Article published May 28, 2005
Property records indicate Noes plan move to Florida
By MIKE WILKINSON
BLADE STAFF WRITER
Amid all of the news centering on the coin shop in Maumee, it appears Tom and Bernadette Noe are moving to Florida.
Ottawa County records show they have sold their Catawba Island home, and Florida records show that Ms. Noe is now declaring that home as her official residence.
The Blade has previously reported that former state representative Lynn Olman has a pending offer on their Maumee condominium.
If the couple do in fact move to Florida, it will end more than two decades in northwest Ohio for Mr. Noe, where he built a business and a reputation as a political mover and shaker.
Florida records show that Ms. Noe declared the couple's 4,800-square-foot waterfront home in the Keys as her "domicile." The document was filed May 16, a week after the state and Mr. Noe agreed to dissolve the coin funds.
The couple bought the Florida Keys home for $1.85 million.By filing the "declaration of domicile," the Noes will lower their property taxes.
Since the couple bought the home in June, 2003, they have spent more than $250,000 fixing it up, doing everything from replacing windows and air conditioning to building a pool, spa, and waterfall. A building permit for a $150,000 guest house was issued April 6.
Records in Ottawa County show the Noes have sold their Catawba Island home for a reported $990,000 to a Fostoria group within the last two weeks.
Mr. Olman said yesterday he is still interested in the condo, which was listed by real-estate agents for $585,000. He is working to finalize the details of the sale and has had his attorney contact the Noes' attorney.
Yesterday, Judge David Cain of Franklin County Common Pleas Court approved the state's request to bar Mr. Noe from transferring or selling any personal property in excess of $15,000 without the state's consent or court approval.
"This order shall not impair the ability of the Noes to pay legal fees or reasonable and necessary living expenses, such as mortgage payments, utilities, groceries, and other such reasonable living requirements,'' Judge Cain wrote.
Columbus Bureau chief James Drew contributed to this report.
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