Go figure. The whole Five Points thing comes down to the traffic guru getting to push towards another roundabout.
Condemnation wasn't needed for Five Points but is needed in a nearby “blighted” residential area that’s a growing criminal magnet. Mayor Fretti, please flatten the growing crime haven behind China Garden and the nursing home and rebuild a model community. It will help reduce crime, provide jobs, provide more property tax. Create a nice, safe neighborhood where folks can save gas and get exercise by walking or biking safely to the hospital, nearby shops, and downtown.
I agree with VDT that the future for Five Points should generate steady revenue. If we don't convert it to an old style village shopping center with cobblestone walkways, benches, and trees and inside/outside cafes, at least add another floor to the coliseum buildings and rent office space. Include a rooftop terrace and restaurant for office tenants, the public, and event attendees.
Dasher City Council, please remove the unserviceable flag. It is a disgrace.
There is a difference between patriotism and blind nationalism. I am grateful to live in America, and not Darfur, or Saudi Arabia. Yet, I recognize that my country has much to be ashamed of in the past and will continue to make mistakes. I'm patriotic, but also a realist.
I dare say libraries benefit students and lower income people. Why would we move it to the northside of town away from these people? Is it to benefit the hospital?
So now that the city has agreed to purchase the Five Points center and build an auditorium, I am curious what will happen to the other auditorium just miles from there. Will it now become the neglected eyesore of the community? Are we really accomplishing anything by building something we already have?
Respect means to honor, to treat with kindness, or to esteem. It does not mean, “I get to do what I want and you have to accept it.” Respect should be earned with your deeds, not something that is given freely or easily. Saying “thank you” signifies being polite, not respect.
I want the VDT to print how each U.S. Senator and congressman in our area votes on this health care bill. The people deserve to know how their elected officials vote on this highly unpopular bill, a bill that will take more of our rights away.
