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<br />c <br /> <br />c <br /> <br />c <br /> <br />Ms. JESSIE L. BURKE <br />116 Ring Ave. North <br />Tarpon Springs, FL 34689-4306 <br /> <br />State of Florida <br />DEP ARTMENT OF BUSINESS and PROFESSIONAL REGULATION <br />1940 North Monroe Street <br />Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1027 <br /> <br />RE: Cross Construction Services <br />25221 State Road 54 West <br />Lutz, Florida 33559 <br /> <br />September 18th, 2008 <br /> <br />Dear Sirs: <br /> <br />I'm old. In my lifetime I have encountered only one building contractor worth writing a <br />letter of praise about. Most, in my opinion, range from dismal to genuine horror. <br /> <br />This past year a building located in the downtown area of our Historical District had to be <br />demolished. The site had become exceptionally dangerous, and there was question as to <br />whether or not the shops on either side had walls-in-common. The roof had partially <br />fallen-in, and some other architectural aspects of the building had collapsed. There was <br />serious question as to whether or not this building could be taken down without death or <br />serious injury. Cross Construction of Tampa got the job. <br /> <br />It took awhile, but the only casualty of that demolition was one small water pipe <br />connected to one of the adjoining shops. All Tarpon Springs held its collective breath <br />while the work was going on. Everyone in town was concerned. Happy outcome: <br />Cross had seemingly worked a miracle. <br /> <br />Yesterday Cross began to demolish the house next door to mine, It had a huge sinkhole <br />smack-dab in the middle of it. The geology in this neighborhood is definitely karst, and <br />there are "anomalies". That lot next door is chockablock-full of "anomalies". Naturally, <br />I was worried sick. I needn't have been, Cross kept everything confined to that lot alone, <br />they watered the demolition so there was NO DUST, and they stressed the land as little as <br />possible with the footprint oftheir heavy equipment. They filled-in the huge sinkhole. <br />But the thing that impressed me the most was their replacement of the topsoil with <br />beautiful, black, rich, loam. WOW! <br /> <br />If the job is difficult, potentially dangerous, and/or involves historical structures that need <br />extra measures of understanding and TLC, then Cross is likely the very best <br />construction/demolition outfit in Florida. The way they work amazes me. <br /> <br />The Florida Dept. of Business and Professional Regulation gets a constant stream of <br />complaints from the general public, (usually soto-voce), when things aren't done <br />