The Sheriff's Office also is reminding residents to contact their insurance companies to report damage, the first step before the public assistance process can begin. Also, officials said, residents with damage should report it to emergency management and remember to verify the licenses of any companies hired to do repairs.
Contact Barbara Behrendt at bbehrendt@tampabay.com or (352) 848-1434.
DOJ: Two Patchogue Residents Convicted of Bank Fraud in Florida
Michael Sorrentinohttps://patch.com/new-york/patchogue/doj-two-patchogue-residents-convicted-of-bank-fraud-in-florida
Holbrook resident and Florida resident also involved in case.|Updated Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 4:49 pm ETTwo Patchogue residents and one Florida resident were convicted on April 20 by a federal jury of bank fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering as part of a mortgage fraud scheme announced Pamela Marsh, a US Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.Scott Smith, 48, and Paula Smith, 43, were the two Patchogue residents convicted along with Johnathon "David" Sanders, 50, of Santa Rosa Beach, FL....
Holbrook resident and Florida resident also involved in case.
|Updated Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 4:49 pm ET
Two Patchogue residents and one Florida resident were convicted on April 20 by a federal jury of bank fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering as part of a mortgage fraud scheme announced Pamela Marsh, a US Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
Scott Smith, 48, and Paula Smith, 43, were the two Patchogue residents convicted along with Johnathon "David" Sanders, 50, of Santa Rosa Beach, FL.
According to the Department of Justice, Scott and Paula Smith had Paula's brother, Louis Mazzella, 41 of Holbrook, purchase homes in Scott and Paula's names. Mortgage loans valued at $1.3 million and $1 million were fraudulently obtained for the purchase of the properties.
Sanders involvement revolves around selling a property to the Smiths at $1.862 million, but instead of putting the money toward a $35,000 debt, the money was diverted to other entities. The DOJ said that a series of transactions following this allowed for the Smiths to make $86,657 in six months, and Sanders received $100,000 while not paying off his mortgage.
Scott Smith's convictions consisted of conspiracy to commit bank and mail fraud, bank fraud, mail fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Paula Smith was convicted with conspiracy to commit bank and mail fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Sanders was convicted with bank fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
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Mazella pled guilty to his charges and is scheduled for sentencing on June 12.
Sentencing for the Smiths and Sanders is scheduled for July 10.
For more details on this case, see the Department of Justice's release here.
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