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"I cannot beleive the degree of knowledge you hav??? " THIS is the sentence structure and spelling of somebody with advanced degrees????? Please. This is probably Garcia or one of his gang, from what my friends say. Calling people names was not a communication technique that was encouraged in graduate school either. Perhaps in kindergarten or elementary school but one is supposed to outgrow that as one grows older. It is unfortunate, but some people NEVER outgrow it, and there is plenty of evidence to be found of that sad fact here. While I disagree with Marquez on a lot of things, I do not believe he would place his professional reputation as an architect in jeopardy by releasing a half-baked slanted, or inaccurate report on the gym. He lives on Hunting Lodge, and is probably in the phone book, if anybody wants to get the info directly from him. Whatever other doubts other people may have about him, I know of nobody who doubts his architectural competency. Dr. Mel P. Johnson

A coral rock foundation has been fine for the past 50 years. I frequently disagree with Martin Marquez but I believe he performed a public service when he had a remote controlled vehicle go under the building and take pictures of the pilings and general foundation. It is my recollection that his pictures showed the foundation was in excellent shape, and that was reflected in the Pistorino report. The pool had a leak, and the chlorine did some damage to the support beams, etc. there, but it is repairable and WAS included in the LINK contract. Ask Martin Marquez, the local architect, about the results of his community service providing those pictures. Dr. Mel P. Johnson