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Independent report raises ‘ no major red flags’ on Madeira Beach development

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An independent study of a proposed development on Madeira Beach raised “concerns,” but no major red flags, said the man who paid for it. Robert Klingel Sr., the semiretired CEO of TSE Industries, had the study done because he wanted to find the truth of the many conflicting arguments for and against the Madeira Beach Town Center Project. That project and another one located basically across the street have raised hackles in this beach community for the past several months.…

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Independent survey planned to double-check traffic numbers of proposed Mad Beach development

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A semiretired businessman has pledged up to $50,000 of his own money to get a second opinion about the impact of a proposed Madeira Beach development. “I just thought, ‘Hey, this does affect me,’” said Robert Klingel Sr., semiretired CEO of TSE Industries. “I just want to make sure” the numbers are correct. The proposal, to build an 11-building, multistory mixed-use development on two parcels of land, has been controversial in this beach community. Residents who oppose the deal say…

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