Thursday, March 13, 2008

Who is "LANC"?



I received the following comment from a concerned Dallas resident (I assume),
"Anyone with a genuine interest inseeing the LANC area improve should question the intent of Mr. Allegro.He is at best a gadfly and at worstan accomplished purveyor of half truths and self serving inuendo.He would be comic if he were not so ill intended.He represents himself as a major real estate investor while the actuality seems to be that he tends to a family trust. If he seeks to insinuate himself into your group please be cautious. Yourfuture is worth the time it takes to investigate this man."
And then I read the following comment on Trey Garrison's post about the halted Fairfield Residential Development Plan,
"How did the opposition group to this development (the Lovers Amesbury Neighborhood Coalition) manage to leverage so much power? The two ring-leaders (Norma Minnis and John Allegro) live on the far side of White Rock Lake… 4 TO 6 MILES AWAY from the proposed development. What dog do they have in this hunt and why does Angela Hunt even bother giving them the time of day?

One thing that I’m really starting to get tired of is these fake, astro-turf “Neighborhood” action committees that, more often than not, are actually something else entirely. If organizations like the LANC have legitimate concerns, why do they have to masquerade as something they are not?"

I know Norma Minnis personally and plan on asking her about this. And I assume John Allegro is the East Dallas Realtor whose office is right behind Cantina Laredo off Abrams. I know his wife Mary so I eventually plan on discussing this matter with her as well. My concern is that Norma Minnis (I can't speak about John personally since I've never met him) is a great person and as far as I can tell a well respected person in the real estate industry. But I'm not sure she and one other local Realtor weilds this much power. I can see how someone like Neil Emmons would be able to sway Angela Hunt's vote seeing as he is the first line of defense on the City Planning and Zoning committee. But to give an organization like LANC so much power seems that we might be overlooking the true source that is halting development in East Dallas.

If LANC truly holds this much power then they owe East Dallas a HUGE explanation for their actions. And while I appreciate folks calling people to the carpet, I can help but feel like I'm missing something here.

3 comments:

  1. JOHN ALLEGRO LIVES AT MY CONDOMINIUM PROJECT AND I KNOW FROM
    EXPERIENCE THAT HE CARES LITTLE FOR THOSE AROUND HIM. HE HAS REFUSED TO HONOR THE MOST SIMPLE
    REQUESTS CONCERNING THE BEHAVIOUR
    OF HIS DOGS ETC. HE IMPOSES HIMSELF
    ON OTHERS IN SUCH A HEAVY HANDED WAY THAT IT BORDERS ON INTIMIDATION. ANTICIPATE THE WORST
    AND BE READY FOR MORE.

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  2. I know John Allegro. He is a con artist and has stolen money from me and others. He is a cold and ruthless person. He has also stolen the home on Amsbury. I know more about him and would like to see him locked away. I wish I new how to let all of Dallas to beware of him.
    I am not afraid of him and will be happy to expose him.
    Anna Quinones

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  3. Thanks for your comments. Unfortunately for Mr. Allegro the consensus from most comments I have read about him don't make him out to be of very admirable character.

    I'm curious if there is anyone out there who is willing to say otherwise?

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