Tiny Briny Breezes draws brawny $500 million offer – OrlandoSentinel.com: State News
A secret suitor was offering to buy the entire municipality for $500 million — more than $1 million per mobile home. Over shuffleboard courts, pinochle tables and whittling benches, word of the fabulous price soon spread.
” ‘A million is a million’ and ‘Wow, a million dollars!’ ” said Bob Kraft, 78, a retired high-school English teacher from Detroit, recalling initial reactions to the proposal. “That looks good to a lot of people.”