prickly_pete wrote:
Yeah... All those poor people who have to take main out of town between 10 am and 4pm? Seriously this is not an issue at all.
Did you read the report?
So this woman invests in buying a brand new storefront property which has parking in the rear and for which she knew the parking and disability bylaws for beforehand. Then she and her fellow business & real estate investors, including a politically connected businessman, petition the town to turn a major thoroughfare into street parking right out front which will increase their property values at the cost of major inconvenience of the townspeople.
Perhaps its the yarn business thing that has my spidey senses up, but this just does not seem a legitimately sustainable business to put in that location, parking or no parking. It does seem however to be just the type of business to justify writing a letter like that. Color me suspicious, but this smacks of crony capitalism.
The letter is written feb 27th, gets timestamped receipted March 14th, and staff whips into action with a report by May 5th. All as a result of this poor woman's letter. Amazing!
Lets see if this business is still there 5 years from now and under the same ownership (not flipped). Meanwhile, I'd like to see a record of the vote.