Michael Beavers was the owner of the now defunct Ashby Academy.
Prior to starting Ashby, he attempted to make a go of things in New Hampshire. Namely:
For the past year, Beavers has been trying to open a similar type of school in Dublin, N.H. on the grounds of the former Beech Hill Hospital, a substance abuse treatment facility. Beavers had bought the hospital in 1996 and sank $3 million in into improvements. However, he was forced to close the hospital in 2001 after the state threatened to revoke the facility’s license.
In 2004, he presented town officials with plans to open a co-educational private school for junior high and high school aged students. Those plans stalled earlier this year when the Dublin Zoning Board of Adjustment denied his request for a variance needed to operate a business within 1,500-feet of Dublin Lake and a special exception to run school in a rural zone.
Beavers has since appealed that decision to the New Hampshire Superior Court and says he has not abandoned plans for a school in Dublin. http://www.thecommunityjournal.com/news ... e/001.html[/list]
According to the Ashby Academy website, he relocated to New England from the Washington, D.C. area:
Owner/CEOMike Beavers is an attorney and financier who has owned and operated several large psychiatric facilities. Most recently relocating from the Washington, D.C. area, Mike had the vision of opening a unique school where young boys with challenges could receive an outstanding education. Motivated by his own personal experiences and those of his son, Mike founded Ashby Academy. Mike and his wife Lynn reside at the school with his youngest daughter Elizabeth.
http://www.ashbyacademy.com/administration.html[/list]
Googling Michael Beavers I came across a legal doc pertaining to a buyer-seller dispute and how it evolved into potential mail irregularities. Other details of this doc were, however, of even greater interest to me:
http://www.usps.com/judicial/2004deci/MD_04-114ID.htmSeptember 10, 2004
In the Matter of a Mail Dispute Between
MICHAEL W. BEAVERS
and
MICHELLE SOUERS
P.S. Docket No. MD 04-114
APPEARANCE FOR DISPUTANT MICHAEL W. BEAVERS:
Phillip M. Schwartz, Esq.
Carr, Morris & Graeff, PC
1120 G Street NW, Suite 930
Washington, DC 20005-3801
APPEARANCE FOR DISPUTANT MICHELLE SOUERS:
W. Travis Parham
Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis
511 Union Street, Suite 2100
P.O. Box 198966
Nashville, TN 37219-8966
INITIAL DECISION
This mail dispute has been docketed pursuant to Postal Operations Manual (POM 9, July 2002) Section 616.21, which requires the Chief Field Counsel to forward certain unresolved mail disputes to the Judicial Officer for resolution. The mail in dispute is that addressed to Piedmont Behavioral Health Center, at P.O. Box 2547, Leesburg, VA 20177. The Leesburg Postmaster is currently holding the mail.
Both parties filed sworn written statements, as required by the Rules of Practice, 39 C.F.R. §965.5, accompanied by other supporting documents, and both filed rebuttal, as permitted by 39 C.F.R. §965.6. In his rebuttal, Mr. Beavers asked for an oral hearing, in accordance with 39 C.F.R. §965.8. As I find no material facts in dispute that would require the examination of witnesses, that request is denied. The following findings of fact are based on all the material submitted by the parties, including that forwarded by the United States Postal Service Law Department, Mid-Atlantic Office.
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. Beginning in April 1998, Michael Beavers was the principal owner of Piedmont Behavioral Health Center, LLC (Piedmont), which operated a residential treatment facility at 42009 Victory Lane, Leesburg, Virginia. The mailing address for the business was P.O. Box 2547, Leesburg, VA 20177. (Beavers statement).
2. On June 11, 2004, Piedmont, as “Seller,â€
