Cannery Project Part One

WOW, I sat here all day pondering this pet project and it may take more than one posting to get through all the red tape involved in this. Not to mention the back room handshaking going on to see how much money we can give the friends of the Sheriff Of Nottingham! First we all know that this has been a pet project of one of our seasoned citizens who been very vocal about our cities idiotic decisions. Although I am personally for the center I don't think with the economy as it is and the state of the city as it is, it is probably not a great idea right now. Now if we have free money from the Fed or State for this construction and not on the backs of our already over-burdened tax payers then I am all for it. As for the proposed business spaces and apartments that are planned, I have one question DID THE RESIDENTS VOTE ON THIS!!!! or did the Sheriff and his cronies just decide for us? Why are we going to build business and storefronts when 30% of Sherwood retail spaces are vacant? Why did we make a back office deal with Capstone giving them tons of money for nothing until it is full or close to being full. Oh and one more thing, Why are they not even listening to the committee's recommendations? One of the members got so frustrated they even wrote into the Gazette and said SHAME ON YOU! Well said!!! Can our schools handle the new children? can Old Town handle the traffic and parking? Just one little thing to think about, say they build 100 units, and it is full with 150 adults and 150 children, (conservative numbers) and 3/4 of them go to work outside of Sherwood. What is that going to do to the traffic heading toward 99W through 1 3way stop and one 4 way stop and 3 traffic lights? Oh and the only way out are 2 lanes roads full of kids going to the 2 public schools? Wait I have it they are going to put all of Shurwood's Finest in those zones to rite speeding tickets in the school zones to pay for the empty retail they just built and can't lease. Even Trump wouldn't invest in this. Wow my head is swimming with the endless possibilities. Think about it. Ta Ta for now

Robin