Here is a story of how PACE handles the sale of pubic financed new house construction in Bicknell, apparently through lies, secrets, misinformation and change of promises.

"I was to be one of the buyers for a house on Alton Street. As I put my everything into this house for two whole years.

I watched my house come down, as it was sold to the project.

Then I watched as my house went up so slowly I never thought it would be done. I got down to picking out the final lighting.

I was to buy this house on a Lease option to purchase plan. This was because I was told to file bankruptcy though the financial class I had to take. I did everything I was told to do. Amy even sent me contracts we would use.

Then out of the blue I got a phone call that I had two weeks to get financing or they (pace employees) would be putting the house up for sale.

I was totally shocked and floored!

I knew because of the bankruptcy there was no way any bank would touch me at least for one more year. That’s why there was going to be a lease purchase option for me (which I was told to keep secret).

Well anyway long story short, they got my land, even though they bought it, I got nothing but heart ache.

That’s ok, they can keep it.

I have a wonderful house now and they have a beautifully designed home (by me) sitting empty when they could have had regular payments for a year and then I would have bought the home.

Wonder how some people can sleep at night."

When I talk to the City Administration I'm always told of how many people are making offers on the new homes yet nothing ever seems to be sold. This story may be the problem.

John R. Stanczak