Bird in the Hand
Seems pretty clear to me that when you have an area with a crumbling infrastructure, several tony neighborhoods, and a developer wringing out his panties to get up in the area, making a bunch of noise about not wanting the developer there is a bad idea.
The smarter idea would be to leverage Pridgen's rabid interest in building yet more condos - as part of a mixed-use rezoning - to support the aforementioned infrastructure problems. Then, everyone's happy, right?
Right.
Pridgen wants to build 850+ condos, a 200-room hotel, two restaurants, and a bunch of shops. So why wouldn't he incur the expense of strengthening the infrastructure that would support all that?
Think about if you wanted to build a pool in your yard - ultimately, if there's something just past your right-of-way (the pipes under which are generally the responsibility of the City, because they are part of the City's main system) and it's gonna make your pool or the street filthy or clogged up, you are responsible for the fees associated with the necessary repairs. I can't actually find any ordinances or council declarations backing that up - I only know it from the experience of a friend, but I'm pretty sure the two scenarios are mostly analogous in that both are a private investment that infringes on the capacity of public utilities. If I'm wrong, please say so.
Plus, I am SO tired of senseless, biased, off-the-cuff negativity. The reaction of the main party right off the bat here is that there must be a reason to get all high-handed and sh*tty.
Let's think for a second, though, kids, really use those brains.
Say you hear something, and it doesn't sound like it's right to you. Shouldn't you perhaps consider all the possible angles? I mean, c'mon - are you suddenly a magic 8-ball? You know everything via snap judgment?
That must be nice. Very nice indeed. No need for compromise or forethought there. And certainly no need to censor yourself or your rash preconceived notions, either, because you know best.
Unless you don't.
Then you running your mouth for no good reason is just you denying opportunities all over the place.
It's a little jejune. And unnecessary. And stupid.
Greater cities have lost over less.
The smarter idea would be to leverage Pridgen's rabid interest in building yet more condos - as part of a mixed-use rezoning - to support the aforementioned infrastructure problems. Then, everyone's happy, right?
Right.
Pridgen wants to build 850+ condos, a 200-room hotel, two restaurants, and a bunch of shops. So why wouldn't he incur the expense of strengthening the infrastructure that would support all that?
Think about if you wanted to build a pool in your yard - ultimately, if there's something just past your right-of-way (the pipes under which are generally the responsibility of the City, because they are part of the City's main system) and it's gonna make your pool or the street filthy or clogged up, you are responsible for the fees associated with the necessary repairs. I can't actually find any ordinances or council declarations backing that up - I only know it from the experience of a friend, but I'm pretty sure the two scenarios are mostly analogous in that both are a private investment that infringes on the capacity of public utilities. If I'm wrong, please say so.
Plus, I am SO tired of senseless, biased, off-the-cuff negativity. The reaction of the main party right off the bat here is that there must be a reason to get all high-handed and sh*tty.
Let's think for a second, though, kids, really use those brains.
Say you hear something, and it doesn't sound like it's right to you. Shouldn't you perhaps consider all the possible angles? I mean, c'mon - are you suddenly a magic 8-ball? You know everything via snap judgment?
That must be nice. Very nice indeed. No need for compromise or forethought there. And certainly no need to censor yourself or your rash preconceived notions, either, because you know best.
Unless you don't.
Then you running your mouth for no good reason is just you denying opportunities all over the place.
It's a little jejune. And unnecessary. And stupid.
Greater cities have lost over less.
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