--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bbrigante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > A windfall for Kaplan, but also good for meditators who owned homes > next to Purusha, as their home values will go up -- they can sell > easily, and I bet most will head to Vedic City/FF: > > http://tinyurl.com/q76pg > > "David Kaplan, the developer of Heavenly Mountain, owned the > property then. When he started Heavenly Mountain in 1993, he became > the largest private landowner in Watauga County, with more than > 7,000 acres. > > On 500 acres, he built the nonprofit Maharishi Spiritual Center of > America, with separate campuses for men and women who practiced > Transcendental Meditation. Heavenly Mountain also included a for- > profit section of about 1,000 acres that could be developed for lots > and homes in the future. > > But in 2004, Kaplan announced that he had severed ties with the > Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a former Hindu monk who drew from ancient > Eastern techniques of meditation when he began the TM movement in > 1958. In announcing his break with TM, Kaplan said he would pursue > commercial development of his property. > > In January 2005, the Watauga County Planning Board approved Kaplan's > development plans for a large section of pro-perty. Three months > later, he sold the land, nearly 5,000 acres, to Ginn LA Laurel Creek > Ltd. for nearly $44 million." >
It sounds like he may have made some money - that's good. One of the few, I'll bet. JohnY ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
