At the bottom of Mayor Parker's priority list
YOU HAVE ANY MONEY TO PAY FOR THAT DREAM? A Montrose resident doesn't want a new H-E-B at the site of the former Wilshire Village apartments, so she has started a petition calling for a different purpose for the land: "Heg, who rents an apartment in the neighborhood, said she and other residents would prefer the land be turned into a park with a cafe and a small commercial space where artists could sell their work."
The petition says, "We are opposed to the appropriation of the land for a chain supermarket that will displace existing business and stifle the opportunity to maintain the integrity of the Montrose community, which has been and continues to be a great draw for tourism and gives vitality to the people living therein." Existing business?
Swamplot points to the aggrieved resident's Facebook page which aims to clarify her demands: "An autocentric development would be of less use and value to the immediate community and the city of Houston at large than would a progressive development that encourages ambulatory traffic, combines retail space with green space, and bears in mind the future growth and change that is inevitable in the Montrose and Houston generally. We are aware of the shifts in population and economy that will occur with the advent of the 2012 light rail, and seek a development solution for this valuable tract that will best benefit businesses and the communities that surround it."
The Danger Train will definitely bring a shift in the economy! Just look at Main Street.
Posted by Anne Linehan @ 03/21/10 06:40 AM | Print |
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