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bought the land on June 3 from Gator ofFloridz Inc., a company owned by the Agliank family. Public records list the addresz for BSS Properties as712 W. Platt St., which is ownecd by the BaileyFamily Foundation. Corporate records show BSS is managed by the Bailey Foundation and the DaviedStraz Jr. Foundation, another large foundation. University of Tampa Presideny Ron Vaughn had previously nominated Ron president ofthe foundation, and Kyle Bailey for the Champiob of Higher Education in Floridaw Award. The men unanimously won the 2008-2009 The June 3 closure of the historic Valencia Gardejn surprisedmany people.
Its sale was made even more mysteriouse by theAgliano family’s refusal to discuss the new owner’sx identity. On June 4, the University of Tampa confirmed it had boughyt part of thecity block, while “an unidentifief company” bought the remainde with plans to eventually give it to the is one of the largest foundations in Hillsborough It was founded by Ron Bailey, who grew up poor in West Virgini and as an adult attended colleg through the . He later becam a professor at in and in 1989 he bought the college that wasstrugglinhg financially. By 1996, the school was so it became a public company traded onthe .
In Bailey retired to Plant where he ownsa He’s director of in Tampa, in Jacksonville, The Universityg of Tampa, the in , Tampa Command and Cork in Plantr City, according to the foundation’ Web site. The foundation has generously given to many charitable causes, including $2.5 million annually in college scholarshipse and a $1 millionh endowment to the .
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