NAIOP Day at the Capitol

March 21, 2006

NAIOP Tampa Bay members had several key meetings during the annual visit to Capitol Hill in Tallahassee. They discussed growth management and workforce housing with Senator Mike Bennett (R-Bradenton), Chair of the Community Affairs Committee. Greg Krasovski, Senior Policy Advisor for Senate President Tom Lee (R-Brandon), met with NAIOP members for more than thirty minutes. Eminent domain was the topic during the meeting with Matthew Bahl, legislative assistant to Representative Trey Traviesa (R-Brandon) - a member of the House Select Committee to Protect Private Property Rights.

NAIOP members also asked for legislative support of the repeal of joint & several liability. The Legislature passed the bill ten days later.

In one of the key meetings of the "Day at the Capitol", NAIOP Tampa Bay members were joined by national staff from Washington: (from the left) Tom Bisacquino, NAIOP National President; Steve Tombrink, Grubb & Ellis Commercial Florida; Dallas Whitaker, Colonial Properties Trust; Mark Riso, NAIOP National Senior Director of State & Local Affairs; and Senator Mike Bennett (R-Bradenton).

The NAIOP Tampa Bay delegation for "Day at the Capitol 2006": Steve Tombrink, Grubb & Ellis Commercial Florida; Robin Bishop, Bishop & Associates; Dallas Whitaker, Colonial Properties Trust; Gregory Morgan, Morgan Realty Advisors; and Duane Milford, EMK Consultants of Florida. (Not pictured: Mark Wanich, Stewart Title Guaranty)