tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post6033887471553844224..comments2023-07-04T06:58:32.627-04:00Comments on View on the News: Paying the "experts"Moehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13612323587459830074noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-56543458032039905992008-10-11T20:17:00.000-04:002008-10-11T20:17:00.000-04:00What about the limited parking back behind the YWC...What about the limited parking back behind the YWCA? I wouldn't park down at the field for what is essentially out door grocery shopping... <BR/><BR/>What about that big loading dock/parking lot looking thing on the opposite side of the tracks...?<BR/><BR/>I'll take a looksie for $1,000...<BR/><BR/>I'll give you the answer for $42,000 :-)<BR/><BR/>-ellipsesEllipseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04061702655686662457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-71004641083819173522008-10-11T18:15:00.000-04:002008-10-11T18:15:00.000-04:00Good point. What parking? At W&J field maybe? ...Good point. What parking? At W&J field maybe? Park on the street and make the intersection there worse than it is? I love the idea though. It could end up having a lunch crowd like some other cities. Fresh food and maybe a glass of area bottled wine. But be sure the area can handle it.. But don't pay some consultant a ton of money to tell you that..zonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15851967753504432928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-16648255664197952242008-10-11T17:04:00.000-04:002008-10-11T17:04:00.000-04:00What parking?What parking?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-80333594443430716992008-10-11T12:38:00.000-04:002008-10-11T12:38:00.000-04:00Why can't the city Planning Commission and the Zon...Why can't the city Planning Commission and the Zoning Hearing Board review the plans for such a thing? They know the city codes and ordinances and should be able to determine if the building, the parking and any other issues confronting such a move would be feasable. And they work for free..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-65359106888651287232008-10-11T09:40:00.000-04:002008-10-11T09:40:00.000-04:00Every year, the powers that be here in Richmond se...Every year, the powers that be here in Richmond send a delegation on a weekend trek to another city in which a river plays a prominent role. (Richmond has a river running directly through the downtown - the only city in the country that has Class V rapids.)<BR/><BR/>These delegations, numbering up to 20 people, have been to cities like Pittsburgh and San Antonio, to name a few. All of this is done at the expense of taxpayers under the guise of doing research to see how other cities maximize the benefits of having a river in close proximity. Each year, the delegation brings back a laundry list of great ideas. Meetings are held, press conferences tout the wonderful findings, and developers begin drawing up plans for wonderful projects that would put the James River at the forefront of this city. And then the power players, the ones who really run this city behind the scenes, find dozens of ways to prevent the proposed developments. The result is a gorgeous river running through a semi-developed riverfront community that looks abandoned more than it does developed. The point is that I can sit right here at my desk and come up with at least 20 ideas to make the river here a viable source of revenue, but getting those ideas into place likely will never happen. These studies are a waste of time and money. They should make sure the property is safe and move forward. It shouldn't take money or a committee to figure that out.PRIguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762536815257132644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-68389794163953896222008-10-10T21:43:00.000-04:002008-10-10T21:43:00.000-04:00Not to rip on the farmers' market, but it's been a...Not to rip on the farmers' market, but it's been a pretty rotten 10 years if it's the best thing to happen downtown in the last decade. And I don't think anyone's griping about the proposed project, itself. The issue is spending $43,000 in tax dollars to study whether it can be done. I think that determination can be made much more cheaply - for free, even.Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472711158045753698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-68909974214480368112008-10-10T20:58:00.000-04:002008-10-10T20:58:00.000-04:00The money will be well spent if it helps to restor...The money will be well spent if it helps to restore a great building that looks like crap. It's a cool idea to turn the train station over to a farmers market that is the best thing to happen to downtown Washington in the 10-plus years that I have worked in the city.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05973502935329434602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-16160808412298087692008-10-10T20:47:00.000-04:002008-10-10T20:47:00.000-04:00I'd do it for half that money.I'd do it for half that money.Dale Lolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089003781188560287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-10067330707847339192008-10-10T18:22:00.000-04:002008-10-10T18:22:00.000-04:00As a consultant, I have to say... I love the graph...As a consultant, I have to say... I love the graphic :-)<BR/><BR/>Ha!<BR/><BR/>Toodles!<BR/><BR/>-ellipsesEllipseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04061702655686662457noreply@blogger.com