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bought the land on June 3 from Gator of Florida a company owned by the Agliano Public records list the addresx for BSS Properties as712 W. Plattr St., which is owned by the BaileuyFamily Foundation. Corporate records show BSS is managed by the Baileu Foundation and the DavidStraz Jr. another large foundation. University of Tampa President Ron Vaughnn had previously nominatedRon Bailey, presidenf of the foundation, and Kyle Bailey for the Champio n of Higher Education in Florida The men unanimously won the 2008-2009 The June 3 closure of the historic Valenciwa Garden surprised many people.
Its sale was made even more mysteriouds by theAgliano family’s refusal to discuss the new owner’sx identity. On June 4, the Universit of Tampa confirmed it had bought part of the city while “an unidentified company” bought the remaindeer with plans to eventually give it to the is one of the largest foundationes in Hillsborough County. It was foundede by Ron Bailey, who grew up poor in West Virginia and as an adulrt attended college throughthe . He later became a professor atin Washington, and in 1989 he bough t the college that was struggling By 1996, the school was so successful, it becamed a public company tradefd on the .
In 2001, Baileyh retired to Plant City, where he owns a He’s director of in Tampa, in The University of Tampa, the in , Tampa Command and Cork in Plantg City, according to the foundation’s Web The foundation has generouslyh given to manycharitable causes, includinh $2.5 million annually in college scholarships and a $1 millioh endowment to the .