[RP TownTalk] NOAA Building

[Alan Thompson & Sarah Wayland]

[Sarah here.]

For some reason, I was under the impression that this land was owned by 
Douglas Jemal. Upon researching the tax records, it looks like it is 
owned by "Maine Properties LLC" in Silver Spring, MD. I don't know who 
the principals in Maine Properties LLC are, but that shopping center 
needs some help. The parking lot is an adventure in four wheeling! It's 
a bummer because the businesses there are thriving.

And this gets at the larger issues raised in the discussion of Land 
Value Taxation. I want to state for the record that I really do think 
Land Value Taxation can be an important part of a coordinated effort to 
motivate land owners to keep their properties inhabited and in good 
repair. I just think there are some larger issues that need to be 
addressed by the state before this approach will be as effective as it 
should be (e.g., fixing how the assessments of the land value are made 
in the first place.)

Marketing the town won't help Kenilfair - the space is completely 
rented out. So we have to figure out a way to convince the developer 
that it is a good idea to upgrade the property. But for the life of me, 
I can't figure out how to do that.

I grow more and more convinced that urban blight can be attributed to 
the sins of developers who don't even live in our town, and it makes me 
really sad because I can't figure out how to motivate them to care 
about our town as much as I do.

-Sarah

On Apr 15, 2006, at 1:21 PM, Jim Coleman wrote:

> This article replaces the errant (sorry) link I sent this morning. For 
> interested parties, I will send my original text.
>
> http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0406/041306m1.htm
>
> This article introduces the question of when the access will be 
> improved to the Kenilfair shopping center. I also wonder what it will 
> take to improve the shopping center itself. Any other opinions??
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim Coleman
> 4911 Somerset Road
>
>
>
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