Master Plan Steering Committee

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   OK people--time to take yer shots at me and/or help me out here.
This committee meets tonight to discuss economic development, with Mr. R and Mr.K leading the show.
Part of me is down after watching more of Tuesday's soap opera, since the downtown power seems to trample over everyone and sensibility to get what they want. The rest of me wants to move forward to salvage whatever we can towards a responsible/realistic approach to re-shaping our city.

Plese give me your thoughts and ideas.
This is the most open, free-thinking conversation pit in our community.
The MJ pages are trash and trolls.
When things heat up, discussion ends and disappears.

Meeting is at 6pm 4th floor of the ivory palace.
Open to the public, though only as spectators.
However any committee member can voice thei(or your) concerns.

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spiderjohn Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Prominent MUSA Citizen Joined: Jul 01 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2749	Post Options Post Reply Quote spiderjohn Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Master Plan Steering Committee Posted: Aug 19 2010 at 10:09am
	OK people--time to take yer shots at me and/or help me out here. This committee meets tonight to discuss economic development, with Mr. R and Mr.K leading the show. Part of me is down after watching more of Tuesday's soap opera, since the downtown power seems to trample over everyone and sensibility to get what they want. The rest of me wants to move forward to salvage whatever we can towards a responsible/realistic approach to re-shaping our city. Plese give me your thoughts and ideas. This is the most open, free-thinking conversation pit in our community. The MJ pages are trash and trolls. When things heat up, discussion ends and disappears. Meeting is at 6pm 4th floor of the ivory palace. Open to the public, though only as spectators. However any committee member can voice thei(or your) concerns.

VietVet Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Council Joined: May 15 2008 Status: Offline Points: 7008	Post Options Post Reply Quote VietVet Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Aug 19 2010 at 10:39am
	OK Spider- 1. How many shovel ready sites exist in Midd. now? 2. What are the plans coming up out of Robinette's department as to occupancy of these sites? 3. What types of businesses are they looking to attract to all areas of town, other than ones connected to the "arts theme" downtown and the "medical theme" out by Atrium? IE- are they targeting jobs in technology, plastics, automotive, warehousing,etc. 4. What are the timelines for #3? 5. What pay rate are they targeting for new jobs? Will they be satisfied with providing the residents with $7 to $10 per hour service jobs or are they shooting for higher paying opportunities? 6. What timeframe are they looking at to start developing torn down sites like the parking garage, the old Swallens site, the old Office Outfitters site, etc.? In their opinion, how long will they tolerate these sites being empty? 7. Is there adequate infrastructure in place in the developmental areas to accomodate planned development? 8. What are they currently doing to replace the businesses that are leaving town? What is in the plans for the types of shopping that they want for this town? 9. What is keeping this town from attracting new business? Is it non-business friendly approaches, it is that there are limited shovel ready sites but they are in non-appealing locations, or are they just being too selective on what they want in this town? Do they think the town has a poor reputation for welcoming new business and if so why? 10. Would be nice to change the meeting format to include some public discussion. Spider, these may have been asked before and discussed at length. If so, please excuse the redundancy.

Bill Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Citizen Joined: Nov 04 2009 Status: Offline Points: 710	Post Options Post Reply Quote Bill Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Aug 19 2010 at 11:08am
	"Why has the city turned down interest in sites like Swallen's from businesses which now reside in West Chester?"

Bill Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Citizen Joined: Nov 04 2009 Status: Offline Points: 710	Post Options Post Reply Quote Bill Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Aug 19 2010 at 11:26am
	Do you, Mr. Kohler, feel you can be objective about business development when your address on S. Main makes the continuing obsession with downtown efforts questionable at best?

Dead man walkin' Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Resident Joined: May 06 2010 Status: Offline Points: 51	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dead man walkin' Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Aug 19 2010 at 11:46pm
	This should’ve been the question of the day: “Why not force the city to disclose ALL commercial, light industrial, and industrial properties that they own, and allow professional real estate people the opportunity to market them?” Currently the city sits on property until they find someone/some business suitable to the elites, then pay that someone/business to take it, weather or not that someone will really bring jobs to the city. Stupid way to do real economic development.
	"Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil" (Psalm 23)

spiderjohn Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Prominent MUSA Citizen Joined: Jul 01 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2749	Post Options Post Reply Quote spiderjohn Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Aug 20 2010 at 7:27am
	couldn't agree more dead man.

Vivian Moon Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Council Joined: May 16 2008 Location: Middletown, Ohi Status: Offline Points: 4187	Post Options Post Reply Quote Vivian Moon Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Aug 21 2010 at 2:17am
	Spiderjohn Maybe we are getting to many downtown plans at the same time for the members to attend all these meetings. When will the new Main Street Plan gang have their meeting which is part of the Master Plan? Was the Main Street Plan discussed by Mr. Kohler?

angelababy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Resident Joined: Aug 04 2010 Status: Offline Points: 103	Post Options Post Reply Quote angelababy Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Nov 11 2010 at 9:39pm
	Main makes the continuing obsession with downtown efforts questionable at best?