Don Allen Holbrook the Earthquest theme park Economic Developer has lost his credentials. This billion dollar park will never get off of paper. Though he has claimed 100s of successful projects worth billions that created 50,000 jobs, the truth is that he warmed a chair on a loan board. Holbrook has not had a successful project he worked on in over a decade. Before that he was fired from 2 Economic Developer positions and not renewed for a third. He sued 1 that fired him for obvious resume fraud and threatend the other that fired him.
in 2007 he filed a chapter 7 bankruptcy writing off 1.29 million in legal fees alone. In 2011 he filed a chapter 11 bankruptcy. During all this time his LLCs raked in at least 1.2 million dollars on the Earthquest international destination theme park that exists only on paper. Holbrook had a hand in every pie which smacks of conflict of interest. The originator of the ides, the developer, the designer, Baker Liesure, The East Montgomery County Improvement District and the phony charity (set up to promote the for profit theme park--not a legitimate charitable function) all paid this clown. His "Public Private Partnership" was nothing more than a way to line his pockets handsomely while the taxpayers unknowingly took all the risk. This theme park from hell will costs the taxpayers 24 million dollars if it never comes to fruition.
Don Allen Holbrook sued the Houston Press, Craig Malisow, The Tribune, Cynthia Calvert, The Pahrump Valley Times, all the taxpayers who dared to comment on the waste of tax dollars and me. He was tossed out of court for lack of jurisdiction in 2012 as I predicted. He has never filed in Texas where he would have had jurisdiction.
So, the taxpayers in Texas were wining and dining Holbrook on numerous extravagant trips all over the world for bupkis. Huber Heights Ohio sued him and Pahrump, Nevada ran him out after spending over a quarter million for silly studies.
Holbrook wrote of his success with Earthquest in his book Where is My Smokestack in 2008. How is a 24 million dollar debacle that exists only on paper a success? Holbrook went on to bray about other non-existent or exaggerated deals. Holbrook talks a good game, but when asked to provide documentation goes off on an angry rant.
He no longer has his Economic Developer credentials for good reason:
Dear Ms. Dobrott,
In doing my preliminary review I've discovered that Don Holbrook's membership and CEcD status lapsed a few years ago. He is no longer a member of IEDC (and therefore no longer a Fellow Member) and no longer holds the CEcD designation. We currently have no relationship with Don Holbrook and so cannot put this case in front of our Committee on Professional Conduct.
Best regards,
Tracy
Tracy Kitts
Chief Administrative Officer
International Economic Development Council (IEDC)
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