Subject: Pawn Shop Lease Now Available - Information you should know
Date: 4/27/2012 4:13:44 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time
From: WmHarris2010@aol.com
To: mmathews@kennesaw-ga.gov, randall.bentley@bbandblaw.com, cwelsh@kennesaw-ga.gov, bjenkins@kennesaw-ga.gov, jduckett@kennesaw-ga.gov, tkillingsworth@kennesaw-ga.gov, skennedy@kennesaw-ga.gov, bthrash@kennesaw-ga.gov
To: Mayor, City Manager, City Council
1) I have obtained a copy of a copy of the Venturi/Cruchelow Lease from the City Clerk. It is dated Sept 8, 2011 and signed 9/7/11 by Venturi as Managing Partner and both Serena and John Cruchelow. It is 37 pages and has the financial information blacked out, it is for a 60 month term.
The lease is a copy of a copy and difficult to read. This section deals with the use of the rented property.
Marked as Page 2 at 1.1(k) reads as follows:
"USE" - Tenant shall use the premises for the retail sale repair, and loan of jewelry; for a gold buying operation, for the purchase, loan and sale of firearms (but Tenant may not sell ammunition); and for pawn brokering services and for no other purpose whatsoever."
It seems obvious that the land owner Venturi had ample notice that this shop would be used as a Pawn Shop.
We know that 8 years ago the same Venturi/Sams combo practically begged the City and area residents to allow a change of usage from residential to business for his 2.91 acres and in return for the change they agreed to various businesses not being allowed on that property.
I understand that he has disclaimed knowledge of the intended use by the Cruchelows but the lease is one prepared by Venturi and/or lawyer Sams and it is clear that one of the uses was to be a Pawn Shop operation and that this was known as early as 9/8/11 when the lease was typed up.
So when Venturi claims to other shop Owners in his mall that he was unaware of the intended usage of these 2 units leased by Cruchelow is he a Liar?
I will leave that for you to decide, I have already made up my mind on the matter and I look forward to he and Sams appearing to argue this issue before the City Commission.
2) Also in the matter of the change of wording with the sign at the Cruchelow Jewelry and Loan, as of today that sign was not changed and remains the same as it did, despite promises made by Cruchelow and his lawyer Pryor at the 4/2/12 City Council Meeting that the 'Loan' portion of the sign would be changed (cost quoted as $500) it has not been changed.
3) It seems obvious to me and other area residents, that neither Venturi/Sams or the Cruchelow's have dealt with the City in an honest and above board manner. We look forward to the coming May meetings and hope that the City of Kennesaw has by now had enough BS from both parties and is prepared to act decisively and have the Pawn Shop removed.
Bill Harris
