DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES
Division of Motor VehiclesSarasota Fun Machines, Inc. for the line-make BDBY
Notice of Publication for a New Point
Franchise Motor Vehicle Dealer in a County of More
than 300,000 Population
Pursuant to Section 320.642, Florida Statutes, notice is given that Bad Boy MTV, Inc., intends to allow the establishment of Sarasota Fun Machines, Inc., as a dealership for the sale of low-speed vehicles manufactured by Bad Boy MTV, Inc. (line-make BDBY) at 4583 Clark Road, Sarasota (Sarasota County), Florida 34233, on or after July 2, 2012.
The name and address of the dealer operator(s) and principal investor(s) of Sarasota Fun Machines, Inc., are dealer operator(s): Francis Vespa, 13260 North Branch Road, Sarasota, Florida 34240; principal investor(s): Edward A. Gurry, Jr., 5310 Hidden Harbor Road, Sarasota, Florida 34242 and Virginia B. Gurry, 5310 Hidden Harbor Road, Sarasota, Florida 34242.
The notice indicates intent to establish the new point location in a county of more than 300,000 population, according to the latest population estimates of the University of Florida, Bureau of Economic and Business Research.
Certain dealerships of the same line-make may have standing, pursuant to Section 320.642, Florida Statutes, to file a petition or complaint protesting the application.
Written petitions or complaints must be received by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles within 30 days of the date of publication of this notice and must be submitted to: Nalini Vinayak, Administrator, Dealer License Section, Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Room A-312, MS #65, Neil Kirkman Building, 2900 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0635.
A copy of such petition or complaint must also be sent by U.S. Mail to: Ryland Kieffer, Bad Boy MTV, Inc., 102 Industrial Drive, Batesville, Arkansas 72501.
If no petitions or complaints are received within 30 days of the date of publication, a final order will be issued by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles approving the establishment of the dealership, subject to the applicant’s compliance with the provisions of Chapter 320, Florida Statutes.
