tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post3109604946277480573..comments2023-09-16T04:58:07.261-04:00Comments on the Annandale Blog: Seven Corners Working Group agrees on broad concept for Sears siteAnnandale Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543558586252790593noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-62431337240279184302015-01-23T11:35:40.900-05:002015-01-23T11:35:40.900-05:00i don't criticize the developers. they're...i don't criticize the developers. they're profit machines. nothing wrong with that. atlantic propertys and avalon bay are doing what what real estate developers does. nothing to criticize. but definitely something for the neighborhood to be wary of.<br /><br />i will criticize gross for not carrying out her responsibility to transparently shape the direction of development.<br /><br />she blew it. form matters. people are pissed. she's shown little sympathy and less grace with her condescending and arrogant response to recent criticism. not sure there is any chance to reset this and start over.<br /><br />and she's got no one to blame but herself. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-89234711692299943522015-01-22T20:42:09.701-05:002015-01-22T20:42:09.701-05:00No elected official is "beyond reproach."...No elected official is "beyond reproach." Especially one who wraps her demands in claims it is all for the children.<br /><br />You are right there is little trust left in the process.<br /><br />The reason for the demands coming out now for a school on the Willston Center and against the Avalon Bay development that would include a new school is transparent.<br /><br />There are many people opposed to moving the homeless shelter on the Moncure site to a much more modern setting where services that meet the needs of the homeless can be centralized, such as in the proposed East County Office Building.<br /><br />Many people are opposed to any development on the Moncure site that would result in a move in the homeless shelter.<br /><br />And these critics wrap their criticisms in the protective wrapping that they are pursuing this for the children so they can feel self-righteous while they criticize the developers. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-37271003193002234352015-01-22T17:18:04.830-05:002015-01-22T17:18:04.830-05:00"Tom" might not be a developer, but he i..."Tom" might not be a developer, but he is certainly a blowhard on their behalf. <br /><br />Whatever the merits of Sandy Evans proposals, her motives are clearly in line with the parents and children. She is beyond reproach. <br /><br />But I'm sure Avalon Bay and Atlantic Properties will find much to ridicule in her efforts. Their motives very clear. <br /><br />If they and Penny had not screwed this up from the very beginning, we might have had chance of aligning business interests with the community. <br /><br />As it stands, there is little trust left in the process. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-66587106552675370052015-01-22T15:04:37.398-05:002015-01-22T15:04:37.398-05:00Where are all these apt. dwellers going to hang ou...Where are all these apt. dwellers going to hang out during warmish weather! There is not enough open green space in this plan! They will leave the area for some fresh air! Where is a bike path? play area for adults and kids?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-75829854533865477222015-01-22T12:46:08.125-05:002015-01-22T12:46:08.125-05:00Who said Tom is a "developer"? I don...Who said Tom is a "developer"? I don't know either Joe or Tom, but Joe's comment is reflective of an immature, arrogant, ignorant person.<br /><br />First, simply because a person expresses views you don't agree with does not give you the right to label someone as something that is supposed to be despised.<br /><br />Tom is a "developer." Is that like being part of the 1% Joe?<br /><br />Second, labeling and demeaning others because of their line of work and the way they make a living is a trait of those who want to cause division and animosity in their communities. Those people who want to demonize developers for building things they don't want where they don't want them need to grow up and act as adults.<br /><br />Finally, Sandy Evans has made it crystal clear she and the Superintendent want to take the Willston Center back from the County.<br /><br />It is far from clear whether Sandy Evans actions here are helping her cause or making her a pain in the neck to others, and a subject of ridicule in public and private.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-91014672057892348562015-01-22T10:11:57.695-05:002015-01-22T10:11:57.695-05:00"The special working group is specifically ta..."The special working group is specifically tasked with making recommendations about the development of the Sears site. The Willston Center clearly isn't a part of that property." Tom, for a developer, you sure have a hard time grasping the concept of comprehensive planning. - JoeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-55026528049848029112015-01-22T03:50:29.092-05:002015-01-22T03:50:29.092-05:00The current proposal would add hundreds of new apa...The current proposal would add hundreds of new apartments and townhouses and thousands of new residents at the Sears site. The new residents will have kids, and they will attend local schools that are already near or over capacity. We need to think about school capacity *before* we plan any massive new residential developments. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-32786707020237357002015-01-21T22:02:09.207-05:002015-01-21T22:02:09.207-05:00Whoa slow down Tom, you are making too much sense...Whoa slow down Tom, you are making too much sense. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-32369395714700446202015-01-21T21:15:31.311-05:002015-01-21T21:15:31.311-05:00The special working group is specifically tasked w...The special working group is specifically tasked with making recommendations about the development of the Sears site. The Willston Center clearly isn't a part of that property. The disposition of the Sears site is already controversial enough without linking it to an increasingly hot button issue like the Willston site. The future of the Sears property can be decided without reference to Willston. Accordingly, the special working group would be well advised to disregard Sandy Evans and focus on the specific task for which it was convened. Sandy Evans' efforts to politicize the special working group's deliberations is characteristic of the irresponsibility she has demonstrated throughout her term on the school board. It's time for her to be replaced. - TomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-78573396356309621672015-01-21T18:10:04.781-05:002015-01-21T18:10:04.781-05:00"School board member Sandy Evans (Mason Distr..."School board member Sandy Evans (Mason District) urged the working group to recognize the need for more school capacity and urged it to support the school board’s request to use the Willston Center property for a new school."<br /><br />Can language this specific be included in the SWG's recommendations for the plan amendment?Mason Districthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00364201058329005162noreply@blogger.com