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Letter to Ron Farris March 1, 2021 Page 2
by which the REALTORS were trying to push that amendment through the legislature. So, at no
time did Mr. Austin tell Mr. Wise, or anyone else, that “he had no problem with the concept [of
SB2624] so long as it was a pilot program and the hearing officers on the panel were qualified
and it remained an option for licensees so that they could still appear before the commission if
they wanted to” as stated in your Memo. In order to clear up any misinterpretation Mr. Wise
may have had of Mr. Austin’s comments to him on January 28, 2021:
Mr. Austin’s conversation with Mr. Wise was strictly as a Realtor, not as President of or
on behalf of the MREC.
Any comments made by Mr. Austin to Mr. Wise regarding SB2625 were based solely on
Mr. Wise’s verbal interpretation of that bill as he explained it to Mr. Austin, not based on
Mr. Austin’s review of the actual bill which he requested to see but was never given a
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copy.
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SB2624 was never discussed with Mr. Austin and Mr. Austin made no comments to Mr.
Wise on SB2624 during his January 28, 2021 conversation with him.
I hope this clarifies any misunderstanding you may have of Mr. Wise’s conversation with
Mr. Austin as conveyed to you and respectfully request that you clear up the confusion that may
have been created by your Memo as requested hereinabove. If you have any questions or want to
discuss, please feel free to give me a call.
Sincerely,
Lewie G. Negrotto IV