Comments on: Council Focuses on Development Issues

By: Stew Nelson

Stew Nelson — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:53:41 +0000

I wonder how much the uncertainty of what is going to happen with the entire area has kept potential buyers out of the market for these properties? Fringe neighborhoods are very fragile and even a hint of rezoning can push the neighborhood to a tipping point that causes families to move out. Would you put $100,000 into a home nearby to restore it if you knew that a five story wall was going to be erected in your backyard?

I also resent the fact that the developer tried to “blackmail” the City to acquiesce to the PUD.

By: Jay Barth

Jay Barth — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:20:44 +0000

Can we save any thing around here? Why have zoning if it can be changed at the whim of any developer that comes around?
The other day we were standing on the west side of Main Street between Liberty and Washington, looking across the street. All those beautiful old buildings and the street level facades are horrendous.
Keeping a block like the one on 5th intact would be a good step towards retaining some of the “charm” we still have left…
Posting the pictures is a great help in understanding the scenario…thanx!!!

By: Dave Askins

Dave Askins — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:57:16 +0000

Re: extracting house photos out of PDFs

While the sketches for the 415 W. Washington project were extracted from a PDF, I took the photos of the houses along South Fifth on Sunday afternoon.

By: Edward Vielmetti

Edward Vielmetti — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:49:53 +0000

Thanks for extracting those house photos out of the city PDFs.

By: Vivienne Armentrout

Vivienne Armentrout — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:13:54 +0000

Once again, excellent coverage of an important subject. I’m especially grateful for the inclusion of pictures of all the houses slated for demolition.