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« Reply #330 on: November 05, 2009, 04:41:21 PM » |
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Unfortunately Greg and I have to be at the Emerging Design Professional's Urban Facelift Project competition kickoff, but hopefully the topic can be brought up for discussion at the meeting.
I wish we had images to share for the meeting, but we we've just begun the process.
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« Reply #331 on: November 05, 2009, 04:42:19 PM » |
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isn't that at Walkers?
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« Reply #332 on: November 05, 2009, 04:43:43 PM » |
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It will be at the Sinclair.
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« Reply #333 on: November 05, 2009, 09:54:56 PM » |
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I feel like I have to put something out there. We have two possible stories here.
The first story would go like this:
Silas Jones, notorious car wash operator, was denied an exception to open an already existing car wash in Historic Springfield. Complaints over the noise, location, and lack of historical architecture inevitably led to its denial. Once again the Springfield residents rallied in defense of their community.
The second one would be:
Silas Jones, a retired principal with 40 years in the public school system, is opening a car wash on 4th Street in Historic Springfield. This car wash was built in 1950's during the decline of Springfield, but with a $500,000 investment is now fully renovated and contains state of the art equipment. The car wash stands as a testament of what can be accomplished when the community and a business owner work together to achieve mutually beneficial results.
I'm anxious to see the renderings.
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« Reply #334 on: November 05, 2009, 10:01:45 PM » |
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There are actually two more.
The Springfield neighborhood after protests and mayhem from a small group of residents managed to completely destroy the possibilities of retail in their district, and after a brief, optimistic period, the residents began moving out and the area declined again.
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This guy opened up a carwash, although there was a brief kerfluffle amongst the residents before he opened, leaving bad feelings that never went away.
Eventually Main Street became a tight knit community of merchants who were able to survive because they did NOT serve the needs of SPAR, making the area SPARproof.
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« Reply #335 on: November 06, 2009, 11:37:52 AM » |
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If it were on Main Street noone would have a problem with it.
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« Reply #336 on: November 06, 2009, 11:54:04 AM » |
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If it were on Main Street noone would have a problem with it.
really?? and under whose authority do you have to speak for all of springfield? last time i checked, i do live in springfield and no one has asked my permission to speak for me. |
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« Reply #337 on: November 06, 2009, 12:00:05 PM » |
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If it were on Main Street noone would have a problem with it.
Up and down main street, commercial goes back to at least the alleyways on each side. The curb cuts leading to the mixed use third and main development are the same distance off of 3rd street as these would be on 4th street. |
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« Reply #338 on: November 06, 2009, 12:35:57 PM » |
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I agree with Jason and have stated the same position earlier in this thread. If the only public street that abuts the property is 4th, its also against the law to deny it access.
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« Reply #339 on: November 07, 2009, 09:20:47 AM » |
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When is the meeting? Will there be an opportunity to speak for the car wash?
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« Reply #340 on: November 07, 2009, 04:18:46 PM » |
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The hearing is Nov. 12th at 1pm.
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« Reply #341 on: November 07, 2009, 05:03:48 PM » |
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where?
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« Reply #342 on: November 08, 2009, 09:21:46 AM » |
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« Reply #343 on: November 08, 2009, 10:13:54 AM » |
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I can't see why anyone would have had a problem with this place to begin with.
Especially after the Lem Turner carwash closed down, how long do you have to drive to get the car washed if you live in Springfield? I guess there are a few of those places on Main where it's all hand-washed, but those are really more like detail shops and it takes an hour and a half, so it's not real practical on an ongoing basis.
The closest real carwashes I know of are way down by Roosevelt Mall, or on Beach Boulevard. Who wants to drive 30 minutes each way to get the car washed? You'd think people would be lining up to support this thing...
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« Reply #344 on: November 08, 2009, 10:19:43 AM » |
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It seems like they are beginning to.
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