Rotonda Lakes homeowners debate landowner's requests

At left, Bert Parsley speaks to a full room of Rotonda Lakes residents at the Englewood VFW recently. Residents were interested in knowing what Parsley plans to do with commercial property he owns near their residential neighborhood.

ENGLEWOOD — Some in a crowd said they had an "aha moment" after learning why Rotonda Lakes landowner Bert Parsley wanted to speak to them at a recent meeting.

"He has nearly $400,000 in an escrow account, so he (Parsley) still has ties to Lennar Homes," Rotonda Lakes board member Catalina Bakas said.

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