tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post8586367161512891276..comments2023-09-16T04:58:07.261-04:00Comments on the Annandale Blog: Seven Corners Task Force agrees on redevelopment plan, except for Sears siteAnnandale Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543558586252790593noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-7689758825815437422014-09-25T23:41:00.219-04:002014-09-25T23:41:00.219-04:00Its the concentration/ghetto affect. Alexandria Ci...Its the concentration/ghetto affect. Alexandria City disperses the poor so that it does not negatively impact one or two neighborhoods, FFX dumps the poor on Mason........just saying. We need all classes to have shelter and live amongst us. What we don't need is a ghetto of illegals and criminals to take advantage of the disadvantaged. And that is what you get in a ghetto and that is Culmore. Thank goodness for the good ethnic restaurants to draw in a mix of people to the area. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-87969538671131612282014-09-25T18:54:57.588-04:002014-09-25T18:54:57.588-04:00I recommend space for the arts. I'd love a dan...I recommend space for the arts. I'd love a dance studio, but flex gallery/classes/performance space would be great. The arts always revitalize communities (Adams Morgan, Brookland, Clarendon).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-83673349569886233082014-09-25T18:51:34.926-04:002014-09-25T18:51:34.926-04:00Oh,,,,,so there is no drinking ,or crime amongst p...Oh,,,,,so there is no drinking ,or crime amongst people from middleclass neighborhoods? HmmmThen I guess we better all head for the middleclass neighborhoods. LOL In fact drug use is even rampant in the upperclass neighborhoods . Read and listen to the news . Sorry ,but there is good and bad in all walks of life.Not just low-income.Just because people are low-income does not mean they will commit crimes to make up for it.Besides,if you have no low-income people in your neighborhoods ,who is going to wait on you,or do you want to do the hard labor jobs that low-income people do.Or is it that you expect those people to commute from far away to come to serve you,build homes for you ,clean your house ,wait on you in stores etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-7203979107207146322014-09-25T09:51:11.385-04:002014-09-25T09:51:11.385-04:00The Sears site should be taken by eminent domain a...The Sears site should be taken by eminent domain and turned into a park site!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-45370684574127121162014-09-25T08:57:48.109-04:002014-09-25T08:57:48.109-04:00I'd suggest that to alleviate some concerns ab...I'd suggest that to alleviate some concerns about traffic the planned development require phased in upgrades to the transportation infrastructure. Each new phase of development could require completion of some new phase of the transportation plan. Then we don't start phase 2 of commercial space development until phase 1 of transportation development is complete. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-7602057870305147652014-09-25T05:46:34.454-04:002014-09-25T05:46:34.454-04:00Low income is fine but they need to revise or enfo...Low income is fine but they need to revise or enforce the occupancy laws. Low income is also not an excuse for committing crimes, littering, or loitering/drinking in public. This is spilling over in to the middle class neighborhoods and neighborhood qualities are diminished from what they were 20 years ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-67455480940552471712014-09-24T20:17:05.386-04:002014-09-24T20:17:05.386-04:00another penny gross and company developer pay back...another penny gross and company developer pay back Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-347789722482162972014-09-24T19:20:44.473-04:002014-09-24T19:20:44.473-04:00And just where do you want the low-income resident...And just where do you want the low-income residents to go? The low-income are spoken about very thoughtlessly Oh that's right ..it's ok for us to work here,we're just not suppose to live here.One never knows in their life what circumstances may change their way of living-even for the rich.Who want's to be low-income? I'm sure no one.But life ,sickness and unforeseen expenses come to all and one never knows .Many a rich man have been made pennyless by lifes circumstances.How inconsiderate to want to plow down all low income housing.One day it might be you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-7077464753102843422014-09-24T17:40:48.175-04:002014-09-24T17:40:48.175-04:00Five thousand new apartments. 25 new hi-rise apart...Five thousand new apartments. 25 new hi-rise apartment buildings (6-12 stories each). Less retail space. More cars. More traffic. More than a mile from Metro. Eleven Corners. $500 million annually for developers, but nothing for neighboring communities. Thanks a lot, Task Force!WeRetorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590088355292583805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-76258107510018517082014-09-24T15:55:59.031-04:002014-09-24T15:55:59.031-04:00As long as so many low-income residents are concen...As long as so many low-income residents are concentrated in Seven Corners, Culmore and Bailey's Crossroads, the prospect of attracting higher-income residents to the Seven Corners area is remote at best. Both Culmore and the aging garden complexes near Willston need to be condemned and torn down in their entirety. Otherwise all these plans will simply gather dust. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com