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The Man Who Sold Galveston 
Published July 18, 2006 - by Laura Elder | GALVESTON - In some circles, David Boatner is known as the man who sold Galveston Island. hile that may be the type of bold claim of which Texans are ever so fond, Boatner on Jan. 20 did broker one of the largest single land deals in Galveston's history involving 1,050 acres on the island's West End. It wasn't the entire island, but the land makes up about 4.2 percent of Galveston, excluding Pelican Island.
Chicago real estate firm Marquette Land Investments made national news for acquiring one of the last large tracts on the Texas coast known as Chapoton Ranch land for almost $33 million. But few people know that Boatner, a former telecommunications executive, was behind the deal that could transform the pastureland, where cows still graze, into a gargantuan master-planned community between 8 Mile and 11 Mile roads on both sides of FM 3005.
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