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(According to his website, Seery is the founder of Michael Seery & Associates Inc., a real estate firm in Sarasota.) "I believe so," Mehan responded. Aker then asked, "All of the first four items do require money to have them completed, do they not?" "I believe so," Mehan replied. "And you don't know the financial condi- tion of the respondents in this case do you?" Aker continued. "I do not," Mehan said. "And you apparently don't have any knowl- edge as to why there's been certain delays?" Aker asked. "I do not," Mehan told him. "So how do you know they could have been done?" Aker continued. "I know what needed to be accomplished and the proximate time it takes to do that. I was looking at it from a construction standpoint," Mehan responded. Later Jon Mast, the county's manager for land development services, testified that, "to date, we have not received drawings from a landscape architect" to satisfy one item on the punch list: "Landscape must be checked for compliance with the permitted plans and certified complete by a registered Landscape Architect." Aker then entered into evidence drawings from a person he identified as a registered landscape architect. When Aker asked Mast whether he recognized the man's signature, Mast replied that he did not know the man. Condominium complexes are visible across South Tamiami Trail from the Bob's Boathouse site. Photo by Norman Schimmel Sarasota News Leader May 30, 2014 Page 23